vCON

vCON Watch: Zoom, Microsoft & AWS: Will the Cloud Giants Help Normalize vCon—or Get Caught Flat-Footed Like the Telcos Did?

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Back in 2005, I wrote on VoIPWatch how SIP wasn’t just a signaling protocol—it was a business enabler. Some carriers got it. Most didn’t. Those who leaned in—like Free World Dialup and later Vonage—helped catalyze the modern voice ecosystem. The rest? Well, they clung to legacy gear and woke up one morning, replaced by Skype … Read more

vCon Watch: From VoIP Protocols to Virtual Conversations—History Repeats, But Smarter

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Every so often, something comes along in the comms world that makes you stop, squint, and say, “Wait, haven’t we seen this before—but different?” That’s why, in the spirit of VoIPWatch, I’m launching vCON Watch here on andyabramson.com The launch is timely because much like VoIP in 2004, that’s where vCons are right now. A … Read more