Om Malik on Broadband » AOL VoIP in March

Om Malik on Broadband » AOL VoIP in March No kidding!! You’d have to be blind, deaf and drunk to not think that AOL is launching VoIP in March. I would think with VON in San Jose it’s a great place to make the launch happen and build inside industry buzz. Om, think about it….Why else … Read more

EarthLink To Go MVNO for High Speed Data

I meant to blog this earlier. The implication of this on VoIP are many fold. For example, with a VoIP connection over the digital side of the data network many newer applications become available to users on wireless (i.e. cellular) networks. The big key is will the carrier start playing with things like port blocking?

Times Online – Google As A Phone Company

The Times Online, that’s THE LONDON TIMES, has more on the Google possible entry into VoIP. Google has called the report pure speculation. Okay, so let’s speculate. It’s early and I’ve already had one double espresso at Starbucks….If you recall a few days ago I said Google should make an offer for Level3. It would … Read more

Mr. Blog Thinks VoIP is Over

In a post that will sure stir up controversy Mr. Blog thinks VoIP is over. In some ways he’s right, the period of VoIP being a geek’s toy are over, and VoIP is now mainstream, blending in with traditional telephony as a POTS alternative or replacement as it now delivers PSTN or better quality for … Read more

Om Has More on Level3

Om has news on some of the pending reorg over at Level3. All signs point to a changing of the guard, a restructuring of how the company works and what the company does.

Is Skype Killing ICQ

I’ve often thought of Skype being for VoIP what ICQ was to Instant Messaging. Now I read how Skype beat out ICQ in the deal with Tom Online in China.