Alec @ VoN Canada

It seems the bloggers are really the only ones keeping tabs on what’s happening at VoN Canada. After only really hearing about Skype and Zennstrom’s speech I queried Jon Arnold. He pointed me to Alec’s new site and also to Mark Evans who I just “plane forgot” to check out due to an extended air … Read more

Vonage Sounds The Alarm

Vonage yesterday announced a deal with Alarm.com to deliver alarm monitoring using VoIP. This is a significant step as it breaks one of the strangleholds the Baby Bells had with some customers who have home alarm systems that are remotely monitored.

XO Joins Business VoIP Wars

Over the last few months we’ve seen Covad push their GoBeam business Virtual IP/PBX service, then most recently SpeakEasy came out with their version. Now XO rolls out their service using infrastructure from Sonus and Broadsoft. Also in the business VoIP space are Verizon and AT&T. So it has me wondering where the little guys … Read more

Now This Makes Sense

Tom has solved the Mobile Mystery around Skype. While I can bet that Skype will have a mobile application, the current efforts are really portable. Still, I give Tom kudos for digging in and taking some facts and bringing it all together.

Skype Adds A Real Softie as Microsoft Muddles Along

As Om points out, there are some issues at Microsoft. It’s funny. I’m blogging this from Sea-Tac airport. Microsoft reminds me of IBM in the 80s. Lots of market share, tons of intellectual property and a very large workforce. Microsoft needs to refocus and stop being a very good me too company. They need to … Read more

Why Do People Confuse Mobile and Portable

Skype executives keep pushing the idea of Skype being a mobile communications platform, but what they are really saying is Portable. Now, when WiMax and Skype get married, I can see it being really mobile. Look at this example of a pre-WiMax deployment that will be reaching out to Californians. I only hope they cover … Read more

Voice Over WiFi By Nortel

As more and more companies begin to understand the value of “roaming” in a more traditional, non-mobile phone, environment, there will be more installations like this one that blends Nortel and Spectralink technology.

Where Is VoIP Outlawed

Aswath takes a stab at helping readers find out where they are okay and where they’re not legal when it comes to deploying VoIP. I wonder what the ITU’s position on VoIP is and how fast they will make a comment on legality or not.

Skype Out Goes Buy Bye

If the Skype folks aren’t careful they could lose all the goodwill they are generating in the online community. Check out Steve’s post about SkypeOut and a tiny weenie detail no one seems to know about.