Probe Financial, an off shoot of one of the most respected telecommunications research and analyst groups, Probe Research, has issued a very positive statement about the cable companies joining up with AT&T to propel the adoption of VoIP. Probe has been on the mark before about AT&T as their groundbreaking report many years back authored … Read more
In what is clearly another step in a true channel marketing strategy, AT&T today announced their CallVantage service being available through online e-tail giant, Amazon.com. When you look at the series of announcements AT&T has made in the past two weeks that are all around access to CallVantage via sales and distribution, you can clearly … Read more
Broadvox, one of the companies targeting the SOHO and Enterprise voice market, is deploying more switching centers in hopes to grow their business. The deployment of Telica Softswitches which provide the brains of the VoIP network means BroadVox will be able to provide MSO, cable operators, large ISPs and CLECs with “a complete telephone system … Read more
SPRINT, which built the business years ago following AT&T and then offering lower prices ala MCI has continued to follow the playbook of going where AT&T has gone first, this time in striking a deal with cable company Mediacom. The deal which appears to provide access to the Mediacom customers and the ability for them … Read more
Vonage, which remains privately held, announced they raised $105 million dollars in venture capital dollars today. The money will be used to fuel global expansion and the development of new technology. You can likely expect to see more marketing and advertising from the company as well as continued work with third party developers. The recent … Read more
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VoIP is already seeing consolidation according to a news account. One has to remember that for years in Asia h.323 based Internet Telephony has been used. With the wider adoption of VoIP globally and now the inroads being made by SIP this type of consolidation had to occur as the big players began to enter … Read more
San Jose Mercury News’ Dan Gillmor has a insightful review of FCC Michael Powell and his impact on technology, the Internet and VoIP.
Skype, which offers free peer to peer telephony between users and a new SkypeOut service is putting pressure on China Telecom when it comes to price. The impact of Skype as disruptive tech is being felt, as it is forcing the carriers to compete. I expect other platforms like Peerio to do the same think, … Read more
Packet 8 and Motorola get some nice coverage in today’s Wall Street Journal about their videophone technology. My experience with the Packet 8 VideoPhone has been fine. The quality is very good. I only wish it was WiFi, as I hate keeping it plugged to the router, and have to be there, when my “office” … Read more
