AT&T added a few more markets. Any wonder why Vonage lowered their pricing? What are companies like Packet8 going to do now? Given their wonderfully underwhelming creative advertising ( check out their ad in this months glossies like PC Mag) with AT&T in the space no one will ever look at companies like that. Vonage … Read more
Vonage has expanded their ability to distribute VoIP through a relationship announced last week with Radio Shack. But the bigger news is their lower pricing strategy, geared in part to compete with AT&T and others who are making their presence known. Vonage today announced they dropped from $34.99 per month to $29.99 per month. The … Read more
Now more of the USA can subscribe to AT&T’s Call Vantage. I can’t say anything more than how pleased I’ve been with the service, especially the conference calling. The voice quality is as good as POTS and the ease of use unduplicated.
Vonage keeps growing, month after month. Now they are up to 155,000 users according to this Reuters UK story. I applaud their success and feel they are the most active company at making users aware of the availability of VoIP service. I have no doubts they will hit 250,000 and wonder if they count phone … Read more
It seems that Cox Communications (NYSE: COX) has done a 180 and now come around to a position that recognizes that VoIP is better for them and their customers than circuit switched telephony. In a white paper, referenced by Light Reading they make every indication that they are going to begin deploying VoIP. On a … Read more
The Toronto Globe and Mail, one of the more conservative newspapers on the planet, provided a rather positive story on VoIP earlier in the week. What is so refreshing is, they got it, nailing the price and simplicity aspects of how the new players in the game are making VoIP. Much of the credit goes … Read more
CNET has put together a very good VoIP news and views site designed to get you up to speed. While much of the information is old news to readers here or of some other blogs, CNET’s compendium approach is helpful.
Frost and Sullivan, a respected analysts group has published a report saying how much VoIP will grow and what companies will benefit. One needs to ask, which of the companies listed did they interview and who are paying customers when reading analyst reports. None are neutral. Some are just less biased. The time has come … Read more
Cablevision, one of the USA’s leading cable companies reports they are adding about 3200 new VoIP customers per week and now have over 70,000 customers on the network. While alot of the attention is towards upstarts like VONAGE, with over 100,000 customers, one has to realize that the cable operators continue to pose the biggest … Read more
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, VoIP is not very secure nor is it ready for prime time use by the Federal Government here in the USA. Citing concerns of h.323 vs. SIP and I guess MGCP too, plus concerns about VPN’s and NAT, the NIST folks seem to throw up more … Read more
