Reports in BoardWatch are that Skype is working with the current parent of Kazaa to integrate a file sharing on a P2P basis. Ouch. That could be the fastest way to get the regulators into the fray once copyrighted content starts being moved back and forth, in my opinion.
Yesterday the FCC issued a very narrow decision effecting AT&T (NYSE: T). Given all the hype about VoIP and AT&T’s new service, AT&T CallVantage(sm) Service which is consumer broadband phone service (VoIP), it would be easy to link the FCC’s decision and apply it to AT&T CallVantage. That would be totally, wrong! The decision is … Read more
A coalition of academics and librarians have taken a “friend of the court” approach to the FCC when it comes to the ever advancing desires of the FBI and other law enforcement organizations to be able to wiretap. It should come as no surprise, as the community is largely liberal in heart and mind, providing … Read more
Analysis Research says VOIP is hot and it will grow. So to tell us something we may not know they go out on a very fat and sturdy limb and make a projection: According to Analysys forecasts, by 2008, VoIP penetration is expected to reach 17% of broadband-enabled households (growing from under 1 million at … Read more
In my earlier post this week I wrote about the marketing behind the release of AT&T’s CallVantage VoIP service. Today, I took the plunge and signed up and plan to be doing some test calling next week after the ATA arrives via FedEx. The sign up process was painless, and within seconds the e-mail arrived … Read more
UPDATED After my post and inquiry to AT&T’s PR team on Monday, I received a very detailed and refreshing informative reply. I just learned that AT&T’s CallVantage is not using SIP, and are using MGCP, but that SIP is on the edge is on their roadmap, and all of their core elements use SIP in … Read more
Rafe takes a very contrarian view on Skype in his Always On column. I too question how they will make money long term. I mean, has ICQ paid back AOL? No. Only the original investors and founders cashed out. The claim about services by Skype’s folks sounds good, but I see more use for Skype … Read more
A wireless company in Australia is set to trial VoIP. Not many details, but needless to say the revolution is upon the world, and VoIP is hardly a USA centric business. If anything, the far East and down under regions are likely to see higher levels of adoption as fiber is more readily deployed and … Read more
Well the carriers won’t be able to say they can’t monitor QoS easily, after this announcement. Without question, QoS is the single most important factor in winning the conversion from PSTN to IP based telephony services, especially for business grade calls. If people have a hard time dealing with lousy cell service, that is not … Read more
AT&T (NYSE: T) is following the old adage. “Go West Young Man” and has launched VoIP in the Bay Area. This follows their entry into the New York market. The rest of California is expected to0 follow later this year.
