Congrats To FastMobile

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Over a year or more I started telling readers here about FastMobile. Well it seems they have raised 12 million in VC funding. My question is if they can battle with Sonim and also Microsoft which is about to embed a person to person voice chat feature into Windows mobile 2005.

Out of The Blog and Into The Pod

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It’s hard to believe that 31 years ago, yes back in 1974, I did my very first radio news accounts for WFIL, WIBG and WIP radio, providing sports reports about the Philadelphia Wings when I was only 14. Back then those recordings were called beepers because the “beep” had to be played when you were being recorded by law, all due to wiretap regulations. Little did I know that it would take 31 years for my return to real “AM” radio. Well technology has changed, but in many ways, the song remains the same. I still do reports remotely, now using Skype, or VoIP phones, fed into the mixing boards, but the business of broadcasting has clearly changed.

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Big Euro VON Next Week

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I chatted by phone yesterday with Jeff Pulver and was elated for him after hearing just how global his VON Conference has become. While the FCC here in the USA fiddles around, the rest of the world is waking up to VoIP. When you think that many of the countries are going from almost no … Read more

Earthlink MVNO To Include WiFi

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Earthlink is moving into the phone business in a big way, but with a ubiquitous stratey behind it. Between their VoIP business that already have with Vonage and future expansion that is already being planned with SK-Earthlink to create the next generation of wireless carrier. I did a briefing last week and walked away impressed. … Read more

I Want Legal P2P TV

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The idea of TV in the home is dead, and just like downloadable music, I guess it’s going to take Steve Jobs, not Bill Gates-despite all that Microsoft is trying to do, to make the studios understand that, unlike money after death, TV programming will be something you can take with you. It’s time the … Read more

North of The Border News

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A lot has happened this past week in Canada via the CRTC regarding VoIP. Pal Jon Arnold has the scoop. From my perspective it appears the Great White North may become a hotbed for VoIP experimentation as the US’s FCC seems to be heading in the direction of over regulation after starting out the year … Read more

The Importance Of IP to An IT/IP World

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The Importance Of IP to An IT/IP World Last week my client, Popular Telephony quietly announced the appointment of Dan McCurdy to their Board of Advisors. The release wasn’t put on the wire, we just emailed it to a few friends who matter as the wire is not always the only way to go to … Read more

My Missing Post

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I pulled the post about embargoes. I got slammed with calls and emails from reporters wanting to hear what I knew about what I’m not talking about. While I held firm and didn’t tell, I can now safely say I know who in the media really reads my blog. After the series of calls (and … Read more

Pulver on The FCC

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Jeff clearly has a viewpoint worth reading. While I know the big boys want to slow down the rapid encroachment of the upstarts, Jeff’s points are rather interesting. But I have a slightly different view. First, VoIP is going mainstream. The MSO’s in the cable business all set out to deliver a fixed line replacement … Read more