I have been a friend of Dean Bubley's for quite a few years, and consider him one of the world's leading Blogalysts (an independent analyst who uses the blog format to share perspective, insight and opinion) This past week he took to task another respected analyst, Gabe Brown article, that surrounds VoLTE and IMS. Dean, … Read more
Image by DanYork via Flickr I’m about to go on a road trip this week with three of my team members. We’ll all flying at almost the same time, but on different routings to take advantage of low fares and our closest airports. Staying in touch with each isn’t hard by email, but it lacks … Read more
Image via Wikipedia With every airplane ticket I purchase, included in the total price is the "Passenger Facility Charge." But more times than not, I often don't feel very facilitated. For example, have you ever gone into the rest room at the airport and had any of the following experiences: 1. Broken stall or toilet … Read more
My friend Larry Lisser, with whom we’ve helped exit Mobivox to Sabse and have collaborated on a few other startups together directly and indirectly (Momentum Telecom, IfByPhone and Fonolo) had a big idea a bit more than a year ago when he came up with the concept of Startup Camp Telephony, that would be run … Read more
Image via Wikipedia The new Apple iPhone for Verizon is going to cause a shift in the the collaboration market, as services from Citrix's GoToMeeting, Cisco's WebEx and pal Alec Saunders company, Calliflower all have been building what the future needs, not living in the past. One of the major FUDs being spread by GSM … Read more
Image via CrunchBase One of the things I love about my friend Peter Csathy, a reformed Harvard Law School grad, is that he never forgot how to build his case and tell it so he can go out and sell it. After working with Peter for four years on SightSpeed, where he led them to … Read more
Image via CrunchBase No one has spilled the beans but here's a SWAG before flying off for CES this week. Skype, Verizon and Samsung could announce Video on the Galaxy Tab-LTE edition at CES whenever it's convenient, likely on Wednesday or possibly Thursday. Here's what leads me to that conclusion. 1. Skype has been working … Read more
The news about hot zones in NY and SF, as well as elsewhere was great news for the app developers. But, in the words of the late Clara Peller, “where’s the beef?” By the “beef” I am saying, where’s the calling? Well, that would be SIP based VoIP using Bria for the iPhone or Android, … Read more
GoogleVoice (aka GrandCentral) is clearly the gift that keeps on giving. While my earn out payments have come to an end, it’s great to see that its still going to be free for calls to the USA and Canada in 2011. Hat tip-Charles Hamilton, GigaOm.
Today’s New York Times has the “first” interview with Skype’s new CEO Tony Bates. In the article there is the very direct message of how Skype see’s its future growth coming from the Mobile and Enterprise usage. In the same New York Times edition there is the article on the F.C.C. and Net Neutrality. The … Read more
