Seems the leading provider of Internet service to homes and business in France, Wanadoo would rather have you switch, than fight with the telephone company. They offering an all in one Phone, IP Router and Wireless access point later in the year. Expect to see that from USA carriers at about the same time. Reports … Read more
I need to beg your indulgence for it’s time to say thanks to my mentors in life. Without the five people who influenced me most along the way, and helped form the six cannons of dealing with the media that have been able to get me quoted again in the media (something that always happened … Read more
Talking Technologies has released a SIP and h.323 compatible client for the PocketPC 2003 platform. I still think until the manufacturers upgrade the mics on those devices, it will be garbage in, garbage out no matter how much is added to the software.
eWeek announced a move into VoIP today. They’ve hired a very sharp editor, Ellen Muraskin away from Computer Telephony to head things up, assuring good content and deep contacts.
Geek.com reports that the U.S. House of Representative is thining baout VoIP taxes, amongst other things.
Skype has struck a deal with Taiwan’s fourth (4th) largest telephone company for a new product called PC-Home Skype. If this is a shape of things to come, then Skype will be striking more of these types of relationships. What this means is carriers who are looking to gain market share will be looking to … Read more
The Heartland Institute’s Jeff Taylor has an interesting and thought provoking way get the FCC and VoIP players all on the same page. His observations are a fast read, yet, very much on the money.
Someone wants to be a VoIP retailer. Good idea, but they will likely sell more over the web. Having a retail presence if done right, will go a long way to educate. I wonder how the manufacturers, who have never had a retail experience will react. This is great for Cisco via Linksys, D-Link and … Read more
In what has to be a true communications issue, only 23 percent of Canadiens admit to knowing about VoIP according to a newly released survey. What this means is that while the technical issues surrounding Voice over IP have been for the most part solved, the issues surrounding how you inform, educate, advise and deploy … Read more
I’ve held off over glamorizing the SIP based PBX replacement Asterisk for some time, simply because you can find out more on sights that cater to the hard core people who like to tinker versus use. But VoIPForum has highlighted it, and I tend to agree based on comments I’ve gotten from some experienced network … Read more
