Costa Rica And VoIP

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One of the issues discussed on my panel at Internet Telephony about Issues facing the Service Provider was regulation of VoIP. It seems in Costa Rica they really want to regulate it. This has to be an issue for multi-national corporations which want to roll out VoIP in their enterprise that has far reaching implications. … Read more

Pulver Goes Beyond VoIP

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Taking one of the biggest steps of his career, Jeff Pulver has made a pact with CMP Media and TIA to develop an enterprise tech show that goes beyond VoIP. The show fills a hole left by the demise of Comdex, the weakness of N+I of late that many people have been feeling. Those shows died for two reasons. Greed and lack of compelling content. Pulver’s team knows content. That should make the smaller format at the Rio in Las Vegas this November worth looking at.

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Skype Bashing On The Rise

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Skype is starting to draw comments that aren’t all positive. The issues are mostly around QoS and security of late. My guess is Teleo’s PR team is doing some depositioning work.

Wireless VoIP on The Rise

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In an announcement today that may have some wireless companies looking over the shoulders, Towestream announced wide area WiFi VoIP roaming with successful handoffs between access points. The WiFi VoIP product sounds to me like a pre-WiMax type of offering, sort of a proof of concept of what is and what may be. Wireless king … Read more

TW Telecom Growing

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TW Telecom has a great network, lots of customers and are making money. That’s what I learned last week when I met their team at Internet Telephony. They’re rolling out VoIP for business. Their executives remind me of old school types. You know, the suits. The ties.  They’re the kind of supplier Fortune 100 buyers would trust. What you won’t get is gee whiz bells and whistles rock star egos from these guys. They have a solid product, a good offer and would be a safe bet if your business is looking to get VoIP in a big way from a company that has a good pedigree. They were spun out of Time Warner in the 90’s yet TimeWarner still is their largest shareholder.  They compete with the Verizon’s, SBCs and such.

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Skype Is Cool Says Mark

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My favorite Canadian telecom blogger is Mark Evans because he calls them like he see’s them.  This post about Skype is like the great white north, just cool..mostly because he’s gotten to the same conclusion I feel is important. It’s about the features, or apps as I call them…that’s what will drive the business. Why … Read more

Vonage IPO This Year?

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Om say Vonage IPO. I don’t think they can wait. Reports are their growth is slowing, that costs are rising and that founder Jeffrey Citron has a bundle of his own cash in the venture.

Vonage Numbers..Where’s The Churn

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Om points to a US News and World Reports story about Vonage. I was thinking earlier today how they have not been as assertive lately. Looking at the post I wonder two things. Are the UK numbers included and where’s the churn being hidden…

Voice Glo Update

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I sat with Ed Cespedes of VoiceGlo last week. I found a few things out. 1. They are not yet making money. 2. They are working on a mobile extension to VoiceGlo 3. He and Michael Egan have a lot of their own money in the company. 4. About 100,000 people are using VoiceGlo at … Read more

AT&T CallVantage

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Last week at Internet Telephony in Miami, the always well spoke Katherine Martine, or Kathy to her colleagues at AT&T spoke about the future of VoIP and what going on with CallVantage. Two features she spoke of stood out to me. One is their new eCom software that will provide PC or PDA level management … Read more