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After a few months of testing, Skype is now out of beta with PayPal as a means of payment. I really think we will see a cottage industry spring up around Skype, much like eBay has already seen.

WiFi Planet earlier this week had a story about convergence. This is great for companies like Bridgeport Networks and client Popular Telephony with their Clipcomm deal that see where things are going.

The often maligned C&W are starting to take a positive posture about VoIP, due to the unbundling of local loop in the UK. As a result they can begin penetrating deeper into the UK telephony market with VoIP. The Bulldog platform will provide start of a move upmarket. Next month Bulldog plans to initiate a … Read more

Advanced IP Pipeline is reporting about a new E-911 initiative underway.

TelTel with a million or more users is adding music to their P2P voice network.

Covad has a very cool web site, with a very horror movies feel. I actually think it’s a very creative approach to selling VoIP.

SkypeWireless over WiFi is only good if there is enough bandwidth in place. At 50k in both direction, and with others in the hotspot sucking down bandwidth the user experience won’t be perfect all the time. But that said, I expect this and WiMax to disrupt the market.

Every once and a while I get sent something of interest. This week a non-Bluetooth headset called the PhoneRanger arrived from Drew Robertson, a New York entrepreneur. It plugs into the USB port for power and the audio in and out jacks. I tried it with both Skype and the XTEN eyeBeam via Broadvoice and … Read more

This is what I call doing things the smart and right way. Cablevision is upgrading their customers and making them VoIP ready.

As I said last week Skype is clearly taking aim at the video conference space. For companies like XTEN and SightSpeed this could pose a real threat if they don’t make the right moves soon. SightSpeed has a new update to their client due out in a day or so. It will feature SIP based … Read more