Ringing Up With Skype

Actiontec’s Internet Phone Wizard connects a regular phone to Skype. This looks like a neat product, and I hope to see one soon.

Pulver, VoIP In Newsweek International

A great story called Signal Lost is on the MSNBC website. It clearly validates my echoing claims by former work colleagues of Pulver’s at Cantor Fitzgerald who tell stories about his passion well before many others when it comes to VoIP. The story is a great read, especially coming from a general interest publication.

SBC readies Net phone service | CNET News.com

SBC readies Net phone service | CNET News.com I blogged news of the SBC Delta Three deal a day before CNET figured it out. But I’ll give Ben some slack, he did get someone from SBC to say something on the record, and reveal where the SBC VoIP service is being tested. My spies tell … Read more

Light Reading – Did Sonus Land Time Warner?

Light Reading – Networking the Telecom Industry has a report of Sonus landing a deal with Time Warner to supply key infrastructure, like the softswitch that will support the TW VoIP rollout. Clearly if true it signifies that TW wants to use their own network for VoIP management, and is not going to rely on a … Read more

The GSM Association Awards 2005 – Nominee Shortlist

The GSM Association Awards 2005 – Nominee Shortlist features Bridgeport Networks, a company I mentioned earlier today. It seems their network convergence gateway has caught the attention of the GSM Association Awards Committee. The gateway converges today’s existing mobile networks with broadband networks such as cable, DSL, etc. And that means a true bridging of the … Read more

CallVantage Earns Editor’s Choice from PC Magazine

In the February issue of PC Magazine where many of the VoIP options were reviewed it seems their editors came to the same conclusion I did, that CallVantage is their choice for VoIP, with VoicePulse, the company I also felt was number two to AT&T since I too began some trials. I guess great minds … Read more

Pulver Fids A cool bug…feature! – Mixing Skype with SIP

The Jeff Pulver Blog: Communications Unusual: A cool bug…feature! – Mixing Skpe with SIP Last week I found a bug in Skype that created a furor with some other bloggers. Now Jeff finds a similar bug, happens when one mixes SKYPE and FWD. One person’s feature is another person’s bug it seems.

Unbound Spiral: Skype Predictions

Unbound Spiral: Skype Predictions–Super Skype fan Stuart Henshall cites some predictions about the growth of Skype. My guess is Skype starts to co-exist more with the traditional telcos, rather than simply be a disruptive threat. Imagine a private labeled Skype product that cell companies “resell” that gives you all the features of your cell phone, … Read more

Om and Andy In The Boulder Daily Camera

I’m always flattered when the press turns to me for a viewpoint, but I’m honored to be included in a story with Om. While Level3 has customers, the big question is how will they handle their enormous debt load. Even if VoIP revenues start to fly from the cable companies, which is now in question, … Read more