Must be a slow news week for Vonage. The so called new telephone adapter is really the same one that AOL has out in the marketplace as I tested the AOL service with it. But according to a Motorola spokesperson when I discussed the so called new product with them yesterday and pointed out that … Read more
About 18 months or so ago as an extension to my PR and Marketing Communications business and broadcasting efforts with Ken Rutkowski on KenRadio, KenRadio I began writing a daily blog called VoIPWatch , as a mechanism to both become one of the voices about the next generation of telephony that the media could reach … Read more
Court TV is taking VoIP to the courtroom with an interesting trial use of a VoIP based Videophone from ViseonMedia, a subsidiary of Viseon.
Many a start-up I know liked to use Vonage as their pipeline to their developers in far away places. But with the arrival of Skype which combines IM with Voice, they have made the switch. Here’s one more example. When I think about it, Vonage had the XTEN softphone about as early as anyone including … Read more
Mac fans may finally start seeing some real output from Yahoo as they have made another acquisition in Konfabulator. While the Widgets work cross platform, this is clearly an indication that apps mean something to the search and ad giant. Basically Yahoo has to get some more smarts to go with their very savvy business … Read more
Advanced IP Pipeline has a few stories that when I link the theme together I get the fact that companies going after the Small to Medium Business Market like Vonage has already indicated, may have a leg up on the Big Enterprise plays. Maybe that’s why Level3 is going the wholesale route and not looking … Read more
From this post on Skype Journal I get the feeling it’s okay to use VoIP in China for now, but you just can’t sell it. How revolutionary of the Chinese.
Earthlink is moving bigger into VoIP. I spoke to their folks a few months back and know of their multi-tiered approach to get into the game. Also, with SK-Earthlink coming on line and already making Sprint nervous it’s not time to sell them short. Think of Earthlink as the WalMart of ISP’s.
A watcher of satellite ISP WildBlue reports that latency remains an issue and VoIP may be a challenge. For some though, this will be the first step toward finding nirvana. But one day soon, the latency issue will be resolved.
Skype Journal is leading the way on coverage of Skype and their efforts with Video. My product management and consumer product marketing background has the Spider sense and Crystal Ball working. I remember seeing and hearing the very first Demo of Skype on the PocketPC at Demo 2003 and recall the comment about video then … Read more
