Pal Luca broke the news about Tiscali, a broadband and MVNO operator whose deployment of the new WiPhone app, not to be confused with iPhone, that enables their users to make WiFi phone calls ala client Truphone. I keep hearing rumors of other GSM players entering the WiFi phone call market just as we have … Read more
If you look at the map on the Communications Workers of America’s SpeedtestReport website and live on fast Internet, you have to be shocked at what can best be described as the deployment of real broadband in the USA, and more shocked at what the nationwide operators deliver. Living in a major tech hotbed like … Read more
Doug Mohney pointed out that for $370 a month in the Twin Cities folks can begin to receive 100 megabyte speeds on downloads and 15 meg uploads. Not everyone needs that. But as someone who enjoys 50/50 from SureWest in Sacramento at my wife’s house I can sure appreciate the thought, but do question the … Read more
Let’s face it, the bNet article on Apple and their recent market entry announcement for new iPods is a very accurate depiction of the result of the launch. This is not a reflection on the products from Apple, but a result of the company being distracted and the messaging being diffused. This happens because despite … Read more
Give Om Malik lots of credit. On the heels of his super successful Mobilize Conference yesterday he’s breaking the news on Skype winding down it’s extra’s program. This likely means two things: 1) Skype is going to internalize more development 2) Skype will begin offering more services that are labeled as Skype, vs. from third … Read more
It looks like VoIP is really starting to go mainstream and while Apple plays footsie with the regulators, Google is coming out full bore embracing VoIP on the Android. A quick read of the official Google blog says so. But other than SiPDroid and a Gizmo client attempt, nothing really is there yet that does … Read more
Today US Air announced they will be adding the GoGo Inflight WiFi from Aircell. More in the sky work for all of us.
I was on the phone this week with the Big Boss Man at TMC, pal Rich Tehrani going over a few things when I realized we’re about six weeks away from IT Expo in Los Angeles in September. With it the IP Communications industry has the start of another eight week period of pretty much … Read more
I think I’ve known Doug longer than those in VoIP, recalling his days from SkyCache. Now that Doug is writing on his own, and unencumbered from the shackles and chains of others he’s never been more on. Take his tale about the shabby and no excuse for bad service he got from Verizon that required … Read more
While there may be some who think Fixed Mobile Convergence is dead, clearly someone in Belgium doesn’t. TechCrunch Robin Wauters reports on Cherry, a new company that is promising to deliver Fixed Mobile Convergence, meaning GSM and WiFi, with Voice Call Continuity at the base of it. Now, some points that need to be added: … Read more
