Going Going…The Seats Are Almost Gone
Next week’s Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco is close to selling out. The line up is stellar and the business networking that will go on around it will make it even better. I’ll be there. Will you?
What’s Hot In Mobile Health Will Be Next Week’s News
Call it Wireless Health or Mobile Health, or teleHealth, but next week’s news will be full of coverage about what may be one of the most rapidly advancing sectors in the mobile world today as all eyes descend on Washington D.C. and the first ever mHealth Summit with luminaries like Ted Turner and Bill Gates … Read more
Good News for Hosted VoIP
With Aretta Communications, one of Comunicano’s clients being picked up cBeyond this week, this survey points to one of the key reasons for the acquisition. Hosted VoIP is on the rise. It also was my agency’s 21st client exit in the last eight (8) years. Aretta has a deep understanding of UC and Asterisk, working … Read more
Men Are From VoIP, Women Are From Mobile
Well, the Harris Interactive Study about adoption of VoIP tells me one thing. They are masters of the obvious. But it also paints a picture that the future of telephony is more app and alternative device based, than simply the traditional mobile phone. This will ring especially true as more and more devices come along … Read more
What Are The Regulations for VoIP vs. Traditional Telco? We Asked A Lawyer To Tell Us
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.
Flat Rate in France = The Vonage Effect
Doug Mohney has posted about France Telecom’s move to make the entire country of France one giant calling area, and by doing so, has established flat rate calling all across the country. i’m calling this the result of the Vonage effect, but in reality it’s a way to get calls back off of the mobile … Read more
Just The Fax
It seems some people still like to receive a fax now and then, so if you have an iPad, eFax has an app for that now. If anyone wants to ever reduce the expense of faxing, all Google needs to do is add fax receive capability to GoogleVoice. While eFax/Jfax may hold some patents, Google … Read more
Southwest’s New WiFi Plan, But Lacks The Power Virgin America Has
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
Apple Is Seeding The Cloud With the NEW Mac Book Air
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
VoIP/IP Based Calling-No Opting Out of E911
One of the better regulatory attorneys in D.C. passed on some news about how the FCC is addressing the fact that E911 HAS to be provided by interconnected VoIP providers and how they get a “warning” before enforcement. This is a topic I find intriguing, so I’ve asked the same Kelley Drye attorney if he … Read more