It was enjoyable visiting with Richard and then checking out some of the VoIP/Tech related activities in Vienna. The meeting with Richard Shockey and TImothy Jasionowski from Nokia also made it interesting. This was an added bonus, but seems to be the serendipity that has been occurring in my life for the last year or … Read more
This story is a fairly comprehensive wrap up about the state of VoIP. It again tells us what we already know: 1. CallVantage has the best call quality. 2. The cable guys are making moves into VoIP in a big way 3. Skype is the alternative
Nothing really new. Just a nice recap of what the masses need to know that those who read blogs already know, use or have tried. Same with the sidebar on security issues.
Alec Saunders has helped clarify just what Google’s Click To Call can possibly be in a recent post just before TorCamp.
Check out Tom’s post about CallInSearch and how it gives you what Google (and I have to bet Yahoo and MSN) are all planning to offer in the way of some kind of Click and Call service.
A very exhaustive story in today’s New York Times appeared all about the Baby Bells planned foray into Television, just at the time the MSO’s are making heavy moves into telephone service. Brian Roberts of Comcast says that the Bells have “many hurdles – financial, technical and cultural – to make a serious dent in … Read more
In what has to be good news to Yahoo and possibly Bridgeport Networks, British Telecom has signaled the market that they don’t plan to sit idle as “free calling” from the likes of Skype. To accomplish this there needs to be some IMS layer technology, which is where Bridgeport Networks comes in. Both companies were … Read more
This is called a positioning piece and is designed to educate the market about the person behind a successful company. Given Skype’s founder is in London, having a story appear in his own back yard is a way of saying I’m here, I want to be part of your community. It also signals that Zennstrom … Read more
If Skype Paparazzi is who we are, I’m honored to be lumped in with two of the best pure journalists I know. Mark Evans, and Om Malik. These two are real reporters. They report and talk to sources everyday. I just call it as I see it, rely on instinct, 32 years of work experience … Read more
Mark Evans, without a doubt the Great White North’s top telecom journalist comments today on Om’s comments about my comments regarding Skype’s current employee defections and departures. He also found time to comment on client iotum too seeing their core value proposition to carriers so clearly! P.S.Note to Om. I’m not/wasn’t on vacation. I actually … Read more
