Yesterday the news broke that 3G carrier 3 was going to offer Skype calling on their mobile phone service. Today the news out of Australia is that iSkoot is the technology that’s going to enable that to happen as there software will begin being pre-loaded onto Nokia and Ericsson handsets. There is more to this … Read more
Congrats to Luca and the team at Abbeynet for their recent introduction to SitoFono. The concept is very strong, one fee, all your calling and has dramatic ramifications. I contend that one day our phone companies will be global brands, and via IP services like these will be very much the common place offering, and … Read more
geek.com has a review of the new T-Mobile @ Home trial that is going on in Washington state. So far the reports are not very encouraging, but that’s why companies do trials.
Pal Martin Geddes and his co-horts need you opinion. “The Telco 2.0 team is looking to validate our assumptions about the change in the telecom industry. We’re also getting input on timing of the ‘tipping points’ to change, and how telcos should react to the new landscape. We’ve made it quick and easy to complete, … Read more
VoIP News has published a very segmented and rather comprehensive list of who’s who, or who’s really influential in VoIP. Needless to say when it came to the pundit category, Jeff is number one. He should be. He’s been at it the longest and is the leader. I’m honored just to be in his shadow, … Read more
The New York Times syndicated a story on VoIP phones. Unfortunately most of the phones they detailed are not the most recent, nor are they the best ones out there. Granted the NY Times is a mass circulation paper, but the inclusion of the UT Starcom F1000 for Vonage is a sin. The phone has … Read more
I just spotted a news item out of the UK about WiFi phones making inroads at one of their biggest retailers, Tesco. All are using SIP and while Skype and Yahoo have locked models being sold now, the real future is in the BYOD market. Companies like BroadVoice and VoicePulse are ideally positioned to sell … Read more
Cisco is making some bold moves and I like it!! They are clearly getting past the infrastructure and into the end user experience. Their Linksys unit aside, which I think is rapidly becoming a lab experiment in consumer marketing for the networking giant, when i look at some of the statements that John Chambers is … Read more
Bloomberg is reporting that Comcast was victorious in its defense of a patent claim that could have had a dramatic impact on the VoIP industry if upheld. This is very timely as for weeks I have been hearing via the tribal drums network that the cable MSO’s are looking at buying Sprint Voice and IP … Read more
My friend and neighbor Lee Gopadze is VP, Wireless at Covad. Lee has been a leader in wireless for years and I clearly get the vision of what Covad is up to with wireless. And, Gracie, it’s not mobile. Covad is looking at how it can deliver broadband without the wire using WiMax and more. … Read more
