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Time Warner now has digital telephony. It begs the question though if it’s VoIP or Cable Telephony. I’m not sure.

Up in Canada, Mark Evans makes a stellar point. Where’s the LNP? Given how VoIP is going to grow like a forrest in Canada, the need for local number portability is needed. About the only thing I can think of is that I figure that no loyalist in 416 would want a 514 area code…. … Read more

I’m by no means surprised that Packet 8 has added virtual numbers. Just about every other VoIP player is heading or has headed in that direction, ever since Vonage first introduced the concept. So when I look at the value of them I see the value in getting a number somewhere you regularly have people … Read more

I’ve had more than a few readers ask me what’s up with Vonage’s UK strategy, so this news should help provide an opportunity for those there learn more. EDISON, N.J., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ — John S. Rego, CFO of Vonage Holdings Corp., North America’s leading broadband telephony provider is scheduled to participate in the three … Read more

Om Malik is busy pulling together a team of “A” list blogger for his newest site “The Broadband Daily.” Look for my first submission very soon…It’s about VoIP…gee, no kidding. I interviewed King of VoIP Jeff Pulver to get the party started… The list of Blogger’s Om has lined up is quite impressive..watch for the … Read more

You gotta hand it to Jeff, he’s really got moxy. He just offered the Telcos help on setting up a softline/softphone service. That’s why he’s the God of VoIP. Sadly I don’t think the telcos are smart enough to take his offer seriously. They really should.

I’ve got the WiFi phone from Net2Phone at home along with one from BroadVoice and another from Zyxel that is connected to VoicePulse. The differences are in the firmware and very subtle. As first generation equipment goes they are all okay…but I don’t think ready for prime time. The sound and form factor is cellular … Read more

A Goldman Sachs report continues to show that the enterprise market plans to continue to move towards VoIP deployments. In my book VoIP in business is no longer an “IF”, but is now a “WHEN” which spells good news for the IP carriers like AT&T, Level3 and others.

I can’t beleive the time it took to develop a product like this. Back in the days of Metricom’s Ricochet the idea of DSL substitute was a regular feature. They even had the speeds up in the 256 range in tests and yes you could run voice over Ricochet. In the second coming of Ricochet … Read more

About the only thing that was missing would have been in Om’s post would be a reference to Pearl Harbor in describing SBC’s move yesterday. What I should say is Om’s outstanding post. This is a must read. The guy is pure genius. Read it. Blog it. Share it with your friends.