Yesterday Covad merged with Megapath, thus creating a vary large managed service local exchange carrier. What this means: 1) Some job functions will be combined, largely back office, customer support, network operations 2) Expansion of footprint for both companies 3) Less choice and a lessening of competition in the alternative carrier space vs. the telcos … Read more
Client Boingo has a better idea. Instead of charging only on a monthly basis, they have begun offering hourly service to iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users who need to jump on and jump off when they’re on the go. GigaOm, JKOntheRun, both penned different stories on the news, as did the mobile news industry … Read more
Tesco, a leading grocery/supermarket chain in the UK and elsewhere are canning VoIP, so reported the Register. The move is designed to bolster their value priced MVNO play in the mobile space that offers low cost, UK calling and is designed to be a cost cutting option for the cord cutters. The move to shelve … Read more
I’m really beginning to wonder just what it takes to receive a patent that keeps it unique. Just last week Vonage received a patent for virtual phone numbers. Now today 8×8, a company which has a very rich patent portfolio has received one too for what is “Virtual Telephone Extension Patent by U.S. Patent and … Read more
If you have 3 minutes, this video cast will tell you all about Google in a very easy to grasp way, courtesy of the Guardian in the UK and Hungry Beast.
London based Atomico ventures, the fund started by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, co-founders of Skype have raised money for their second venture fund with $165 million dollars in the coffers, reports the Financial Times. The fund will look at putting its money behind “disruptive” technology that is customer facing and will not require a … Read more
My sources tell me that Google already has the cities lined up that they want to build out their fiber network so why do we keep seeing stories like these? Personally, I’d love to see the city I was born, raised and educated in be awarded some help from Google. We all know, Philadelphia needs … Read more
This post about “payola” in the blogosphere says it all. Much like the book “Hitmen” that shed light into the nasty practice years ago of “paid” promotion in the record industry, the post over at TechCrunch about AppGate was a kick in the pants for me to write a post I’ve been thinking about for … Read more
Fring has updated their Android client. So what’s new with it? Well for starters they have included a new buddy list look, created a brand-new profile screen and added a dialer, “among other improvements” they say. If you want the app for your Android phone, you can easily download it from here.
Vonage received a patent last week on virtual numbers, something that AT&T also used to offer on CallVantage. Basically, they’ve patented the process of using SIP to do what a Foreign Exchange number did for years in the PSTN, that being to have a local number in one place, and have it ring in another. … Read more
