2 New VoIP Players Launch in U.K.

I really do think global, which is why when I saw today’s Financial Times I was overjoyed that I could feature a non-USA based IP player. Little did I know I would be able to feature two. On Instant is going after the business market. They actually will roll out a consumer model shortly, called … Read more

Level3 Makes A Move

Level3 which remains in the playground of VoIP with a service creation platform that works in many ways has added call centers to their list of markets with an announcement today. While on the surface just another press release, what it clearly shows is that months back Level3 had a plan to target and niche … Read more

Pulver Hits Paydirt, Powell @ Fall VON

Jeff Pulver who has to be the king of VoIP has pulled off another coup. He has landed FCC Chairman Michael Powell. I admire Pulver for what he has done for VoIP and continues to do. His conferences are always where things that are not on the radar are clearly brought to light. Plus he … Read more

E164.org A Powerful Service

One of the beauties of reading Slashdot.org from time to time is how early you learn about something new. A new non-profit service, E164.org wants to make VoIP capabilities more powerful. While the service seems to be beyond the average consumer’s need, it will spur on all kinds of innvovations. What’s great about it is … Read more

VoIP News Coverage Gets Mainstream

A local Kentucky newspaper columnist picked up on the VoIP story. While it would easy to pick on her calling SIPphone a new service and omitting companies like SKYPE. Firefly, yPhone, VoicePulse, VoiceGlo, Viper and AT&T’s CallVantage to name a few who all launched after SIPphone, I won’t go that far. The reason is the … Read more

CallVantage Gets Mercury News Endorsement

AT&T’s CallVantage VoIP service received a very high endorsement from the San Jose Mercurey News’ Mike Langberg today. In the article Langberg did point out a problem related to NAT, which is more than likely an issue that some users of older routers or cable modems could suffer. NAT which stands for Network Address Translation … Read more

Wireless + VoIP on A PDA

I’m in Chicago on business the next few days and having a blast at my Wayport wireless powered hotel. Why? First the wireless is totally free and 802.11g to boot in all parts of my two room oversized suite at the Wyndham, a chain which has approached things right. Seems they ripped out the STSN … Read more

Vonage Cuts a Deal, Adds Click To Call

Vonage keeps making major moves, this time adding WilTel as a partner for additional access to landline termination and a Outlook plug in called Click2Call. Click2Call is a great feature as integration with Outlook only makes life a lot easier.

Will States Write Or Are They Wrong?

It looks like some states want to write legislation that will slow down the deployment and acceptance of VoIP. States Righters have been around for as long as states have existed in the Union. The Goevrnment when writing the constitution granted them powers to govern themselves, largely out of the fact that before the Revolutionary … Read more