Rich had a few minutes to sit in on part of the Blogging Panel at VON. I appreciate the kudos and his recognition of the creative approach I took. I’ll have to come up with a gimmick for the next one, if Pulver’s folks invite me back.
Broadvoice is working with the same partner as Vonage for WiFi handsets. Given the better quality and higher levels of customer service that Broadvoice offers, those wanting a WiFi phone may want to look in their direction. While Vonage has market share, Broadvoice as with VoicePulse and Net2Phone all offer this feature and more features … Read more
Net2Phone has formally introduced their WiFi service. I’ve been evaluating this for a few months off and on and have to say it works and the quality is on par with other carriers who offer the same think like VoicePulse and Broadvoice. The issue remains the phone. I think the initial phone is really first generation. … Read more
Today’s announcement about Skype and WiFi seems to be one more supporting effort by companies that want to compete with the mobile/cellular carriers. EuroTelcoblog‘s James Enck has some interesting views on Skype as always. In many ways the skype Broadreach announcement is no different than Boingo going with TelSym, as both are non standard. I … Read more
In an announcement today that may have some wireless companies looking over the shoulders, Towestream announced wide area WiFi VoIP roaming with successful handoffs between access points. The WiFi VoIP product sounds to me like a pre-WiMax type of offering, sort of a proof of concept of what is and what may be. Wireless king … Read more
Free2Innovate.net: Too Much Too Soon May Mean Less Later has a recap of an Associated Press report on VoIP, VoIP regulation and the potential impact on jobs.
GSM – watch VoIP–James Seng in Singapore has a post about GSM, WiFi and VoIP. He quotes Mike Mulica CEO of Bridgeport Networks. If you are not familiar with Bridgeport they have some of the smartest guys in the crossover biz involving Mobile and VoIP. I keep watching this company closely and am never amazed … Read more
CheetahWireless out of Las Vegas made the city of Encinitas CA’s downtown area wireless. It’s gotten me to go there every day the last four days for breakfast or lunch. The idea of being always on does have it’s limits but with the frantic pace of late on multiple fronts it has been a real … Read more
WiMAX Has Potential to Transform Telecom Markets is a report from inStat. I’ve been holding back on WiMax coverage but plan on looking at it more closely. I think WiMax has significant transformational potential for telecom, especially for rural areas in the USA that are greatly under-served by the broadband providers. The idea of a mesh … Read more
Skype keeps rolling into the cell phone marketplace with another deal. First was iMate, then Motorola. Now it’s with BenQ. The BenQ P50, is offering free Wi-Fi Skype calls, will be promoted and available from BenQ’s website and retail shops throughout Taiwan beginning in April
