While rumors about Teleo being bought by Microsoft swirl, one move made was the agreement by the worlds biggest software maker was to license the Global IP Sound Codec. So why do they need to buy Teleo if they have the guts of it and an already existing Messenger product? James weighs in with some … Read more
It looks like Korea’s top two handset manufacturers will be out with high end converged devices for WiFi and GSM use.
I just hung up with Boingo customer service which is getting calls from their existing users who pay $21.95 a month wondering why Skype users will pay the equal of one day’s rate on their day pass program for unlimited access. The truth is, at least as far as Boingo Support claims, that they won’t … Read more
When Telsym went under Boingo was without a partner. In Skype they get a large user base, and a workable technology that gives them Voice today, not in the future. The deal strikes me overall as logical, but for those already on Boingo, it means nothing, if they already have Skype unless it becomes a … Read more
Covad is apparently testing a pre-WiMax solution. Obviously they want to cut the cord and be free of the other carriers they have to play with in order to deliver DSL.
Splitting time as much as I do between San Diego, San Jose and Sacramento puts me sometimes in a place where cell service isn’t always plentiful. Over the weekend I learned something new when I asked myself why I have to call long distance to use CallVantage’s Control By Phone so calls made from places … Read more
Stuart Henshall, grand wizard of SkypeJournal has ripped the Skype team for their lousy eco-system. When you think what eBay has done with the cottage industry that has sprung up, what Sun has done with Java, Oracle with their Oracle programmers and consultants, or what Apple has done around iTunes with third party add-ons, one … Read more
Today two press releases crossed the wire about E911 of importance, one from Verizon and the other from AT&T. While each company is rolling out E911 that works just like PSTN 911, AT&T seems to have taken the better approach. They’ve been doing it quietly since April, while Verizon puts out their announcement saying it … Read more
News about the long awaited Keynote Systems VoIP study is out, and no surprise AT&T CallVantage won for best quality, while surprisingly Vonage won for most reliable carrier. Internet Telephony also has a viewpoint. No study is ever perfect, but this is what we in marketing like to call a “stake in the ground.” In … Read more
I sure hope this isn’t true or Comcast will end up in court.
