The VON Coalition has fired off a letter to Congress about termination costs and Ma Bell companies. This is good to see that the companies are all working together. Given the developer based community that has spawned the VoIP business and folks like Jeff Pulver who have inspired friendly competition, this type of initiative will … Read more
BroadVoice has entered the fray of VoIP with what looks like a killer package at a killer price. $19.95 and tons more features than Vonage or Packet 8, plus options for more that make it a higher grade of SIP based VoIP. What I like about the pricing is the ability to add on additional … Read more
eWeek claims VoIP is at the tipping point. I say, its not even close. First, while carriers are making inroads here in the USA, the real action is global. So while the story points out the amount of international traffic, much of that is termination, and likely a lot of that is to India, where … Read more
AT&T not wanting to be left behind announced more comapatability and interoperability. Much of this has already been in their network or on the IP roadmap for a few years. What is so concerning is if they have the ability to do all this now, why wait? AT&T, which got out of the cable business … Read more
Global Crossing, which has a Phoenix like rising from the ashes quality has announced their moves and expansion within the category they know best. The enterprise. Always a Level3 follower type of company, their international termination capabilities, high quality fiber, and an aggressive sales force means companies in the SME space should listen to what … Read more
Light Reading released a “Who Makes What” directory. While not a big deal for consumers, the directory is a boon to network professionals thinking of adding voice to their data network as it will enable them to locate the software and hardware they need. Learning what is good and what is bad, well, that’s another … Read more
Level3 has announced they want to go home. To your home with their announcement at VON today. This is no surprise as a few weeks ago they announced services for ISP’s and cable company’s. What this means is better infrastructure and many more competitors for Vonage and companies like Packet8 network. It also means that … Read more
In what has to be a first in the UK, the ITSPA, which stands for Internet Telephony Service Providers has been formed. This is the first step towards seeing standards come from an organization that is not the IEEE or IETF that will impact the sales, growth and marketing of VoIP in the UK and … Read more
British Telecom (BT) has been actively pushing broadband for the past year. Now they are rolling out two VoIP based services at reasonable prices. They have realized that the advanced services market is what will stimulate the growth. What is so refreshing about this announcement is that just like was done with cell phones, they’re … Read more
While everyone is looking at broadband as the key access route for VoIP, Probe Research points out that the real market is the fixed line market when the telcos integrate the technology at the local level.
