Jeff makes some good comments here about AOL’s new phone service. That said, the next version is shaping up to be the market differentiator. In many ways AOL is a lot like Apple. They have the guts to do something that is not normal. Give the AOL team credit. They could have done what Verizon … Read more
While many forget that earlier versions of Windows Messenger offered VoIP, albeit h.323 based, not SIP, over the past week Microsoft began offering a Skype like VoIP capability to users of MSN Messenger. Microsoft continues to be a follower, letting others blaze the trail. I would not be surprised to see Microsoft end up buying … Read more
A few weeks back another VoIP reporter mentioned problems with his cable company. Now Weblogs VoIP dude has a horror story about service issues with Comcast and how it may affect VoIP.
Add an IP PBX (can you spell Asterisk), WiFi and a handoff to cellular networks via say, Bridgeport Networks and you have the possibilities of what Om is saying Bell South is exploring with VoWiFi, something I’m a big proponent of. Less devices, more connectivity, elimination of one or more additional bills via consolidated billing. … Read more
With all the net catching on to AOL’s VoIP announcements this week, I overlooked the Verizon announcement about VoiceWing and a new lower cost pricing plan. While nothing in the announcement is breakthrough, one has to realize that should Verizon be successful in the acquisition of MCI, then the VoIP market becomes much more of … Read more
Sam Diaz of the San Jose Mercury News has a nice write up about AOL’s VoIP launch that captures the essence of what AOL was looking to tell about their new VoIP offering, CallWays. The USA Today has a more extensive piece where the writer gives kudos to AT&T’s CallVantage vs. AOL. My view is … Read more
If you have a membership with .Mac you can now get a trial membership with T-Mobile’s Hotspot service and once you sign up, 20 iTunes as well as a deep discount over the monthly access fee.
This Thursday AOL officially launches their VoIP product. While I’m embargo from saying more than what already has been written I can say that other than having to install AOL on a naked PC that never had the software on it before which took some time, the service worked very well. Call quality was on … Read more
Austrian VoIP and ENUM expert Richard Statsny has a very good dissection about Skype and their meteoric rise. Ignore the question about Tipping point and get to the thinking below and you will see some very good thinking. I love his ten points, especially the "Be Scared" if you’re a telco.
Convidea is powering WebEx’s VoIP sessions based on this VON Magazine story. This means more advanced features for users of the best web based presentation platform. It also means that WebEx like services will be available from many others as a standard feature. Embedding conference grade presentation into an IP architecture isn’t that difficult, especially … Read more
