8×8 Gets Fierce

Congratulatons to the folks at 8 x 8 who made the Fierce 15. For those who don’t know Fierce, they are a news aggregator that puts out annual “best of” lists. They have decided to add a VoIP Fierce report which brings even more legitimacy to the space.

CallVantage Goes Behind the Router

AT&T has yet to formally notify their users but you can’t keep the net community quiet about changes. In this case the bulk of the comments are overwhelmingly positive about the service upgrade that has been likely one of the most requested by hard core CallVantage and VoIP users. Putting the CallVantage telephone adapter from … Read more

Verisign In VoIP

There have been reports of Verisign in the VoIP business. Now it seems to be official. Now this is where it gets very interesting. Verisign basically is the switchboard of the digital era which connects this to that. It gets interesting when you cross one from column A with Column B so to speak. When … Read more

VoiceGlo and Office Depot

Office Depot obviously looks at VoIP as an accessory for the PC which is why they have made a move to sell five plans from VoiceGlo. For VoiceGlo this is a big win. For Office Depot I think it is the first stab into VoIP and clearly not their last.

AT&T and Linksys Announce TA’s

As I’m on the road I have yet to see the link for this announcement. It’s one that shows commitment to their plan. In marketing we say “plan your work and work your plan.” This is one more example of CallVantage staying on track with their hardware roadmap. My view is simple. Linksys makes great … Read more

Broadcom Marries WiFi & VoIP

Broadcom announced a chipset for wireless IP phones that will create a new category of consumer products. Wi-FiĀ® phones based on this chipset will offer consumers a cordless phone replacement that can also support data applications such as web browsing, email and instant messaging. This solution is based on the convergence of Broadcom’s award-winning 54g(TM) … Read more

A Diet Of Fiber

Fast Fiber to the Home is coming. One by one the announcements are coming out from SBC and Verizon and if you’re a cable company executive you had better start looking over your shoulders. While the cable companies have had a good laugh about the problems with DSL, if FTTH takes hold the whole world … Read more

VoIP For Business

Toshiba has announced a product line up to compete with Avayya and Cisco. I dont see the price points holding for long. There will be lots of competition in the VoIP space. Think where the router market has been driven down to. I also can’t see a price of $160 for a softphone. My guess … Read more