In the February issue of PC Magazine where many of the VoIP options were reviewed it seems their editors came to the same conclusion I did, that CallVantage is their choice for VoIP, with VoicePulse, the company I also felt was number two to AT&T since I too began some trials. I guess great minds … Read more
A swath Weblog: It is Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature! When A swath writes, he’s RIGHT! VoIP in the network is not the same as end to end.
Mark Evans :: Shaw Launching VOIP Soon in Canada. As you can see, the cable companies all across North America are one by one rolling out VoIP. Do you think there is a revolution going on….
The Jeff Pulver Blog: Communications Unusual: A cool bug…feature! – Mixing Skpe with SIP Last week I found a bug in Skype that created a furor with some other bloggers. Now Jeff finds a similar bug, happens when one mixes SKYPE and FWD. One person’s feature is another person’s bug it seems.
Unbound Spiral: Skype Predictions–Super Skype fan Stuart Henshall cites some predictions about the growth of Skype. My guess is Skype starts to co-exist more with the traditional telcos, rather than simply be a disruptive threat. Imagine a private labeled Skype product that cell companies “resell” that gives you all the features of your cell phone, … Read more
We’ve been covering Bridgeport Networks for some time, writing about their place in where VoIP is going as part of convergence. Yesterday Forbes listed them as possible acquisition candidate by always buying Cisco. While I think this is not as likely today to happen, one never rules anything out in business. The story is especially … Read more
I’m always flattered when the press turns to me for a viewpoint, but I’m honored to be included in a story with Om. While Level3 has customers, the big question is how will they handle their enormous debt load. Even if VoIP revenues start to fly from the cable companies, which is now in question, … Read more
Comcast VoIP service to stress features but it will cost the customers more. I’m not sure that live operator 411 is worth the difference or a battery backup.
VoIP will hit Euro telcos hardest – vnunet.com but what I find as interesting is that the research company thinks flat rate pricing from the RBOC’s will help them buffer the onslaught of the VoIP train. I actually think the RBOC’s flat rate customers are prime to switch. Here’s why. They are early adopters, not laggards. … Read more
Level 3 Announces Work Force Reduction This doesn’t bode well for the company, no matter how they try to spin it. They are likely setting the company up to be sold or merged into another company. MCI, Sprint and AT&T, along with the RBOC’s are all likely suitors.
