AT&T today launches CallVantage in New York state. The onslaught will likely be backed by their TV campaign and a very aggressive marketing blitz including lots of press coverage which can be anticipated by looking over their press kit page on their web site. If you’re wondering how series they are taking this, check out … Read more
Morpheus, the P2P service from Streamcast, has entered the fray providing VoIP, repackaging a solution. Going after the pre-pay market seems to be the first audience as they claim they can terminate calls anywhere in the world. The second of course are the file swappers. If you call another person on the Morpheus Voice network, … Read more
Forbes used Voice over Wi-Fi as a way to tell a different story about VoIP. Smart. What it also told in the story is that the carriers are really grasping the idea that VoIP is for real and that most of the national carriers in the USA (i.e. Qwest, AT&T and MCI) now are embracing … Read more
This week’s Newsweek has a very good story on VoIP. It is balanced, mostly accurate and has some interactive features. Interestingly, the author missed on SipPhone, excluding them from the story.
The Times of London has a story that says VoIP is about to grow. They also talk about the integration of VoIP with Instant Messaging clients like Yahoo and MSN Messenger. The story really doesn’t break any new ground, but does provide further evidence how VoIP is taking hold.
Following the lead of the FCC, the State of Pennsylvania has taken a hands off approach for regulating VoIP. The real winner here is Comcast, one of the largest cable operators in the state, and which is headquartered in Philadelphia, the largest city in the state. Comcast, which has been working on rolling out VoIP … Read more
CBS News in New York has done a news story on VoIP. You can watch the streaming story and read the sidebar on their web site. The story was well presented, with one error. They showed the broadband router as the box that gets the phone calls on the net. OOPS. The link to the … Read more
A report out of Canada indicates the telcos north of the USA border want to go slow in government regulation.
Some carriers and application server executives think portals may hold the key to VoIP, according to a Forbes article that appeared today. Portals generate eyeballs, and in many ways can be used to drive qualified traffic that generates new accounts. But, if the carriers are betting on MSN and Yahoo to drive the new users, … Read more
San Diego based VIPER networks has announced they have approved a Wi-Fi based handheld phone for use on their network. Here’s the rub with Wi-Fi handhelds. When you’re in a public hotspot that is free, access to the network won’t be an issue. But when you use a hotspot where you pay, like a Starbucks … Read more
