As we wind down fall and head into winter I'll be heading to Asia for two very important conferences and congresses. The ITU has asked me to be a part of the Dean Bubley led disucssion on Telcos and OTT-so off I go to Bangkok and that esteemed event in November. That's immediately followed by … Read more
Weblogs
Andy Abramson: My Confession On Being A Wine Nomad Part One
I've been silent on wine too long. And those days are over! It's my passion and my dream. And candidly, I've not only been letting myself down. I've been letting all of you down. The people who know me. My friends who drink wine with me. And those who have traveled with me. Most importantly … Read more
Skype Dropping API
Pal Om Malik tells us all that Skype is dropping their desktop API access in favor of a URI approach. Reading through the story and then going into the Skype Developer web site makes me feel this is a play on the whole Microsoft approach to WebRTC that is slowly emerging. At the same time … Read more
Ever Wonder How Important Mobile Is?
Take a look at this well prepared infographic by the folks at MediaCells in the UK who clearly show how great an impact mobile has on marketing of one of the most popular sports in the world–soccer!!
Why Are Our Wireless Networks So Closed?
Last week OnSip revealed how SIP traffic on Verizon Wireless' LTE network is blocked, mostly on MiFi's more than smartphone devices, but over the last week I've noticed how fast GoogleVoice loads up on AT&T and T-Mobile and how slowiy it has been on VZW. The same with Apple's FaceTime and Skype–at least here in … Read more
WebRTC News for Monday June 24 2013
With WebRTC World this week in Atlanta, a flurry of news is coming out today and likely through the week. Here are some of them…so far seem to be on the track of interoperability between the old and the new, which is a key component for today and the near term, with the SIP trunking … Read more
Call Obi Devices with WebRTC
Spotted—You can call Obi devices with webrtc now, but the set up seems to be challenging some die hards. Bascially, because it's SIP based the Obi devices can route calls to any SIP endpoint and vice versa. By creating a simple Chome widget the really intelligent folks behind Obi have come up with a way … Read more
When In Roam, Consider This
Ace Los Angeles Times' consumer and biz travel reporter Catherine Hamm and I had a nice "chat" the other day about the problems that still plague those who travel internationally, especially those who travel on business or for extended periods. Trust me I know, and while I have client Truphone as my Swiss Army Knife … Read more
Need a Newsletter? FlashIssue is Awesome
Over the past week I've been working on improving both communications and education in my company so I felt an internal newsletter that could quickly be generated would fit the bill. One of the tools I've discovered is FlashIssue, a very easy to use add-in that works with GMail, MailChimp or simply read as a … Read more
WebRTC Means Instant Conversations for the Large and Small
Growing up, there was a television program called Land of the Giants. The premise was the human race was battling against a much larger species of creature and had to survive. And survive they did. While the program didn't have the run length of StarTrek, Bonanza or All in the Family, it could be a … Read more