Go to market consultant David Deans has a note about research showing that VoIP is beginning to rise. The survey points out two existing challenges, calls during emergencies and keeping your number that are standing in the way of more aggressive adoption. I guess the researchers never heard of my client’s TelEvolution and their inventionPhoneGnome? … Read more
Newsweek has an article on the eBay/Skype deal. What’s interesting is that Meg Whitman used the regular phone for the interview. I guess she heard what happened at VON.
I’ve held off for a few days to catch up on my thoughts about AOL’s TotalTalk, their version of VoIP for beyond AOL’s customers. First one has to look at AOL as a company to understand what they are attempting to do. They want to change what they are and who they server. Their new … Read more
Today a story broke on News.com that Vonage’s two investment banks have suggested a dual strategy to get sold. That likely means the initial round of chats with the hedge funds and institutional buyers are somewhat luke warm about the proposed $600 million dollar flotation that has been widely rumored. Yesterday Om had something too. … Read more
This week at VON a lot of so called news was generated. Two points that I brought to light at the last VON in San Jose BACK IN MARCH that some called news now in September. Earthlink works with Sonus. Their idea of news. The Andy version from March. AOL adds Global IP Sound. Their … Read more
I’m growing increasingly concerned as I travel that the hotel operators don’t get broadband. They think the idea of advertising High Speed Wireless or In Room High Speed Broadband means install a DSL line offering 1.5 down and 512 up is the way to go. In the day of two or three people a night … Read more
I got a gift, actually a few gifts at VON. The coolest are the two MVOX speakerphones that are actually designed for VoIP. I’ve been playing with the USB one and will wait until I get home to experiment with the Bluetooth enabled. Early results? Thumbs up.
He’s back being his thought provoking and insightful self.
It looks like the blogger panel at Fall 2005 VON generated some positive press coverage in InternetNews.
It seems the concept of trusted partners is becoming more en vogue. While in theory any SIP based VoIP service can run over any IP network I’m sensing a move in the direction of trusted partners to avoid problems and more importantly really add teeth to the idea of “we don’t support that” by adding … Read more
