Over the past few months my agency has had the good fortune of working with Irv Shapiro and his team at ifByPhone. Based in the northern suburbs of Chicago the company has customers, lots of customers, and is quietly rolling out app after app that solves real world problems. They have a whopper of an … Read more
EQO made a big move to cut burn rate, slashing staff at a time when their next round prospects need to be focused upon. Om has insight.
The other day I had to cancel mom’s phone line with Verizon. It wasn’t the first time I tried to do it, and it was a painful experience. The first time I called was over a weekend. I had to to go through the IVR system that initially made it sound like I could get … Read more
I saw the folks from ZyXel yesterday in Baltimore during the launch of XOHM. One of the things they pointed out to me was that the next generation of the XOHM Residential Gateway that they produce will have VoIP ports on the back. This means smart hosted IP-PBX providers should be thinking of peering with … Read more
Garrett Smith has a very timely and read worthy post about the five most common mistakes company decision makers make when it comes to VoIP. I think the bandwidth point is one of the most important. You need not only speed, but also a quality provider, where latency is very low and where the network … Read more
First it was the cable guys selling you the “Triple Play” of voice, video and data. Then Verizon with FIOS and AT&T with uVerse jumped into the game selling the same thing (sorta) as the cable guys but with there own bundling and twisting tied to the benefit of mobile deals thrown in. Now we’re … Read more
TechDirt’s Mike Masnick has a very to the point post about Verizon being beaten in court by Cox Communications. This reminds me of other cases where companies believe its better to settle than fight, an approach Vonage appeared to have chosen. Cox fought, and WON. Verizon pushed and pushed, backing Vonage into a corner. In … Read more
Virgin Mobile, the most successful MVNO of note, is rolling out a rebranded version of T-Mobile UK’s Mobile Broadband.
For the sake of transparency Jazinga is an agency client. And like so many of our agency’s clients, this company has something really special. That’s why it’s so rewarding to see others whom I respect take such a liking to the Jazinga box.
Luca has a post about a new company in beta, VidTel. Based on his write up the service sounds a lot like what Packet8 has been peddling for a while. That said, knowing that Scott Wharton is behind it makes me think there’s more to the story. Scott used to be at Broadsoft and is … Read more
