Telco censured for blocking VoIP – and despite all the rumblings that it was one of the Regional Bells, the facts prove otherwise. In my offline discussions with reporters and publicity directors for various VoIP related companies I never was convinced it was one of the big guys, simply because they would have too much … Read more
Doug Mohney of VoN Magazine has a great summary of the residential IP phone market. In addition to the companies he listed that are the likely candidates to sell lots of phones, there are many rising stars in Asia who will also find ways to put new brands on the shelves of retailers and in … Read more
» This company wants to sell me VoIP? Ha! | IP Telephony | ZDNet.com Russell Shaw who also writes for VoN Magazine takes an unnamed cable company to task for screwing up his email account and then asks why he should buy VoIP from them. I’m betting the company is Comcast as there are just … Read more
Internet Week > Vonage’s Citron Says VoIP Blocking Is ‘Censorship’ > Vonage’s Citron Says VoIP Blocking Is ‘Censorship’ > March 2, 2005 A great story by Paul who has been on this Port Blocking issue affecting Vonage sheds more light on the matter. That said, I think an ISP blocking a person’s use of VoIP goes … Read more
Today’s announcement about Skype and WiFi seems to be one more supporting effort by companies that want to compete with the mobile/cellular carriers. EuroTelcoblog‘s James Enck has some interesting views on Skype as always. In many ways the skype Broadreach announcement is no different than Boingo going with TelSym, as both are non standard. I … Read more
A reporter with a Eurocentric perspective nails the core issue about the telcos. VoIP has them in a choke hold. Neville points out Skype, other VoIP service offerings and points out that the enterprise is moving towards VoIP which hurts the telcos. I go beyond that and say that USA based VC’s need to look … Read more
Aswath brings up a very good point regarding Google to look up most phone numbers. But there are some companies and people who just don’t get to be Googled and are in the White pages. This is especially true for newly installed telephones.
But I have one huge question…are VoIP numbers that were not ported from the RBOC’s PSTN pool over to VoIP in the directories at all?
For example, my CallVantage number is not nor would my Vonage number be that terminates on the softphone…HMMMMM
In all the hoopla last week at Internet Telephony this sorta got missed. As of February 25, subscribers can now obtain directory assistance listings by dialing 4-1-1. Callers can obtain two listings per call and will be charged 99 cents per use. Subscribers will also find a link to eFax on the More Features page … Read more
A Light Reading Insider report issued last week tells us that the cable MSO’s are in the lead when it comes to VoIP adoption
destinationCRM.com: Hot Seat: Will VoIP Reinvent the Contact Center? Why or Why Not? This article provides a round up view of opinions on VoIP in the Contact Center. My feeling is VoIP will change things. How soon? Stay tuned.
