A report from Frost & Sullivan points out the growth that hosted VoIP providers will be seeing. This is good news for the cBeyonds, Call Towers and client Junction Networks. Unlike the all you can eat pricing model of Skype, these companies actually make money on calls, as well as services. It’s one reason why … Read more
AT&T’s Uverse is growing, report’s Om Malik. I’d make it my third ISP in the home office if they would open it up to us. I can see the Central Office and I know they’ve already done the work getting it to the box 100 yards from my house. The issue is though that my … Read more
I’ve been hearing rumblings for some time out of the land of the rising sun that a VoIP phone with mobile capabilities is coming to a carrier. The rumor mill being what it is has Jajah supplying the underlying core technology to make it possible to happen in Japan. Anyone for sushi?
This post by “the UnWired” blogger Arne Hess has me wondering if you need to by a data plan for light use in the USA is you want data over a pre-paid SIM on AT&T. My guess based on Arne’s reference to WAP is that the service is generic GSM/GPRS data that chews up time..For … Read more
Last week eBay’s new leader told the Financial Times that a decision on Skype future will be made at the end of this year. This week new Skype prexy Josh Silverman said eBay is giving all kinds of support to achieve synergies. This is corporate chess and more importantly, well orchestrated positioning. It keeps Skype … Read more
Let’s face it. This is nothing new. For years one of Cisco’s channel partners has been SBC, Bell South and other now AT&T owned companies, working on the front lines as integrators as far back as at least 2001. AT&T has also been one of Cisco’s best customers, buying lots of routers. The big honking … Read more
Skype has listened and learned from their customers. Last year Skype was offering USA and Canadian residents “unlimited” dialing plans. Now they are offering them to the world at monthly rates which basically make Skype Pro for many a thing of the past, with a near global calling plan for 9.95 a month as of … Read more
The people involved in Muni Wi-Fi are all wet. From the manufacturers to the consultants who advised the cities to the city folks themselves. Talk about playing into the hands of the big telcos and cable operators. Not a one figured that the cable guys could be their best friends and none of the efforts … Read more
My wife Helene calls Dean Bubley, bubbles. More because he’s rather cheerful, upbeat and a happy sort, and really when you think about it, one of the more outgoing and sociable analysts out there. Dean also one of the “regular” dining companions when I’m in London and to be that there needs to be the … Read more
Like Alec Saunders I took a look at BOXBE this morning after getting an invite from a friend. Unlike Alec, because I’m on a Mac it couldn’t spam my address book. Score one more for being on an Apple. But Boxbe, sorry, I’ll pass. No Mac support and it doesn’t really want to work with … Read more
