VoIP/3G Mediation To Skyrocket

In what has to be good news for BridgePort Networks the concept of mediation between VoIP and 3G is set to grow. This is one area where my friends at Qualcomm are starting to recognize the importance of VoIP. Back in September Irwin Jacobs mentioned VoIP during a San Diego Telecom Headliner’s event. The story … Read more

New Euro VoIP Blog

A new Blog on the VoIPScene in Europe. I’m happy another voice is surfacing to cover the rapidly expanding space.

Great WiFi and Broadband In Hotels

I’ve been on the road and will be for another week. I’ve been in Shearton’s and Homestead Hotel Suites so far and have to be impressed with the connectivity. Using my SMC Travel Router makes the W, Sheraton and Westin TurboNet like working at home. When your traveling look for those brands of hotels. They … Read more

Why I Don’t Like Apple

I ordered the U2 Black and Red iPod the first few days it was offered. I was told it would ship on or around the 18th of November. Around that time Apple sent me an email saying that due to demand the item would not ship until early December. I say B.S. The retailers are … Read more

Will Level 3 Buy WilTel Assets

A report that is a month or so old keeps coming back to me about WilTel’s assets owned by Leucadia National Corp. being sold to Level 3. I’m blogging it to see if it raises any smoke signals out there..

Not Blog Related–SPORTS

Very few of you know my history, and while it is not a well kept secret, at one point in my life, actually over half of it until 1988 was spent in the world of professional sports. That’s right. I was a jock and a sports marketing executive. In junior high I played varsity soccer … Read more

Cisco IP Phone Commercial

Have you seen the Cisco IP phone commercial? Brilliant. Sheer brilliance. They commercial is in Italian, with subtitles. It really explains the features and capabilities. In subtitles. Like all great advertising must be it has to be both memorable and convey the message clearly. This spot did. I wish it was on the web so … Read more

Time Warner Gets Diverse With VoIP

This is called positioning. Obviously some PR person inside Time Warner, that is in the middle of a prolonged downsizing is trying to say “hey, we’re not discriminating” when it comes to hiring and firing. Using VoIP, which is a hot topic with the media right now, is a way to tell their story.