Om Lands Skype’s Big Fish
Be sure to check out the Skype CEO interview on GigaOm.
VoIP and Wi-FI
Trade Shows Are Boring
I was at CTIA yesterday and walked the floor around some meetings that I had. It was boring. Very boring. The life has been sucked out of the trade shows and companies which are spending money are getting wise to it. The original rules put on the exhibitors, all designed originally to inspire companies to … Read more
Open Mobile Summit Heads to SF In November
The Open Mobile Summit is coming November 19-20 in San Francisco with a theme of “Building and monetizing the open mobile economy.” The industry event is going to examine the impact of the current trend to open the mobile value chain on the whole converging ecosystem. It will also explore the new business models and … Read more
Virgin Blue To Use Video Conferencing
Another big company, Virgin Blue says video conferencing is in their future.
Fring App Shows That VoIP Works on The Nokia N78 and N96
While some hobbyists and do it yourself IT pros may not like the fact that the VoIP client found in the N95 isn’t in the current release of the Nokia N78 and N96, this post by PhoneReviews supports the position client Nokia has been taking that VoIP is possible on the two newest devices. Here … Read more
Signs of The Times-VoIP is Here
Yesterday I posted that agency client Truphone was covered by the New York Times. A few weeks ago it was the Wall Street Journal. This morning pal Dean Bubley tipped me off to a story in the London Times that ran with Truphone getting the top slot in coverage and high praise for their Apple … Read more
Big Companies Banking on Telepresence While Other Options Abound
As someone who is clearly vested in the game of video conferencing with SightSpeed as a client, its great to see how much pioneering work giant Cisco is doing with Telepresence. While other companies like Tandberg and Polycom continue to also push out news about the concept of using video in the workplace and cutting … Read more
New VoIP Phone Works Via Bluetooth
Talk about cool, the Seattle Times has tipped me off to a very neat and somewhat new Bluetooth accessory that makes talking easier on a PC. It’s from Kensington and is the new Buetooth VoIP Internet Phone from Kensington. Now I have yet to try it, so I won’t say how good it is, but … Read more
Truphone in New York Times
A few weeks ago it was the Wall Street Journal giving attention to client Truphone. Now it’s the New York Times’ Practical Traveler. While the report is not glowing, its feedback like that which makes companies take notice and address the comments, first internally, then externally. Candidly, I’ve yet to have any issues with Truphone … Read more
VoIP Makes for a Good Cause
Stacey Higginbotham of GigaOm has a read worth piece up about a novel use of VoIP by a service called Cause Caller. What’s interesting about the post is that it validates an idea I gave to the former investors in Pingtel and also the same idea I suggested to pal Alec Suanders some time back. … Read more