Om presents an interesting case about Clearwire. While they have admitted to blocking Vonage one has to remember that they are still in trial mode. My guess is they will come around and offer two tiers of service. One that is more of an AOL walled garden approach, while the second, and at a higher … Read more
eurovoip: IP telephony picking up in Europe which to me is an indicator we are getting closer to global telephony brands.
Alright I’m in France, drinking wine, eating food and blogging about that for a few weeks and having a blast. But Om Malik is more than making up for my absence… These three posts are smack down the pipe.. On Vonage Losing Their Media Luster Diego Adding VoIP to their Set Top Box And on … Read more
It looks like Clearwire is one of the carriers blocking Vonage according to this report. I’m waiting to hear more.
A great Skypestyle story in today’s New York Times talks about the cultural, lifestyle and technical benefits of Skype. PR princess Kelly Larabee is widely quoted. The reporter also mentions the Pulver Order and that’s not Jeff ordering Thai food for take-out 🙂
Consumer VOIP Could Be on Its Way to the Gallows is one reporter’s view. I don’t think so. VoIP will become transparent. All phone companies will switch to VoIP and just migrate their customers over. Why? It’s cheaper to maintain a IP network infrastructure than the legacy circuit switches. The only reason why they don’t do … Read more
Russell Shaw thinks there’s a price war looming in VoIP, but unlike many he’s forecasting that it will hit the enterprise first.
A Texas Attorney General tried to demo Vonage 911 as part of the state’s lawsuit against the New Jersey company. The effect is bone chilling. Just listen using iTunes. Is Vonage this brazen or just plain stupid. They have a sign-up mechanism for E911 and yet based on audio file it’s rather convincing that it doesn’t … Read more
I have regularly expressed the opinion that VoIP and VoWiFi is a compliment to cellular companies. Now an analyst firm in the UK says VoWiMax is a threat to them. I tend to agree since the new companies in the WiMax game will not initially be the same companies. This is all about competition. Eventually the existing … Read more
8×8 to sell Packet8 in Malls? Thats a major expense for branding. Do the math. A person in a kiosk @ $10.00 per hours for 60 hours a week is $600 a week, plus FICA and benefits (i.e. stock options, health insurance, etc.) Now add in rent, which at Valley Fair isn’t cheap, the cost of … Read more
