VoIP Key To Broadband Growth

A VNU account says that VoIP will be key to the growth of broadband. This clearly indicates that AT&T’s strategy of working with cable companies to sign up new broadband customers is right on the mark. While Vonage may have been first with the strategy of working with cable operators to offer a PSTN replacement, … Read more

CallVantage Lowers Price

In what is not a big surprise, but clearly the right move, AT&T has announced a lower monthly price for their CallVantage service. Here’s the full text of the press release until the web link becomes available. AT&T Lowers Price of its Residential VoIP Service New Rate of $29.99 per month Replaces Expiring Promotional Offer … Read more

FUD about VoIP in the Market

RiskWaters has FUD about VoIP. Not that the security issues may not be true. It’s just that there are ways around the isse to keep the calls secure.

WSJ Challenges Level 3

While I’m high on Level 3 as a network, one has to sometimes look at their business from a financial perspective and wonder. They are aggressive and seem to be indicating they will become even more so, based on this Wall Street Journal article that ran yesterday. I’m somewhat neutral and think that time will … Read more

SBC Bigtime Business Voice

I have to admit, I used to have a few friends who were with SBC in management in California, and recall conversations about the companies plans to become a big-time VoIP player by taking advantage of their data client base. Well, it seems they have indeed moved solidly in that direction with the release of … Read more

Skype and 1xRTT

Blogging from the skys….I just spent the longest time offline and away from all forms of communications other than talking. On my six hour flight I wrote, read, had a breakfast snack, drank some tea. Usually when I go to Europe it’s a night flight. The red eye, something since 1989 has been somewhat of … Read more