TechCrunch is reporting that Google plans to go into the video conferencing space in a big way. Here’s why they can do it. 1. Google purchased Marratech back in 2007. This gave them a platform that enabled multi-party video calling and presentation 2. Google purchased my former client GIPS this year. GIPS gives the incredible … Read more
Skype may want to look at how they bill all of us in 2011, as taxes are about to hit online calling companies as states and municipalities get tougher to make up the lost revenue from landline and coin box pay phones. This is not the first time we have seen this type of thing come … Read more
With all the concern about WikiLeaks wouldn’t it be funny if someone started a TelcoLeaks Wiki or Blog, ala the style of F*ckeCompany of the bye-gone era.
I’ve been saying that Sending Party Pays will come one day, ever since pal Martin Geddes explained it over dinner. Well it looks like that day is about to arrive. With Sprint now adding 4G roaming, this makes the model a lot more attractive to the carriers.
I have to always chide pal Alec Saunders who a few years back was on the VoIP is dead bandwagon. We all know in serious tones that not only is it alive. It’s growing as Junction Network’s news of them signing their 10,000th customer proves. Congrats guys.
I’ve been using OpenTable since pretty much day one. I’ve also convinced enough restaurant operators I have gotten to know to go with it vs. other far more limited solutions. But I’m thinking it’s time for a rival. One that’s more opened, and not, um, closed. The biggest peeve is the stupid fact that despite … Read more
Wired.com’ s Ryan Singel in Epicenter has a very detailed account of Silicon Valley Wi-Fi hardware provider Ruckus, and how their equipment is changing the wireless landscape. In a nutshell, Singel reports on how the new Ruckus technology makes public space Wi-Fi work and also sheds light on why earlier efforts never did. As someone … Read more
Video is making strides forward and it’s not in the corporate sector, yet. It’s in the personal sector. More and more people each day are using video in their one on one communications, largely due to apps like Skype, Sightspeed, ooVoo and DimDim. But the biggest accelerator is FaceTime which more and more often I’m … Read more
Time Warner Cable is now testing faster speed, unlimited VoIP and HD video in Charlotte, NC. This brings with it higher prices. Here’s what this means: 1. Docsis 3.0 is here. All the major cable MSOs are starting to roll it out. 2. Watch for more cable cutting by people who watch what they want … Read more
Cisco recently launch UMI, their version of TV set video calling. Today, one of the VoIPWatch Voyeurs spied just watch the Silicon Valley giant is doing in Atlanta at the Lenox Square Mall to market UMI. This is called experiential marketing and for Cisco it means following what mobile operators have done for years to … Read more
