Going global? Want a London or Paris number? Well, that’s going to be easier. Primus, the company behind Lingo has added that ability for under $10.00 a month. See Om’s post. Now, what Om didn’t tell you 🙂 This was front page USA Today news on the index/contents and then the story was front page … Read more
Not to rest where they are, Vonage has brought in a veteran IP CTO type to keep their platform humming. I often speculate that MCI is an ideal buyer of Vonage. Why? Their Chaiman and CEO Michael Cappellas is a deal maker and he knows when to buy rather than build. While this is pure … Read more
A Virginia company has deployed the battlefield phone booth using Cisco IP phone software and Gateway notebook computers by combining satellite and PCs plus some software. Remember, military grade technology eventually ends up working for the masses so think of this as a trail by fire for Segovia, Inc., the company that was awareded the … Read more
The ITU will issue in September a report entitled “The Portable Internet” and the tease promises details on “disruptive technologies.” Certainly WiFi has been and will continue to be disruptive as it has leapfrogged GPRS and EVDO in many ways when the idea of Portable versus Mobile is applied. That said, in the portable arena … Read more
The ITU will issue in September a report entitled “The Portable Internet” and the tease promises details on “disruptive technologies.” Certainly WiFi has been and will continue to be disruptive as it has leapfrogged GPRS and EVDO in many ways when the idea of Portable versus Mobile is applied. That said, in the portable arena … Read more
I’ve been a long time advocate for the prevention of Port Blocking both here and on KenRadio.com’s World Technology RoundUp but based on this TechDirt report it seems Port Blocking is now going wireless. Just like Port Blocking by broadband providers of Port 69 effects a small minority of those desiring VoIP services, it seems … Read more
I’ve been keeping a watchful eye on LibreTel, Jeff Pulvers DID to SIP service. LibreTel just went into beta with their Port of Call service and is offering phone numbers in Israel, the UK and selected USA cities. Once you have a LibreTel number you can point it to a FWD sip phone, so if … Read more
You have to read this if for no other reason for some of the quotes. My favorite is: “I am prepared to look at this case as, with all respect to the people involved, a bunch of crooks getting sued by a bunch of bankers who are too dumb to stop throwing money down the … Read more
I was tipped off by Colorado blogger and VoIP Sales Star Keith Bare that Packet8 had gone retail with CompUSA. The move follows Vonage’s move in the same direction a few months back. I’ve evaluated Packet8 and find nothing wrong with what they offer. Their service rides on Level3’s backbone and they offer a great … Read more
I half thought about blogging the recent E-Commerce News item about Skype and what one of their VC’s had to say but decided to wait for those more schooled in the VC world to comment. Malik’s stint as an investment banker and VC makes him the perfect commentator on this story. Now I’m only waiting … Read more
