When you see reports like these two, the first from ABI Research and then another from Infonetics you can understand why cBeyond purchased client Aretta Communications last week as the market for both hosted VoIP and Unified Communications are only going to grow. This then has to be viewed as only good news if you … Read more
The folks at Kelley Drye were kind enough to help interpret the regulatory requirements between traditional telco, Interconnected VoIP and Non-Interconnected VoIP (i.e. Skype). Here’s a link to where the chart can be found.
A few weeks ago on a flight to Nashville I had the opportunity to experience Southwest Airlines implementation of in flight Wi-Fi that’s powered by Row44, a rival to Aircell’s GoGo service. Boarding’s Areas Flying WIth Fish has his take on their new pricing and walled garden approach, which is much more customer friendly than … Read more
It has been a week now that I’ve had the good fortune to use the new 11″ Mac Book Air. Sure there has been a stumble with Skype, which they corrected, but the new Air is a cloud lovers dream. To make the most out of the Air here are some essentials: 1. Use SkyDrive … Read more
The news world is abuzz with the story abut Nimbuzz having to drop Skype. Rumors of this type of activity have been swirling since the Fring/Skype battle back in the summer, and it’s no surprise. Skype is doing all the can to not be an interconnected carrier in order to stay clear of regulatory matters … Read more
The new iPod Touch 4.0 arrived yesterday, all 64 GB in a very easy to open environmental package. Inside was the typical clear plastic package, and then once that was open the usual Apple clear practice wrapper around the touch. After a few minutes of syncing the new device to my Mac Book Pro I … Read more
There’s a revolution going on in voice communications, and it’s all about HD Voice. Today, in the UK, Orange (press release), one of the largest mobile operators in the world unveiled their new HD Voice service that works on a small number of handsets from Nokia and Samsung that move the voice traffic over the … Read more
In parts one and two I’ve discussed mobile calling services and tactics to keep the costs of International Roaming down as well as the devices and methods to keep your data rates down. For transparency sake-My agency represents FreeTalk and parent company ISS which manages the Skype Shop. Some of the products mentioned below are … Read more
Let’s face it, we live in a world where data and online services are in many ways becoming as important as voice. But voice still remains important. While I’ve been able to take the pain out of mobile roaming with Truphone Local Anywhere and softclients from Skype, Counterpath and yes, the GizmoVoice/Google Voice client that … Read more
I thought the PC Magazine report on “Fastest ISP in the USA” would be and interesting read, as we all have a need for speed. It was interesting enough in concept that is, until I read it. You see, the report is far from all inclusive, as it is missing two ISPs I personally have … Read more
