It’s Features, Not Price That Will Drive VoIP
I’ve been saying that it’s the applications and features that will drive adoption of VoIP almost since the time I started this blog. Now another news organization, MSNBC is reporting the same thing.
How Many Customers Does Your Carrier Have?
ISP Planet has cobbled together a news account detailing how many customers some of the VoIP carriers have. While one has to seperate free downloads and installed clients from paying customers (i.e. Skype vs. Optimum Online) what is apparent is that the cable companies like Charter and Cablevision are gaining significant marketshare in getting their … Read more
VoWiFi Context Aware Application
A Voice over WiFi technology that becomes available when you enter a hotspot location was announced by a Sweedish firm with the concept behind it called “context aware.” The idea is simple. When you enter a hotspot, part of the authentication includes the installation of VoWiFi/VoIP software. How this works and what corporate IT professionals … Read more
Powell Is Pissed. Om’s On It
While I’m out checking out wine bars and tapas bars in Portland, OM-nipresent online Om Malik is on the case and grabbed the first post related to Michael Powell’s pissed off response to SBC’s plan to roll out TipTop. From the very start I have felt that the SBC foray, as well as some other … Read more
Tekrati Points To VoIP Growth
What we all suspected over the past year has now been validated. VoIP deployments by the carriers and RBOC’s are on the rise. Check out the posting over on TekRati. What this means in plain language is that the RBOC and ILECs are all gearing up to roll out more VoIP based services to consumers … Read more
Will European VoIP Ever Sing In The Same Key?
The purpose of the EU was supposed to bring together greater commonality between members. So far, not so with VoIP. That’s why this meeting that James Enck comments on is going to be so interesting. It also is likely one of the reasons Level3 and others are be as aggressive in the European market at … Read more
Pulver’s Top VoIP Bloggers
I want to thank Jeff for the recognition for my making the list of who the Top VoIP Bloggers are. What makes all of us on the list worthy is the ability to share what we know between each other. I don’t look at others as competitors, but as peers. That’s what makes Blogging great … Read more
eWeek Says 2004 Explosive for VoIP
In what is a nice recap the first doyen of VoIP, Ellen Muraskin of eWeek, has a fast read recap of 2004 and its growth in 2004. She calls into question the enterprise market and asks where the future lies drawing out the need for the ability to cross connect multiple networks. This makes me … Read more
Are VoIP Security Fears Overblown
A ZD Net reporter goes fishing about VoIP security and after talking to experts comes back with only his rod, reel and a net. Right now the evidence would indicate that the major carriers are experienced enough to deal with threats to their networks from the core. The issue is how are they handling the … Read more
HOT VoIP In Israel
HOT has a hot offer in Israel. They launched its fixed-line residential telephony service breaking Bezeq’s long-standing monopoly by using VoIP technology. HOT is reportedly spending $100 million in the network over the next three years.