The Skype black-out of last week proved something I have been saying all along. You can’t run a business on FREE. For me, I saw first hand what happens, as my team and I were on a client call using HiDef Conferencing (a client), which provides both dial in and Skype In options to reach … Read more
GoogleVoice (aka GrandCentral) is clearly the gift that keeps on giving. While my earn out payments have come to an end, it’s great to see that its still going to be free for calls to the USA and Canada in 2011. Hat tip-Charles Hamilton, GigaOm.
Today’s New York Times has the “first” interview with Skype’s new CEO Tony Bates. In the article there is the very direct message of how Skype see’s its future growth coming from the Mobile and Enterprise usage. In the same New York Times edition there is the article on the F.C.C. and Net Neutrality. The … Read more
When Google bought Gizmo, they shut down the apps aspect of the business. Last week Viber came alive, and for those who know Zipring is also in the App store, as is Truphone and a revitalized Fring that has video, as does Tango. When it came to battling Skype, only Gizmo and to some extent … Read more
It’s back. And it’s back faster than ever. The IT is the restored Lufthansa in flight WiFi service that for about a year was, well pardon the pun, like being in pure heaven for those that constantly need to “stay connected.” Back in the day when Lufthansa and a few other international airlines offered in-flight … Read more
Skype is hiring as they expand what they can offer to the enterprise. That’s a direct attack on Microsoft and their new Lync offering. From past briefings with Jonathan Rosenberg, aka Father of SIP, and from the moves of ex Microsofter David Gurle has been making with the likes of Avaya, Cisco, Shortel, all of … 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
For years the mobile operators have avoided the reality of the situation when it comes to coverage and solutions. Now comes a report from the New York Times that the leading mobile operators in the USA are contending that wireless boosters interfere with the smooth running of their networks. What’s ironic is those “boosters” and … Read more
FuzeBox, the company formally known as Callwave, has rolled out Fuze for Android Tablets, bring VoIP based conferencing to the newest flavor of the month with the new and shiny set.. According to Walt Mossberg in this weeks AllThingsD and the Wall Street Journal: It’s a serious alternative to the iPad and one that will … Read more
When you see reports like these two, the first from ABI Research and then another from Infonetics you can understand why cBeyond purchased client Aretta Communications last week as the market for both hosted VoIP and Unified Communications are only going to grow. This then has to be viewed as only good news if you … Read more
