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New VoIP Service Provider Testing Tool Out

I came across this company’s web site purely by accident as a result of random surfing. As someone who has been using VisualWare’s VoIP Speed Test regularly, I know the value in checking out how good my connectivity will be. This service provider oriented technology appears to go one or two steps farther in giving … Read more

Jajah on the iPhone is Me Too To Me

I looked at Gizmodo’s post about the new Jajah interface on the iPhone and yawned. It is so me too, me also. A few months back at VON Jeff Black of TalkPlus showed their iPhone client. At Demo Truphone demonstrated their idea of a real VoIP client as a proof of concept of what could … Read more

Voice Peering Forum Gets The Mashup

Thomas Howe Company COO Patrick Murphy posted a note about their recent participation in the Voice Peering Forum held this week in New York City. This was one of the events I was hoping to attend this year, and had been invited to, but business here in London with Truphone and Nokia prevented my being … Read more

Cable Companies Starting to Play In Voice 2.0 Space

Google’s acquisition of client Grand Central a few months ago was well timed because it showed foresight and an understanding of where the voice applications world is heading. Now it seems that the cable MSO’s, which have really been providing what I labeled Voice 1.5 where you are sold 1.0 service-what you already have from … Read more

Robert Poe On Forbearance

The Verizon request for forbearance was pending yesterday before the FCC when Robert Poe penned this piece. A few hours later Verizon found out what it was like to be told NO….

My Heart Goes Out For A Friend and His Family

Blogging makes people friends. Some become close friends. If I’m a tad down today it’s because I received just dreadful news about a comrade in arms, Marc Orchant. Mark is in what can be described as being in pretty bad shape. Grave is a good way to describe his condition. Friend Oliver Starr has a … Read more

Fixed Mobile Convergence Getting Serious Interest

In one day, two of the largest Network Equipment providers, Nortel and NokiaSiemens have said FMC is important to them. First Nortel and Qualcomm announced a real IMS strategy that delivers Voice Call Continuity that is designed to help operators deliver on the promise that companies like BridgePort Networks and others have been selling to … Read more

Where Can i Buy One?

Martin Geddes designs the ultimate charger. I just bought at Jonathan Greene’s suggestion the Proporta Mobile Survival Kit, and it is the closest thing to what MG describes. Update– I purchased mine directly from Proporta. I see they have a smaller version out now as well. While these may be available from Mobile Planet, I … Read more

Do We Have Enough?

Nemertes Research has a very interesting report out on the Internet Infrastructure. It’s a weighty document and one that will take a long while to digest. From what i’ve skimmed through it looks well done and well researched by the team there, including pal Irwin Lazar.