I found this streaming media interview with the CEO of AT&T blogged by Jeff Pulver’s late yesterday and viewed it. Dorman comes off very well in the interview. He’s glib, knows the business and explains a lot about what AT&T is seeking to do with CallVantage. Dorman said “it’s very early” and estimates that cable … Read more
The Standard, a media outlet in China, reports that Asian telecom powerhouse PCCW wants to have its dominant status of landline provider revoked so it can enter the VoIP market. If I ever saw an endorsement by a major player in circuit switched voice this is it. In Hong Kong alone, PCCW is seeing business … Read more
I’m not sure how credible a post on about Lingo DSLReports should be taken in the grand scheme of things. but the idea that some of these issue gives me a chance to talk about the customer service experiences I’ve had with Vonage, Skype, iConnectHere, AT&T and Voice Pulse to date. Vonage–Mixed. The support is … Read more
The axiom in corporate America is no one gets fired for buying Cisco. Time to add a “well almost” to that line. In San Jose, CA it’s the kind of move that may not get the townsfolk to reelect you or in the case of being a city employee it may get you fired. In … Read more
A loyal reader forwarded me this link that tells who “owns” your number. Ownership is a rather ambiguous term since due to consolidation, number block swaps, and local number portability, the actual value of the tool is at best good for reference and gaining an understanding of who has number blocks where.
In going through various sites this morning reading the news I saw a bunch Vonage Flash ads and skyscraper banner ads. Check out register.co.uk for one. But looking at the creative I’ve been seeing, almost all of Vonage’s online ads seem to feature highly attractive women. It makes me think that they are going after … Read more
Om has gathered a bunch of financial comments together.
On KenRadio.com’s World Technology Roundup I’ve regularly said that AT&T is using it’s legacy as part of the creative strategy. Seems another veteran ad guy shares the same opinion. I share Jonathan’s opinion that Vonage, which has yet to launch a mass media campaign, but is planning one has an uphill battle. AT&T’s preemptive Olympic … Read more
After he linked to a post of mine on Thursday, I’ve been following this new blogger on the scene. Seems like me, he’s an ad/interactive/marketing agency guy. The blog Atmaspheric Endeavors is worth reading and has made my bloglines list.
AT&T’s CallVantage service gets put through the paces by the New York Times. What I don’t get is the reporter’s reference to the word modem. A modem modulates and demodulates, and no part of the D-Link Telephone Adapter which AT&T provides does that. The closest thing it does is serve as an analog to digital … Read more
