Playing The Platform Game

Uber Analyst, Jon Arnold, is back from vacation and he has his game face on. In a TMCNet post Jon drills down on the reasons why BT was so fast to pay what the did for Ribbit. He then goes on to highlight Mobivox’s moves with Jajah and the reasons why ifByPhone are both companies … Read more

For Whom The Bell Tolls

Over on DSL Reports is a note that AT&T has stopped putting new customers on their VoIP platform called CallVanatge. While current customers are not affected, it looks like any new additions are a thing of the past for the foreseeable future. As a CallVantage customer, I have yet to have any major issues other … Read more

Dell’Orro Group Says Voice Will Drive Broadband

With all the penetration cable has today, it’s nice to see that the analyst community is still predicting growth of broadband adoption. A report in America’s Network cites the Dell’Orro group saying that voice will be the driver through 2012 of expanded numbers of subscribers to broadband.

Secure Tri Mode VoIP

Network World reports that GENERAL DYNAMICS has been awarded a contract from the NSA to produce and deliver a three mode secure VoIP phone. At Cluecon this week, on a panel led by pal Dan York, we actually discussed the need for secure VoIP so this story is very timely. Basically this handset will include … Read more

Jajah At Your Service

Jajah and client Mobivox have rolled out a voice driven concierge service that is perfectly timed for the “look ma, no hands” cell phone mobile market that is sweeping the USA and other western nations. The service was demonstrated at the recent Jajah Labs event.

Fonolo is Hot

If you haven’t seen the news lately, client Fonolo, started by pal Shai Berger, is on a roll. Originally called FonCloud, they changed their name last spring, and debuted at eComm, showcasing their deep dialing end to customer service frustration for consumers. At eComm everyone from eTel founder Surj Patel to organizer Lee Dryburgh told … Read more

Thoughts On ClueCon

If you’re really into developing software for the telephony market or adding the best of what’s new to your IP based phone system, the ClueCon conference here in Chicago was the place to be. Brian West has grown this ultra-geek-tech event and broadened the appeal to the point of where without VON this year the … Read more