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
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
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–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
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
Comcast VoIP service to stress features but it will cost the customers more. I’m not sure that live operator 411 is worth the difference or a battery backup.
VoIP will hit Euro telcos hardest – vnunet.com but what I find as interesting is that the research company thinks flat rate pricing from the RBOC’s will help them buffer the onslaught of the VoIP train. I actually think the RBOC’s flat rate customers are prime to switch. Here’s why. They are early adopters, not laggards. … Read more
Level 3 Announces Work Force Reduction This doesn’t bode well for the company, no matter how they try to spin it. They are likely setting the company up to be sold or merged into another company. MCI, Sprint and AT&T, along with the RBOC’s are all likely suitors.
According to a sell side analyst covering DeltaThree it seems in their SEC filings today they have announced a relationship with SBC to do what they are doing for Verizon and more. The relationship spans just about everything but the network, something SBC already has in place. Who said the RBOC’s are standing still. This is … Read more
Om Malik on Broadband » Comcast VoIP too expensive? Om thinks so. I do too. This is a clear example of how Comcast works. They’re a lot like Microsoft. Watch someone else introduce something, then do it themselves. At Comcast someone wrote a marketing and business plan for VoIP back when VoIP was going for $39.95 … Read more
