VoIP and Wi-FI

Skype Subverts T-Mobile

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Many a writer, analyst and blogger have put the label of “disruptive” on Skype. I think NOT. The proper term, as I have said before is “subversive” and what the following will prove and point to that exact claim. Now for those who don’t see the fine points of differentiation, disruptors upset the status quo. … Read more

A Present Of Sorts

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I woke up this morning and felt like a present arrived. A present that was from a member of the mainstream media, and this time, it was not only about a client of my agency’, Nokia and their Blogger Relations Program, but the very well penned story was about me too. I’m not only honored … Read more

Skype WiFi Phones Due Out

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I just heard that Skype plans to offer four WiFi phones that will help consumers become more unteathered. The phones are made by:Belkin, Edge-Core, NETGEAR WiFi Phone for Skype and SMC. They are all similarly labeled Wi-Fi Phone for Skype which has to be one of the smartest marketing moves of the year over at … Read more

GoogleWiFi Coming Soon

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Glenn Fleishman points to a PC World report on Google’s WiFi network in Mountain View. \ My new Nokia 770 Tablet is perfect in this public environment of what I call for casual qwik look up and fast hits on the web. With the addition of Gizmo, and eventually a functional GTalk things become very … Read more

Wait Until They Pay You to Call

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IP Democracy has a great analysis of the current pricing model that the pure IP VoIP players (i.e. Yahoo, Skype, GizmoProject) are moving forward with.

But I think there is a whole other model that will eventually come into play. That’s where they pay you to use the service. While it won’t be so transparent, the more added value services you purchase (i.e. voice mail, find me/follow me, unified mailbox messaging, etc.) plus ads that you click through on, merchant club, frequent buyer programs and more that you become a part of, loyalty, affinity and such, all that is data base driven, will result in telephone service being a basic lifestyle amenity.

I keep thinking the mobile guys are a natural for this play also. Imagine having your unused monthly minutes rolled over to your IP calls, and you getting a bonus for calling your friends and family who are on network with you, but the traffic goes IP to IP.

That’s the future as I see it, especially with more VoIP via WiFi coming online really soon.

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Microsoft Partners With Sprint

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Years ago Microsoft and Qualcomm created a venture called Wireless Knowledge, sometime within the first year the venture sort of went sideways and the two slowly separated a lot quieter than they announced the marriage.

Now I see some of what the claims from back then of what the venture was to do making the light of day, only this time Microsoft is at it with a Qualcomm partner in Sprint, but without the kings of CDMA.

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