Leonardo talks about Packet8 and local number portability. In his post he discusses how good P8 sounds. That’s due to Level3. He also plays up Broadvoice. I think VoicePulse, Broadvoice and a few others all are in the same space, fighting for the same customers. Either consolidation has to happen or some of these will … Read more
If I read Om as he writes, it sure sounds like the Vonage ruling will open the floodgates for the RBOC’s to finally play in the VoIP game on an even playing field. This is actually good for all of the consumers. Now they will have a choice and brand of carrier will mean more, … Read more
What I love about Blogs is both their news value and the human touch. Take New York’s Jonathan Greene. He gives great insight about digital stuff, but never fails to keep the human side in check, sharing with us his joys and downfalls. Today he let the world know how AT&T’s CallVantage saved him money. … Read more
Leonardo pans Packet8, and seems to say in one breathe how unhappy he is and then to the issue of the current state of VoIP and handoff to other carriers. It deals with Codecs and the concept of transcoding, the taking of one carriers voice packets and delivering them to the other end in the … Read more
Congrats to the folks at XTEN in landing Deutsche Telekom.
Office Depot, a chain of retail office supply and home office electronics stores, has signed an agreement with AT&T’s CallVantage to sell the product in stores. I love Office Depot because their sales team on the floor are very smart, they have great attitudes and care that you are there. I’ve made them my office … Read more
With Cablevision now boasting over 72,000 Internet phone users one has to ask if Vonage’s Jeff Citron is starting to worry. One has to figure that with the cable companies working with the likes of AT&T and Level3 for network and transport services, plus peering, that this is a significant shift in where telephony’s share … Read more
Skype and Siemens are using a USB adapter to connect Siemens wireless DECT phones to PC’s so users of them can make calls over Skype. Skype is clearly making money but not in traditional ways. Licensing is one of the routes they are going.
When cable companies get too big, or control too much of the cable markets the FCC and DOJ step in and say–sell off parts of your territory. So now that the Telcos are trying to become television delivery networks why not apply the same rule. Can you see those folks at Verizon and SBC when … Read more
USA Today is reporting that Vonage got a "free pass" on regulation by states from the FCC. The question is, does this apply to everyone else in the VoIP game? Om has some very nice things to say about Michael Powell and has done his usual super fine job of getting to the meat of … Read more
