Skype has struck a deal with Taiwan’s fourth (4th) largest telephone company for a new product called PC-Home Skype. If this is a shape of things to come, then Skype will be striking more of these types of relationships. What this means is carriers who are looking to gain market share will be looking to … Read more
Kevin Werbach, over at TechCentralStation, a blog which is part political advocacy, part news, part tech has posted a viewpoint on Skype. The key here is the fact that the creators of Skype have found cracks in the regulations of not only the FCC but many of the PTT’s around the globe. With Skype Out, … Read more
Self praise, especially when one is the only real player in the field, stinks. Obviously no one at Level3 ever had Sy Roseman, or former Temple University Professor and VP, Jim Shea as mentors on Public Relations. One only touts themselves when its something to shout about. Come on guys, couldn’t you at least let … Read more
A report out of Tel Aviv, Israel has HOT the cable company in Israel announcing today that Lucent has won HOT’s tender for setting up its IP telephony services network. The deal is valued at $100M over 5 years, in Israeli terms is considered a blockbuster mega-deal, according to our source. Insiders say this was … Read more
This story is one I can relate too. I remember back in the 1990’s when I was flying coast to coast about once every two to three weeks on business that I made extensive use of a special program via GTE Airphone. For a flat $1,000 I could talk all I wanted to in the … Read more
Broadvox, which has one of the most robust platforms in VoIP has announced a comprehensive reseller program. Reseller programs are what built MCI and SPRINT years ago, and are used by the likes of CISCO and many hardware companies as a way to extend their sales force. Broadvox, which is not really a newcomer to … Read more
Yetserday’s little guys, who have become big players don’t get no respect. First they are viewed by the big time media as small potatoes. Then they get big and the online world starts to trash talk them. For the record, before there was SIP there was h.323. It was out there, and it did what … Read more
James Enck of Daiwa Securities has an interesting perspective on private networks and P2P. His insight about WASTE, and how invaded we all are getting due to lack of security to prevent intrusive messages, SPIM, SPAM, TELEMARKETING, etc. is worth reading.
One person’s pervasive is another person’s intrusive. So says a survey released today. In a culture where Gotta have it now over rides all sense of decency, the Pop-tart, Minute Rice, microwave influenced, Fax it, Fed Ex it, oh crap, IM it to me generations all have seen technology become the equalizer for time and … Read more
Look for a story or two about VoIP in your local paper if it’s published by Knight Ridder. More jumping on the bandwagon press, likely driven by Vonage and their new PR team in NYC and the cable industry’s sudden romance with bundling phone service in with your cable bill. Cable providers will likely see … Read more
