Vonage is going portable via WiFi, something they have been talking about for months. While I don’t see this as mobile, it sure means that one number can really go with you. All of that aside, James’ speculation on Skype making an MVNO play could be interesting. Now imagine if every Skype hard-phone became a … Read more
I pulled the post about embargoes. I got slammed with calls and emails from reporters wanting to hear what I knew about what I’m not talking about. While I held firm and didn’t tell, I can now safely say I know who in the media really reads my blog. After the series of calls (and … Read more
Jeff clearly has a viewpoint worth reading. While I know the big boys want to slow down the rapid encroachment of the upstarts, Jeff’s points are rather interesting. But I have a slightly different view. First, VoIP is going mainstream. The MSO’s in the cable business all set out to deliver a fixed line replacement … Read more
I saw this a few days ago and was looking for more on it, but nothing beyond what I found on the topic seems to compare to an excellently penned article by Voxilla’s Carolyn Schulk on the topic of E911. There are some gems to be found in her story including the only revelation I … Read more
When I read that companies are participating at events like this it tells me one thing. STOCK PRICE is important to the company and they think that by talking at these events they can influence the market. As an FYI Packet8 will also be presenting and I hope to meet up with Bryan Martin, Chairman … Read more
You don’t want to get Rich mad at you, but judging by this post he’s really taking a bite out of Vonage and praising Packet8. I think credit has to go to the new PR and marketing effort at Packet 8. They are getting their act together and have begun to pop up with huge … Read more
Aswath has been on the case about how Skype is playing the termination game. He points to a post by James Enck that gives more details. This is all getting quite interesting as yesterday Skype filed an ex-parte motion Download 911_ex_parte.Final.pdf with the FCC to be excluded from E-911 service. While I consider Skype an … Read more
Over the past few days I’ve done a series of briefings with Macromedia about Breeze, Packet 8 about their video phone, Earthlink regarding their planned VoIP efforts and most recently Yahoo, about their directions with Yahoo Messenger. Each company has their own niches and while I grew more impressed with Breeze after trying on a … Read more
I see this effort by Microsoft as the first step of really moving towards VoIP with their Pocket PC’s. The big question is will the carriers let them? With 3G and WiFi supported it can only bode well for VOIP next.
Marry this idea with FastChat from FastMobile and Skype becomes a killer app on mobile phones that are GPRS capable. What this means to the wVoIP space you ask? Everything. First independent sellers of mobile phones who market unlocked phones becomes a significant part of the market. That means blending VoIP sales with Mobile Phone … Read more
