My friend and fellow blog star Om Malik and I usually agree on most points, or at the very least have similar viewpoints on things, so while I fully agree in concept with what he wrote today about the issues surrounding VoIP, I think he’s being premature in saying we’re ending the honeymoon phase of … Read more
Om Malik’s GigaOm, my favorite blog to read for candid and witty insight that deeply views IT, Telecom and the impact on both society and finances looks at Vonage and says…. I published my thoughts on his comments board, but at the end of the day, Vonage needs to solve this problem.
According to Brooke Schulz, VP, Corporate Communications at Vonage here’s what happened today: “A facility went down that serviced a few areas: Boston, Milwaukee, Greensboro and Pittsburgh. I was told by our engineers it was affecting inbound calls to those areas only. Our website was failed over to another carrier as well. People were getting … Read more
Modular By Design a web site that has been devoted to music downloads has moved into the VoIP space.
Business Week has a detailed story about Skype. Largely a rehash of what is already known and written about here and on GigaOm.
VoiceGlo is seeking to be the world’s largest PBX. Today they announced new features to GloPhone, the web based application that lets people make calls. While this is ultimately a stock play for the major investors, you have to give credit to the GloPhone folks for trying to get traction and build a major proof … Read more
A site called VoIPReview.org is seeking to gain traffic to drive customer towards VoIP adoption. Some of the good features it includes community tools where users of many VoIP services can interact with one another in the forums, and where they can critique the services. The most valuable feature is the comparative features section which … Read more
GiagOm Malik drew my attention to this AdWeek story about Vonage and their pursuit of new marketing services agencies. If I do the math right, given current numbers and if the proposed budget is correct, Vonage is expending $375 per customer in marketing expense before you add in the cost of the ATA and shipping, … Read more
James Enck in his excellent blog on the Euro Telco scene has reported on the rapid uptake of VoIP in Amsterdam. For the company that is getting a better than one in five conversion from PSTN to VoIP that is clearly the harbinger of things to come.
In what is not a surprise to me (I commented on this months ago on KenRadio.com’s World Technology Roundup using our Crystal Ball and the Wayback Travel Machine) AT&T is using their position as a global sponsor of the 2004 Olympics to propel CallVantage into the family market. When the Olympics begin so too will … Read more
