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Ted Shelton, who is one of the better and more informed blogging execs out there makes nothing but sense in his post about the problems with Vonage E911 not working properly.

Peering, especially SIP based peering, is in my opinion about to become more important for VoIP carriers and users. With proper peering calls can stay on net and not cost anyone any additional costs. Here’s a note from Richard about a Birds of a Feather gathering on this subject.

I was looking around for international inbound numbers similar to Skype to work with GizmoProject or PhoneGnome as each provides me with a real SIP address meaning I can receive calls on them. I found this company VoxBone and their pricing looks interesting. Along with Libretel and VoIPUser these folks seem to make the world … Read more

More coverage keeps coming in about client TelEvolution’s SoftGnome release to extend PhoneGnome. Jon Arnold kicked in with some comments and Robyn Tippens added a podcast. Aswath also weighs in with some additional thoughts.

Despite the public stance of Nokia on VoIP I keep hearing rumblings that there is more to what they plan to do than what is known. If I recall correctly the upcoming release of their new E series phones will have some outfitted with a SIP client and some dual mode WiFi capabilities.

In what has to be one of the worst kept secrets in VoIP, NetZero finally announced their Voice Over IP for DialUp program. Reports of this have been swirling all over the place for months since an investor conference statement back in the spring. At first blush it looks more like a long distance take-a-way … Read more

The VON Coalition more than probably any other group had to play a big part in having the U.S. Senate take the action they did yesterday slowing down the FCC’s force implementation of E911. Hats off to that group for being such a force in the USA. Jeff Pulver has a very good report with … Read more

I got tipped off to this concept earlier in the month and have been anxiously waiting for the announcement that was due later today. The idea of a “federation” of the major players in VoIP banding together is a very good one. It means that standards, consistent messaging, broader understanding and great good should occur. … Read more

Always aware Aswath has some very good insight about SoftGnome. Being on the road this week, it’s worked like a charm in hotels for me, just like it does at home.

Craig Walker, who played a crucial role in reviving DialPad and poising them for acquisition by Yahoo sent me a note tonight saying he’s leaving Yahoo to start a new company in San Francisco. Walker is one of the better class acts in the business and his departure comes only a month or so after … Read more