Aswath Weblog: Bellster fwdOUT Revisited

Aswath Weblog: Bellster fwdOUT Revisited as usual Aswath weighs in on the Bellster, um, FWD:out issue with some keen insight…I’m glad Aswath will be on the Bloggers Panel in San Jose at VON. I wonder if I’ll have to hire some of Jerry Springer’s security folks to keep the sides from turning a friendly chat into … Read more

Om Malik Does Math VoWifi Phones Are the Shizzle

Om Malik on Broadband » VoWifi Phones Are the Shizzle has Om throwing the smack down on VoWiFi. What he’s missing is it’s not an additional phone, but an extension of the number you already have that may end up working where cell service isn’t. Recently I was in the Santa Ynez Valley where you can’t … Read more

Instat’s Take on the Telecom Battle

Instat’s Take on the Telecom Battle via Tom Keating. Good find Tommy-boy. But the folks at InStat don’t know branding. AT&T’s brand is very valuable, especially outside the USA. Now SBC just got a global reach too.

SBC Blasts Level 3’s VoIP Proposal

SBC Blasts Level 3’s VoIP Proposal saying what’s not good for the goose, isn’t good for the gander. Basically Level 3 wants it one way for them, but not for the telcos. If this decision goes against Level3 then all VoIP operators will end up paying more, and you should know what that means.

Who’s Next

I had a call from a Wall Street sell side analyst with one of the bigger firms yesterday as I was racing through the airport in Philadelphia yesterday enroute back to San Diego. The analyst wanted some “andy insight” on the post AT&T/SBC merger. Here’s a quick summary: On Quest merging with MCI: One company … Read more

Tea, Sympathy, and Free Calls

Tea, Sympathy, and Free Calls from Business Week gives positive kudos to Bellster, um I mean FWD:Out ! Seems Jeff has the PR machine cranking and the word of mouse isn’t so bad either. My view is simple. This is a great social experiment that will yield many new ideas and technologies, but there is no … Read more

I New VoIP-Enabled Roaming Client from PCTEL

Information Week > VoIP > New VoIP-Enabled Roaming Client > February 2, 2005 Just as Bridgeport Networks does things inside the network, this works at the handset level as a piece of software. I see the convergence of WiFi, VoIP and Wireless coming…and you wonder why SBC bought AT&T. While I’m sure there are more … Read more