Talk Like An Egyptian

As a fan of HD audio and video, it’s always heartwarming to see how HD Voice is making its impact around the globe. Over in Egypt, Mr. HD Doug Mohney reports, that Orange is rolling it out on their mobile services. That means the French can call the Egyptians, demo them some more new Mirage … Read more

Polycom Making Moves in Video

Today I awoke and learned that Polycom has been making some moves in video. Here’s my take. First, Polycom is becoming far more partner friendly. That’s the subtext when you see Android, Samsung, Broadsoft and Microsoft all in one e-mail. Second, Polycom wants to extend their enterprise footprint anywhere they can. Third and most important, … Read more

GigaOm Network Collaboration Event Is The Key End Of Year Event

If you are into collaboration, then the December 9th Network Conference staged by GigaOm is right up your alley. Pal Surj Patel, who I have known since his eTel days, has once again pulled together a killer line up of speakers and demonstrators, surrounding it all with witty interviewers and panel members. When you see … Read more

Good News for Hosted VoIP

With Aretta Communications, one of Comunicano’s clients being picked up cBeyond this week, this survey points to one of the key reasons for the acquisition. Hosted VoIP is on the rise. It also was my agency’s 21st client exit in the last eight (8) years. Aretta has a deep understanding of UC and Asterisk, working … Read more

Men Are From VoIP, Women Are From Mobile

Well, the Harris Interactive Study about adoption of VoIP tells me one thing. They are masters of the obvious. But it also paints a picture that the future of telephony is more app and alternative device based, than simply the traditional mobile phone. This will ring especially true as more and more devices come along … Read more

Flat Rate in France = The Vonage Effect

Doug Mohney has posted about France Telecom’s move to make the entire country of France one giant calling area, and by doing so, has established flat rate calling all across the country. i’m calling this the result of the  Vonage effect, but in reality it’s a way to get calls back off of the mobile … Read more

Just The Fax

It seems some people still like to receive a fax now and then, so if you have an iPad, eFax has an app for that now. If anyone wants to ever reduce the expense of faxing, all Google needs to do is add fax receive capability to GoogleVoice. While eFax/Jfax may hold some patents, Google … Read more