Looks like the cable operators are winning and the Bells are losing when it comes to where the numbers are these days in new subscriber signups. The stat I want to see is how many of these “new” lines are true switch to VoIP from the cable operator or first time installs (i.e. new homes) … Read more
Ken Camp organized a great first call on Monday and Ted has a nice recap of what we went through. The podcast should be up soon. While we’re only supposed to do this on a monthly basis, I think as more breaking news occurs, and as time permits multimedia will become a bigger part of … Read more
Both Skype and Gizmo are jumping into the conference biz? Why? Like Willy Sutton said when asked why he robbed banks? Because that’s where the money is.
I’m a bit late on this but Thomas Anglero, over on Telecom’s Tsunami has a very good post on the impact that the i-Pass deals mean and how FMC (Fixed Mobile Convergence) is happening and who the players are.
Rich does a very good job of telling us all about the new features found in Skype 2.5. While he’s been typing away I’ve had a few in the know tech types tell me more about SkypeCast. A SkypeCast entity is a special phone number skype:+990 01110002544315 When parsing this, you ignore the skype: that … Read more
I caught up with uber-blogger Stowe Boyd at OnHollywood yesterday and he had his VON shirt on. I have offered to wear a Stowe shirt at VON…but in thinking, it should be a beret!
In what is one of the most concise and dead on analysis like blog posts I have read on the subject Mark Evans has zeroed in on the Vonage IPO filing and proved that Sundays are not only for those who want to do nothing but watch sports. The key is how little, yes little, … Read more
A new and improved Skype 2.5 is due out by late afternoon U.K. time with the big feature being a true 100 person conference calling capability with moderation features called Skypecast. Some impressive tie ins like with companies like SixApart, makers of TypePad having been lined up. This is a continuation of the evolution we … Read more
While they don’t connect to any VoIP network via WiFi (yet) I’m predicting Helio, which just came out of the closet will do just that. Targeting the 20 somethings and college age mobile crowd, Helio offers tons of “keep in touch” like features that blow away the offerings of the regular mobile carriers. One has … Read more
I don’t want to turn this into an ad for iotum and PhoneGnome (or my agency) but the VoIP blog world is a buzz with what the power of relevance means–presence and context-meaning right place, right time a the new way to receive the calls you want, where you want, on the endpoint you choose. … Read more
