VoIP

VoIPWeblog has a report about Skype In or as it will be called Skype Plus. Basically what will happen is a number somewhere will be assigned to you from a pool, that will be mapped to your Skype address.

VoIPNuke’s Keith tipped me off to Verizon offering a bundle. I keep thinking that Verizon is going to offer a pure triple play with video sometime soon. Do the cable companies have to start looking at the telcos as a serious threat. YUP. All it will take is for Verizon to sign The Yes Network … Read more

Two companies I’m high on have joined forces. XTEN which IMHO make the best softphone client on the planet and Plantronics, a company which understands headsets. Plantronics understands distribution too, and by joining up expect to see more cross promotions with companies that are working with XTEN. Heck, I don’t understand why a branded XTEN … Read more

I agree with the author as I love using the Vonage and Skype softphones to make calls. With a good mic, sound card and a fast processor, it’s getting hard to tell what’s a phone these days.

Jeff makes a comment about AT&T and their intentions.

Jeff makes a comment about AT&T and their intentions.

In a broad sweeping announcement AT&T has raised the bar in the telephony vertical by indicating that they are working with everyone from application developers, equipment and device manufacturers, and silicon manufacturers under comprehensive initiative. “Our vision is to stimulate the development of a broad spectrum of VoIP-enabled devices from chipsets, software and Telephone Adapters … Read more

After pausing in the wake of the Hurricanes in Florida that devestated many locales, AT&T proceeded last night with the upgrade of their CallVantage service. While many of the upgrades are transparent to the user the most obvious new addition is the ability to add up to nine easy to reach numbers from different area … Read more

Spirent Communications in an attempt to draw attention to their brand is conducting a poll about VoIP. This falls into the category of a publicity stunt to bring people to the booth they have at a trade show in Italy, which is fine. I like a good PR play and this will yield some valuable … Read more

Kinetic, a research company, says cable VoIP will grow to 600,000 users by year end, according to an account in LightReading. What’s interesting is they also report that the home grown VoIP from Charter and Comcast is over a year away. Seems amongst the giants that only Cablevision saw the future of VoIP and moved … Read more