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
You would think that the swashbuckling Elliott Spitzer wants to be Elliott Ness of Untouchables fame by going after the big dogs. Now he wants better technology to be able to do the digital age’s version of the wiretap. And he’ll likely get his way. The memories of 9/11 still looms large in New York … Read more
Now this idea makes total sense and because cable televison is standards based, it should be rather easy to clear the hurdles technically. So, while the company that is trying to do this is a relative newcomer, NeuStar, imagine what this means. A) Number portability B) The cable companies get put on a level playing … Read more
The National Post of Canada has a interesting editorial on regulation and what VoIP will mean. In calling VoIP the overhyped solution to high PSTN rates, the writer clearly exagerates, yet the well written piece does deliver the message. VoIP is good for all who may use it.
The corporate marketplace for VoIP will be heating up. Business Week has a good article on the subject.
