VoIP Services Come Of Age For Small and Medium Enterprises While this article comes from a company in the SME VoIP space, I think it sends a clear signal that 2005 will be the year that VoIP and the SME get married.
Those of you with access to the Wall Street Journal will be interested in the paper’s Cranky Consumer who tested, or sought out to test, a range of VoIP services that are available in the Metro New York Area. I like the Cranky one because they reporter does a very good job of showcasing both … Read more
Taiwan market: Skype to add video-conferencing service in 2005 The much talked about features are SMS, Conference Calling, Video Conference and VoiceMail.
Broadband soars in 2004 means that VoIP will grow in 2005. All one has to do is look at adoption history of technology. The path is leading to VoIP. How the broadband players manage to acquire customers will be key. If history here in the USA is any indication the cable companies won the battle vs. … Read more
Keith of VoIPNuke pointed me to this story about SBC and its plans. I think it provides a rather interesting perspective, even if nothing really is new. It is still worth a read. The continual movement toward video by the Baby Bells continues to be looming. I think the cables vs. Bells is not even … Read more
Qwest offers Internet phoning soon. The move shows how the RBOC’s are really playing in the space as another of them comes to the game.
Pacific Epoch – Tom-Skype Has 2 Million Users In China Everyone looks at Skype’s impact on telephony, but what about on IM? Of late I personally have been having more chats with people using Skype, than on the other services. While some of my “buddies” seem to still be tied to older IM clients, the … Read more
Companies cast wide web to offer Internet phoning – Knight Ridder I don’t know what Sales Associates the Vonage rep is talking about, but my conversations with Staples, Best Buy and other big box retail floor reps have been less than what I would call enlightening. Their knowledge is limited and most of what they … Read more
In the Philippines a Bill filed to classify VoIP apart from standard phone calls – was reported in INQ7.net This is one step to help make what is already gaining traction legal. For example, in theory Skype is illegal in that country, though I doubt anyone is enforcing it.
In the Internet Telephony Feature Article: VoIP Regulation: What Lessons Can We Learn From Wireless? there are many salient points about an approach to regulating VoIP. It’s worth a read after you open your presents tomorrow. The idea that the wireless carriers will get into VoIP is not a new one on me. I really believe … Read more
