I had a cup of coffee and a nice chat with Om Malik of Business 2.0 and GigaOm. He’s as real in person as he is in his blog…the world needs more reporters like Om. Fair. Unbiased. Opionated and smart. We compared notes on VoIP. Om thinks I’m a Gadget Slut…that’s a new term for … Read more
VON in Boston isn’t even a memory and it looks like the Spring VON will be even hotter. Already Jeff Pulver is saying it’s almost sold out. This years is in San Jose. Maybe Jeff needs to starting thinking Las Vegas or L.A. where the convention centers are even bigger. That said, San Jose is … Read more
If you are looking to invest in VoIP Forbes has a list of companies making the picks and shovels. Bet on those before you bet on the carriers. Lots of people got rich during the 1800’s selling the picks and shovels to the railway track gangs.
Mr. Blog has sorta retracted/corrected his post about BT port blocking of SIP. Jeff Pulver jumped in and got the facts from Pulver Communicator and FWD users in the UK. When I saw Mr. Blogs post I went to Jeff who is about as in the know as anyone to see if he could help. … Read more
Packet 8 has signed an agreement with a MLM that also offers Broadvox and Delta Three’s iConnectHere service. MLM’s are what first built MCI. It seems that many of the VoIP carriers are looking at this alternative means of selling in their services due to the agents already having solid customer relationships. In the case … Read more
Today S&P cut the rating of Level3 basically pushing them into junk bond status. That has to have some industry watchers wondering how safe a bet Level3 really is.
In what could possibly help Packet8 and spur on the acceptance of VideoPhone capabilities in the home, Packet8 announced a relationship with CompUSA, the USA’s largest chain of computer oriented big box stores. While I still think the XTEN concept of a softvideo phone is more appropos, Packet8’s service does work well enough. I think … Read more
BlogPal Jonathan Greene in NYC has come to the same conclusion I have when it deals with the issue of which carrier is better, Vonage or CallVantage. His winner, CallVantage.
Om asks the question about dial up VoIP. My guess is that dial up VoIP which will likely benefit AOL more than any other ISP is really geared to be Voice Chat using IM, Chat Room Voice, Game Voice and the ability to make long distance calls. The fact that there is even a thought … Read more
Via James Enck in Europe, it seems that AOL is serious about VoIP. Don’t count AOL out, but given they announced layoffs in the USA yesterday, something is clearly up with the world’s largest ISP and VoIP seems to be it.
