Carl Weinschenk has a great post on IT Business Edge about the coming day of Interoperability with VoIP. I for one could not agree more. But to have true interoperability, we need to have SIP talk to SKYPE and Skype talk to SIP, not just have gateways, addresses, nodes and such that is beyond the … Read more
Jeff Pulver has made some very valid points about the blogosphere being a bit less enthusiastic about companies like RebTel (which I like) and Jajah where I just aired my views below. I completely agree with Jeff that lots of very smart people are behind some of these ventures, but my concern is not about … Read more
Ted, Alec and others are analyzing JaJah, and in turn the other “minute stealer” and data services enablers. I think this is all good, as the civil discussion about a new technology is certainly always warranted, and sorely needed. What everyone seems to have missed is that JaJah and Plaxo share a common backer, in … Read more
A lot of talk continues to swirl on the subject of Fixed Mobile Convergence this week, and with the Telecom 2.0 conference this coming week in London, I expect more viewpoints to be forthcoming. Dean Bubley, one of the more experienced and outspoken analysts on the subject explains why the enterprise market may not be … Read more
Somehow last week I missed this really insightful roundup on the “minute stealers.” Those are the Voice 2.0 companies which want to take your long distance mobile calls and make them cheaper. Well pal Michael Arrington of TechCrunch, reviews them and comes to a conclusion that is not too far off from my views.
Engadget is reporting that the FCC has been submitted for approval a new Novatel Wireless USB EvDO modem. This is very similar to the Franklin USB modem that has been out for about six weeks or so.
Ted Wallingford, who is far more technical when it comes to applications and networking than I would ever care to be, has taken a microscopic look at the current video and voice combo applications available currently for the Mac. Now in the sake of transparency, SightSpeed is a client, and Ted did place my mug … Read more
A must read is the update on Voice 2.0 by Alec Saunders. Not only is it a must read, it is so right on. Alec has taken a look at where things have progressed. One highlight is how Alec draws attention to the AOL AIM PhoneLine Developer program that iotum is a charter member of. … Read more
MTV has issued a casting call on line for their hit show “Total Request Live” that now features SightSpeed. At VON in Boston Jeff Pulver talked a lot about disrupting the process of content distribution and how new uses of video will emerge. If you look at this approach for “auditioning” prospective talent, you can … Read more
Skype this past week indicated that there has been a delay in getting their Skype Mobile up and running. While they have been delayed other options have been popping up. For months PhoneGome has had the ability to bridge a call between the mobile phone and the VoIP world. Another entrant is iSkoot which made … Read more
