Tehrani on Ooma
If you haven’t been following Ooma lately, the early week recap of what’s new with Ooma is a very good reference point and worth a read.
A New Chef and Some Old Friends
Ah, the joys of a wine cellar. You get to go in and play, reliving history, and relishing in the past while looking forward to what’s to come. My most current experience surrounds the 1999 vintage where a group of us decided to go to dinner and test out the new chef at Roy’s La … Read more
FBI Warns of Theft Via VoIP
The FBI has coined a phrase, Telephony Denial of Service (TDOS). What’s alarming is that the telephone networks are not capable of detecting this before it really goes wild.
Mobile VoIP To Take Over
Good news for client Truphone and others in the Mobile VoIP space. According to Frost & Sullivan, Mobile Voip is poised to overtake traditional telephone service. For longtime readers this won’t be a surprise. We’ve all been predicting, and supporting this for years. But Frost is not alone is saying Mobile VoIP is the future. … Read more
Congrats to The Great Team At GIPS
For the past 19 months or so, I’ve had the good fortune to work with an amazing leadership team at GIPS (Global IP Solutions). Ever since I met CEO Emerick Woods after his appointment, and then his team of Joyce Kim, Jan Linden, John Gallagher, John Hermansen and the rest, the rapport, respect and results … Read more
In The Near Future Voice and Data Are All The Same
We’re rapidly moving to an all IP world. Today we have in some markets Mobile Wimax from Clearwire. Their using the Sprint IP network and WiMax. In the future LTE is coming to Verizon and eventually AT&T. We’re also seeing devices that will make computers mobile phones with data built in. Current 3G technology permits … Read more
Skype Multi Party Video Makes Others A Thing of The Past
Yesterday a voice conference call quickly became a three of five person video conference, with two parties on Mac Books remaining an active part of the call in voice mode only. And, this is only beta. Five of us were in the call, and for the most part, the call went as planned. As one … Read more
The Old SightSpeed Is Still Looking Pretty Good
Former client SightSpeed was acquired about 18 months ago by Logitech. Logitech has since also acquired Lifesize and between the two, plus their webcams, have assembled a small arsenal in the video communications space. Plus in both Scott Lomond (ex COO at SightSpeed) and in Matt Collier from Lifesize they have two very professional leaders … Read more
Skype Has New Pricing Plans, Offers More Customization
Skype today announced new pricing plans that offer more customization on a granular basis. The new plans allow for country specific calling, the ability to buy plans for shorter durations than before and in a word are “customized” by the subscriber. The effort expands what they have been doing with the unlimited and world plans … Read more
Life On the Road Doesn’t Have to Suck
How do you know a hotel’s right for you? As someone who has spent more days living on the road than at home the last three years or so, I’ve pretty much gotten to a point where I know where I need to stay, and how my stay will be pretty much before I get … Read more