In what has to be a buy them before they better you in the race for Mobile High Speed Internet, Qualcomm has bought Flarion for 267 million in stock and another 205 million in performance based payments. Qualcomm also assumes the options and warrants at fair value of $128 million. Flarion has tested their OFDMA … Read more
Om must have found the Wharton piece that I called a must read last night. Since he’s the number’s guy and I’m more words and concepts I forgot the point he brought out.
In one of the best written pieces I’ve seen on Skype Managing Technology from the University of Pennsylvania has a literal business school analysis of Skype, but in a breezy, easy to read way. If you are a VOIP industry person or not, this is a MUST READ.
Oh, what a home run this book is. It’s a tell all, explore all that makes so much sense. Now, when will someone write a book like this about VoIP !!! Written with collaboration from Wiki correspondents Lasica served as a quasi writer, editor and producer. It’s a killer effort and worth reading! Oh, and … Read more
I’ve been hearing for months from the dissident and downright upset Packet8 shareholders about how dreadful they feel the company is performing, while one or two others seem to think it’s the 1980 Olympic Hockey Team with pal Mike Eruzione and the late Herbie Brooks. Maybe Bryan Martin thinks Al Michael will say “Do You … Read more
This report says VoIP is five years away from any real growth. I say that’s about the time the legacy carriers will have absorbed the next gens, the old hardware in the CO’s will have been written off and the public won’t care if it’s VoIP or PSTN, as they will just want new features … Read more
You’ve seen it done on TV and in the movies. The good guys like Marshall on Alias is able to track a bad guys VoIP call and lead Sydney and Vaughn to save the day. Well those days may be coming to the FBI and other law enforcement agencies if a National Science Foundation grant … Read more
Here’s another well rounded view on Skype’s future. This time from Business Week.
I received an email from a friend telling me that Yahoo Messenger with Voice will be out of Beta almost any day now. I participated in a session about the product back in May and am happy to see that the group’s suggestions were taken to heart. I only wish the Mac version was more … Read more
Law enforcement cronies to the North in Canada have concerns about VoIP. Seems like they are trying to get the government to better apply CALEA like regulation in the Great White North.
