Global Crossing has selected CounterPath’s Eyebeam softfphone. They’re rolling out a service in several South American countries. This will enable the business customer to quickly access the Global Crossing Ready Access voice conferencing service as well as make calls over their network from laptops. VoIP Supply has announced they are now carrying a full line … Read more
It has taken a while, but Mobile VoIP is beginning to take hold with the mobile operators. Over in Taiwan we’re seeing VIBO look at Mobile VoIP to help reduce the costs of international long distance.
In a move that is counter to how the rest of the mobile world is moving with data plans, Verizon Wireless is going to be eliminating their Pay As You Go Data plans effective November 14, according to the always on the ball Boy Genius Report. My guess is this is also the date the … Read more
AudioCodes plans to embed HD VoIP across its product portfolio throughout 2009. This is a logical move with everything going broadband. Broadband means wideband codecs from client GIPS will be something more and more developers are looking at. For AudioCodes this means embedding HD audio onto their boards that go into telephony products.
Waking up this morning, I was happy to see that the emerging world of new companies wanting to play in the combined voice and video space is far from a thing of the past. If anything, the space is heating up. Two new companies have crossed the radar. One, takes advantage of Skype and is … Read more
I got a note from one of the people helping Lee Dryburgh get the next edition of eComm off the ground that the event’s web site has been updated. The must attend conference, slated for March 3-5 in Burlingame, CA is shaping up to be something really special. Lee is malleting the potential presenters the … Read more
Over the last few days I’ve cancelled a few accounts and added one. 1. Fuze by CallWave. Nice service, but I don’t really see a compelling need for it. HighDefConferencing.com, Calliflower by iotum and SightSpeed give me more of what I need. Oh, yes, all three are clients. 2. TrueVoice by EarthLink. I have so … Read more
Ted Wallingford has roared back into the blogosphere with a very on the mark post about GrandCentral. I couldn’t agree more. In an era where hype is quickly generated via the blogs, analyst, media and even through well thought out participation at conferences, it seems many a marketer has forgotten that at times, “silence is … Read more
In what I thought was a very good move, Google decided to remove the just released SMS feature in GMAIL due to some bugs in the system. Many companies will let the consumer be their beta lab, and the frustration will mount. Not in Big G’s case. The Mountain View folks played it smart, deciding … Read more
Longtime editor at VoIP News Owen Linderholm let me know that after three years there, he was let go. He’s currently looking for his next gig.
