ShoreTel, one of the better and more forward thinking IP-PBX brands has become the first big brand to announce a relationship with Skype, and I don’t think this will be the last as Skype’s pursuit of the business market revs up: So here are some wild guesses 1) First I expect a small box manufacturer … Read more
About two years ago, Jeff Black and his team at TalkPlus had an idea that could have revolutionized the mobile industry. The concept was giving mobile phone users multiple lines for inbound and outbound calling. The idea, in many ways, was the exact opposite of GrandCentral, meaning instead of one number going everywhere, TalkPlus was … Read more
Former YAHOO Senior VP Brad Garlinghouse has reemerged and will be leading AOL’s Silicon Valley operations, with the title ofPresident of Internet and Mobile Communications and reporting directly to Tim Armstrong, a position he’s very well qualified for. What was very interesting in reading the announcement was his most recent role with Silver Lake Partners … Read more
Leave it to the sponsor of a formula one racing team to understand how to move things fast. Over in Qutar, Vodafone is experimenting with a traveling retail store concept. The concept reminds me of the ice cream truck that used to come around at night in the summer months when I grew up in … Read more
As a fan of what I dubbed “PocketSpots” sometime back, it’s great to see the mobile operators around the globe beginning to embrace the little darlings. UMPC Portal is pointing out that Vodafone Germany is offering a bundle deal where for 40 Euro per month customers receive a 5GB HSDPA contract and the device for … Read more
Over the last three months I was in and out of London some seven or eight times. I’ve stayed mostly in hotels and serviced apartments, and for the most part had very good broadband. When I’m out and about, I was a regular user of 3 as their data plan and their data stick deals … Read more
Dave Hornik, a veteran Sand Hill Road VC and industry observer eliminated books and used his iPhone in Europe on his summer holiday, something I have done and also not done. First off, for AT&T Customers who are heavy business mail users like I am, the iPhone is NOT a useful replacement for the RIM … Read more
Over the past few weeks Robert Poe, a veteran writer and regular contributor to various web sites and publications that covered VoIP and voice communications has been working on a new VoIP blog. It’s named Voice Evolution and is now up and running. Over the years I’ve been around I’ve always liked Bob’s style where … Read more
It took a lot of work, but the folks at client VoxBone have worked with OpenBTS to light up the annual Burning Man event with some mobile phone service and SMS. Jim Courtney has the details on the breakthrough that shows how ingenuity is clearly alive and well. By working with OpenBTS Voxbone is able … Read more
I wanted to let everyone know that Counterpath’s EyeBeam is now working under Apple’s New OS, Snow Leopard. It seemed the special build I had received was a custom version and the update needed a different license key. Their support people have been very helpful and I commend them for taking such swift action on … Read more
