UK Folks Get Your Dual Phone Here
A reader tipped me off to the availabiity in the UK of the Skype Dual Phone. I hope they become available in the USA soon.
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Om Malik on Broadband: AOL/Time Warner buys into VoIP, Net2Phone
Om Malik on Broadband: AOL/Time Warner buys into VoIP, Net2Phone. Both deals signal me that the big boys are about to get very serious when it comes to VoIP. The money will be in the infrastructure for the next few years, and that means Sonus, Lucent, Alcatel and Nortel, the favored sons of the big technology, … Read more
Verizon, EVDO and VoIP by WiFi
After a lot of effort I was finally able to get my new Verizon 6600 to work on WiFi. I tried a Skype call over WiFi and the quality sucked. It may have been the Starbucks I was at, or it may be something else. I plan on more testing, but the ordeal to make … Read more
Irwin Lazar’s “Real-Time Communications Blog
Irwin Lazar’s “Real-Time Communications Blog has some predictions.I agree with Irwin that consolidation will occur, and that the idea of hosted PBX will grow. Give it a read.
SIPthat.com: Xten SIP Softphone for Linux
SIPthat.com: Xten SIP Softphone for Linux is a nice step. Now this will work on the Linspire PC’s, like the new $499 laptop.
IP Inferno: Vonage’s New Retail Deal
IP Inferno: Vonage’s New Retail Deal writes about the potential Vonage has to sell VoIP at retail and some of the issues. I agree with Dan. A recent visit to some of the stores selling VoIP (Staples, Best Buy, CompUSA) from the various carriers shows a total lack of understanding about the service and each carriers … Read more
WalMart Selling VoIP
TelecomWeb reports that WalMart has dipped their toe in the VoIPWaters. I fully expect to see other carriers and products in the mix really soon.
Vonage Scores In Canada Again
Vonage has struck a deal with Galaxy Broadband in Canada. What’s unique about this deal is the places the broadband reaches and how it reaches there. By satellite broadband. I think this is a first for the VoIP industry, where a VoIP company has actually attempted to make this type of thing work. I call … Read more
InStat Shows VoIP is Growing
In-Stat is hyping their report about VoIP. The numbers don’t lie. What I find interesting is the way they trends are going. If you look closely you will see that 2004 was the year VoIP made it from the networking pages to the regular mainstream press as news. Vonage and CallVantage largely get the credit, … Read more
VoIP In Cable Canada
VideoTron in Canada looks like they will be the first MSO to officially launch VoIP. In doing so they get out the door first ahead of Shaw and Rogers.