A site called VoIPReview.org is seeking to gain traffic to drive customer towards VoIP adoption. Some of the good features it includes community tools where users of many VoIP services can interact with one another in the forums, and where they can critique the services. The most valuable feature is the comparative features section which … Read more
ZDNet/CNET have a very detailed view on Covad’s future, much of which is being pegged to their VoIP rollout tied to their GoBeam acquisition. The all stock deal that happened last spring provided Covad with a voice play to take to their business customers. So why is Speakeasy.net, one of Covad’s largest resellers pushing the … Read more
Yesterday Cox Communications announced the creation of an ad sales interconnect in San Diego with Time Warner Cable. What they didn’t announce is that Time Warner Cable late last week reportedly informed their San Diego cable ad sales staff that they were no longer needed and was shutting down the entire ad sales operation in … Read more
GiagOm Malik drew my attention to this AdWeek story about Vonage and their pursuit of new marketing services agencies. If I do the math right, given current numbers and if the proposed budget is correct, Vonage is expending $375 per customer in marketing expense before you add in the cost of the ATA and shipping, … Read more
James Enck in his excellent blog on the Euro Telco scene has reported on the rapid uptake of VoIP in Amsterdam. For the company that is getting a better than one in five conversion from PSTN to VoIP that is clearly the harbinger of things to come.
If any company is seeking to establish their place in the PBX replacement market using VoIP it has to be Covad with their announcement today of number of markets sold. The product they are offering is a result of their acquisition of GoBeam. Given their business penetration with DSL this is looking more and more … Read more
In what is not a surprise to me (I commented on this months ago on KenRadio.com’s World Technology Roundup using our Crystal Ball and the Wayback Travel Machine) AT&T is using their position as a global sponsor of the 2004 Olympics to propel CallVantage into the family market. When the Olympics begin so too will … Read more
ZDNet has an interesting article on VoIP Spam. When you think about it, if clients can be made to check your voicemail more easily for VoIP services like VMRover how hard is it to do what ZD reports. If the FCC and other legislative bodies don’t extend the Do Not Call list concept to VoIP … Read more
In what is more editorial than commentary, CNET goes into depth asking more questions than providing answers of the whole FCC CALEA issue. My view is all the legit carriers will be CALEA compliant. VONAGE has stated that over and over again. I think AT&T has also. I really don’t see what the fuss is … Read more
Dialpad has been a VoIP player for many years and has offered service to thousands of PC users as well as calling card customers. They have a hybrid h.323 and SIP platform. Back in 2001 they announced a relationship with Level3 . Now it seems they are offering reduced rates to call Europe. How much … Read more
