AT&T not wanting to be left behind announced more comapatability and interoperability. Much of this has already been in their network or on the IP roadmap for a few years. What is so concerning is if they have the ability to do all this now, why wait? AT&T, which got out of the cable business … Read more
Global Crossing, which has a Phoenix like rising from the ashes quality has announced their moves and expansion within the category they know best. The enterprise. Always a Level3 follower type of company, their international termination capabilities, high quality fiber, and an aggressive sales force means companies in the SME space should listen to what … Read more
VoiceGlo, another player in the VoIP space has made what could be a bright move in going after wireless retailers. Think about it. Mobile phone users are more likely to want to know about alternatives to landline telephony from the telcos. The big problem is the sales forces at retailers of mobile phone stores. Most … Read more
Light Reading released a “Who Makes What” directory. While not a big deal for consumers, the directory is a boon to network professionals thinking of adding voice to their data network as it will enable them to locate the software and hardware they need. Learning what is good and what is bad, well, that’s another … Read more
Level3 has announced they want to go home. To your home with their announcement at VON today. This is no surprise as a few weeks ago they announced services for ISP’s and cable company’s. What this means is better infrastructure and many more competitors for Vonage and companies like Packet8 network. It also means that … Read more
This is an example of a company trying to get business. I find it humourous as the premise is to dispell a report that the company secured a deal, when all they are doing is chasing the business.
In what has to be a first in the UK, the ITSPA, which stands for Internet Telephony Service Providers has been formed. This is the first step towards seeing standards come from an organization that is not the IEEE or IETF that will impact the sales, growth and marketing of VoIP in the UK and … Read more
British Telecom (BT) has been actively pushing broadband for the past year. Now they are rolling out two VoIP based services at reasonable prices. They have realized that the advanced services market is what will stimulate the growth. What is so refreshing about this announcement is that just like was done with cell phones, they’re … Read more
While everyone is looking at broadband as the key access route for VoIP, Probe Research points out that the real market is the fixed line market when the telcos integrate the technology at the local level.
A report from Continuity Central shows how vulnerable VoIP really is, and poses how attacking it could be done. Using Cisco products as examples the report says that DoS attacks are easy, and whats more, tapping of calls and bringing down a network won’t be much harder.
