VoIP

The London Times picks up again on the SKYPE hype with a story highlighting the BT planned entry via Yahoo Messenger, a fact they overlooked.

Rafe Needleman, Always On’s leading pundit, has written a nice piece on the need for Border Session Controllers and identified some of the leading players. Rafe’s right. In order for VoIP to be trusted by IT professionals (read Network Managers and CIO’s) they are needed. BSP’s are all part of the plumbing of VoIP. They’re … Read more

Vonage, the USA’s fastest growing and largest SIP based carrier, has announced call origination services for Canada. In many ways this is a siginificant announcement because it marks the first time a USA SIP based carrier has offered service outside the USA “officially.” Canadians can also pick and choose what area code they want, meaning … Read more

E911 appears to be the telcos best shot right now to deposition VoIP. Expect the stories to come out. But, don’t beleive all you read. Next Gen telcos like Vonage are working hard to insure there is a way to reach emergency services. This issue won’t be a big deal, but along with call quality, … Read more

VoIP provider Primus has made news in Canada by rolling out the first phase of E911 services. The key is they have gone into select markets where broadband usage and penetration is high. E911 is crucial to VoIP if customers are going to switch from PSTN to the new technology. By moving in this direction, … Read more

Benchmark Capital’s Bill Gurley has written an absolutely must read piece for News.com on the future of all things IP that matter. Touching on every major issue and topic, the well written, informative and spot on the mark story is a perfect survey type story on what is going on in the world of Internet.

Cox Communications, one the USA’s larger cable television and broadband providers has gone CALEA compliant for the VoIP telephony service. For now this means calls placed over the Cox VoIP network can be listened in on by government officials. However, other carriers like VONAGE, Packet8 cannot be via the Cox network. That’s expected soon.

The folks at Skype have officially released their Pocket PC software as of today. Given my experience with FastChat and the XTEN Softphone on the Pocket PC, the one element I’m concerned about is the sound quality. Based on a few trials most people on the other end report that the sound is thin, or … Read more

Michael Robertson is known for being the disruptor. He did it first with MP3.com, has named a Linux operating system LINDOWS and now with his SIPphone service he’s gotten engaged to SingTel to deliver PSTN termination, ANYWHERE in the world. The Internet makes the world a very small place, and SingTel, with its massive reach … Read more

Perhaps one of the best consumer summaries I’ve read to date came out this weekend from the Contra Costa Times. Since the paper is part of the Knight Ridder chain of newspapers, which is one of the USA’s largest, and they have a very wide syndication network as well, expect a lot of pick up … Read more