James On Bridgeport Network

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I think I introduced James to some of the guys from Bridgeport Networks who spend lots of time in London. Like me he’s become a fan. I was happy to see their deal with China Unicom finally was announced and that they also won an award from the CDMA Development Group. If you don’t know … Read more

Skype and eBay Wrap Up

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Alec Saunders has a great recap and commentary on the deal of the day, week, month, year…take your pick. I keep going back and forth on the Skype/eBay deal. On one hand I look at it as the Broadcast.com deal for VoIP. On the other hand I wonder just how much work the integration will … Read more

Andy In D.C. on A Significant Panel

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I’m actually very excited about the opportunity to share my views. The rest of the participants make me feel very proud to have been selected and labeled a leading industry player. “Peripheral Visionaries’ IP-Based Communications Summit” will be held in Washington D.C. on November 10. Peripheral Visionaries, which will run from 9 AM to 5:00 … Read more

Now That eBay Owns Skype…

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Are they going to be called eSkype? More importantly with eBay being a USA company, will Skype have to follow the FCC’s regulations as a phone company? While today’s announcement answers alot of questions, and ends speculation, one has to now look at the implications and figure out if eBay may have just gotten taken … Read more

eBay Buys Skype

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The last few days were rather quiet on the Skype Hype front. It seems my first gut reaction about Skype Was right and only over thinking caused a shift. I still view the Skype team as master marketers who played the game to the fullest and have won with eBay making the acquisition. A payout … Read more

Apple VoIP Please !!

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With everyone getting into VoIP I don’t know why there isn’t any effort on Apples part to embed SIP into iChat. Already the iSight is one of the best mics (forget the video which is the best out there) and the PowerBook is so easy and audio friendly that it makes total sense. Erik points … Read more

Gee I Think I Said This On Thursday

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On Thursday I presented to about 150 people at a large household name that shall remain nameless. One of my comments seems to have leaked out as pal Alec Saunders seems to be on the same wavelength about video phones.

Skype Being Blocked In China

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News reports from around the globe point to China Telecom reportedly blocking Skype Out. Port blocking remains in my mind one of the biggest challenges all new technology providers have as the incumbents still have the ability and power to try and stop them.