I continue to be a supporter of Jeff Pulver’s position when it comes to VoIP and regulation. His speech, which he posted in advance of his remarks to the U.S. Senate today is again on the mark. Not only is it factually correct, it is passionate without being self serving. It is also better written … Read more
GeekZone reports that SKYPE has released a new client that is PSTN termination enabled for SKYPE out. Unbound Spiral digs deeper and provides some really insightful analysis on rates and more. I think a marriage between SIPphone and Skype would really set the telephony market on it’s end. Then again, I also think that the … Read more
Okay. This takes the cake for brand names for VoIP. Hot on the heels of GossipTel in the UK comes NoodlePhone. So, what happens when the sound quality of their calls drops? Do you call it a “wet noodle?” Come on guys. The same imagination that came up with Noodle Phone could have come up … Read more
For those less aware of the basics of VoIP and how it will effect the masses, Silicon.com has a nice and easy to read primer on VoIP. While early adopters and readers of this blog will know most, if not all of what is included, for the uninitiated, the recap is a great reference. It … Read more
San Diego’s Nuera is dumbing down the cable companies needs to overcome hurdles when it comes to installing their media gateways. The BTX-4K supports the protocol, codec and security functionality specified in the PacketCable standards. The BTX-4K is the first media gateway to provide high reliability through 1+1 common logic and voice processing redundancy. In … Read more
A Seattle area company has launched VTone Office following on the heals of GloPhone’s PBX offering. The SOHO and Smal Business market is huge. Previously, it was a market owned virtually by Cisco Certified resellers for VoIP and the local RBOC’s. Now, the entire product and service chain is being disrupted by hosted Centrex PBX … Read more
The New York Times, usually conservative when it comes to new technology has taken a very interesting perspective, saying that AT&T, the cable operators and new, not yet on the radar companies will be the long term winners when it comes to VoIP. It also paints a rather dim picture about Vonage, saying the companies … Read more
Give Dan Gillmor for bringing credit to Global IP Sound. Their codec powers SKYPE. But the big revelation in the story in today’s San Jose Mercury News is the prospect of an Apple Phone Network. When you think about it, Apple computers have amazing sound and video capabilities, maybe better than any PC on the … Read more
There is a lot of noise on the net about ENUM. Now a battle between proponents is brewing. My advice. Sit on the sidelines and wait for the dust to settle. Andy
Well, the legislators in the state of Washington have wasted no time in saying that VoIP is the same as telephony and subject to the same regulations.
