It what has to be a “we need to write something about this situation” type of story, Forbes writes about VoIP. Obviously this was written before last week’s AT&T announcement about working with the cable companies, so that transgression is understood, but to lump Verizon in with AT&T and call their service fast growing compared … Read more
There is an old adage around the telephony world that no one gets fired for buying Cisco or IBM. So it’s no surprise that the two companies which have written the book on how to sell, um, strongarm may be a better term, in new products and services that effect telecommunications have seem to have … Read more
WorldWide Telco is boasting that it will offer new features, which it feels, and I tend to agree, will be the decision point for how companies and consumers decide on a VoIP provider. What makes WorldWide Telco unique as a carrier is they are using their own equipment end to end, something that is both … Read more
TechDirt always has interesting opinions. This time they share them about CallVantage.
I’m not sure I would call $2 billion chump change, but that’s what ZD seems to ask. But read what Dave Dorman is saying and then realize, that sometimes, underselling and overdelivering is the mark of a smart marketer. What’s better? Saying to your board that you missed your numbers, or you overshot your goal … Read more
What I love about GigaOm is his Om Malik’s insight about the numbers, the area which I will never profess to be as sharp with as I am with words. Today he highlights the current status of Cisco being number one in Enterprise VoIP. This is not really a surprise, but validates that the business … Read more
The International Herald Tribune has a story on a bunch of ways college students can reach out and touch someone (at low or no cost). It’s interesting that Sightspeed and Skype both are getting lumped into a story about Instant Messaging, which really goes to highlight, but not mention the idea of presence, IM and … Read more
In what should not be overlooked, SBC IP, the VoIP division of telecom giant SBC wants to sidestep state licenses and get numbers directly from the NANPA. There is more to this than just bypassing the regulators, as it means SBC wants to go head to head with AT&T and the other “national” players liek … Read more
Our folks in the UK are seeing rapid action from BT when it comes to VoIP. Their new 21st century network is geared all around IP but this report brings up a very valid point about IP addressing, or the looming shortage until IPv6 is fully rolled out. What the story misses is the key … Read more
VoiceGlo’s Glophone has some P2P competition with a new player in the game. Named BuzzFone, the company is offering a Skype like peer to peer service for free. Let’s see. Buzzfone, Skype, Peerio, VoIPster, all P2P. Add in Firefly, Glophone, SipPhone, FWD and who knows how many others and one has to wonder if anyone … Read more
