If GPRS for Data is so expensive, then why would anyone want to use it, especially for large files, video, music. This is exactly why the hybrid GSM/WiFi phones are so crucial. Go to a Starbucks hotspot, suck down your coffee and your content at the same time. Why do I say Starbucks? Well they … Read more
Netgear, who was somewhat late to the VoIP game is playing catch up quick. First they came out of the box, pun totally intended with AOL and now they have spread their wings across to Europe. Based on testing, some other VoIP players are likely also due to release like version of the VoIP/Wireless Gateway. … Read more
Is Asylum Telecom the Nextel of VoIP for Motorola? With the news today about an investment in Asylum by Motrola’s VC arm, it appears that the Chicago suburb telecom supplier isn’t sitting idle just wanting to make VoIP gateways for Vonage and AOL. With this investment in a company that is heading down the road … Read more
Russell Shaw took some time to look into the complaints about Vonage and then likely other VoIP carriers.
Aswath responds to Richard Stastny’s requiem for SIP. Perhaps he should have said, “news of SIP’s death is bit premature.” SIP has a long future ahead, the Bellheads will modify their views on networking and services, and SKYPE will remain something of a force along with many other new and misunderstood technologies that are starting … Read more
Om says Verizon should walk and likely spur a proxy fight. I say he’s right. Start with the fact that Verizon now owns a huge chunk of MCI via the Carlos Slim sale, and then add in that MCI will have to cough up 250 Million smackers for breaking up the deal they agreed to … Read more
A European Blogger I’ve started to read was misquoted and has clarified his statements about Skype and their Valuation. Rodrigo A. SEPULVEDA SCHULZ writes some interesting material, and while it’s not all VoIP, it’s very heartfelt and thought through.
AOL’s new phone service, that everyone seems to forget is called CallWays got touted along with the forthcoming Comcast Digital Voice service in a bay area online publication.
In a very detailed account of what potential security issues are out there for VoIP users and suppliers, the Associated Press, which seems to be on a VoIP kick of late, outlines a series of potential issues from a security perspective. Jeff Pulver get’s quoted too.
I saw the Motorola Ojo during CES and compared to the Packet8 Videophone it was an advancement in home and office video phone technology. The call quality was far better than P8 and it had a sharp design, and the marketing muscle of Motorola. That said, I kept going back to the primary line of … Read more
