VoIP

Lots of speculation about WiMax being the dial up killer. Intel is playing big in the game. Add in Cisco and you have a major headache for the switch folks. But first there has to be a standard, then some real deployments.

Smack in the kisser with questions on what I thought was a great interview.

Internet Telephony uber blogger latches onto what IBM is doing with VoIP courtesy of our friend Keith of voipnuke.com. It is no secret IBM will play in the VoIP world. The question is how? In this move IBM is switching providers for voice conferencing from PTEK to adifferent company.

America’s Network did a wrap up piece on VoIP @ Retails. Ho Hum. Get your news here, at VOIPDaily.com and from Tom Keating…

eWeek in what is more of an editorial than a news story suggests a sane approach to VoIP regulation, largely saying give the government the ability to VoIPtap. I agree, but wonder how P2P systems will be impacted or really, what impact they will have on the market. Andy

When I saw this I sure wondered how much this hurts Primus. First they get scorched in India, now in the USA they get hit with a $400K fine for Do Not Call registry violations. If Primus is planning to use Telemarketing to reach their audience for Lingo, that works out to be a very … Read more

Tiscali, the multinational telecom player is ready they say for an entry into the South African market. Expect this to be a very hot market. There is a lot of IT in South Africa, and while many parts of the country are impoverished, there is a high degree of commerce in that country. Now post … Read more

Jeff Pulver, serial founder of VoIP related ventures (VON, Vonage, Free World DialUp and more) is widely quoted on Forbes.com today. His closing quote about keeping things unregulated is perfect. We all need to be of this mindset. For all bloggers out there attending this year’s VON in Boston in October, let’s get together and … Read more

Telstra Corp today announced its residential customers would be able to use broadband to make cheaper telephone calls next year, as the telco tries to take the lead in a new technology that could threaten its $8 billion phone line business. Telstra, Australia’s largest telco is making the move with trials in 2005 to hedge … Read more

South Korea’s Hanaro, one of Southeast Asia’major players in VoIP and telephony has struck a deal to interconnect with iBasis, one of North America’s larger underlying carriers which sends traffic across the country and around the world. While I didn’t see specific terms, a deal of this type usually covers elements such as five 9’s … Read more