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Cable Cos Set to Expand Beyond Residential Market

Word on the street is that two of the country's largest cable companies, Time Warner Cable and Comcast, are gearing up to introduce new SMB VoIP packages in the next few months. After winning large numbers of residential customers... Full Story

Posted on February 13, 2007 11:40 AM

Snom's Latest Business IP Phone

Like snowflakes in winter, Snom Technology AG keeps pumping out new SIP-compliant business IP phone models -- each one more polished than the last. The latest model, the snom 370, offers a larger display, expanded memory and VPN access.... Full Story

Posted on February 5, 2007 2:37 PM

Trouble in Bangladesh

While VoIP services continue to gain traction around the globe, it's easy to forget that in some backward parts of the world, it is still considered a major criminal offense to engage in the VoIP business. Recently, I was... Full Story

Posted on February 5, 2007 2:14 PM

The Flat Planet Phone Company

Today, I received an email from Moshe Maeir, Chief Flattening Officer at The Flat Planet Phone Company. I hadn't heard of this company before, or such an unusual title, so suffice it to say I was a bit curious... Full Story

Posted on January 17, 2007 9:17 PM

Calling On A Stranger

The evolution of IP communications technology has wrought profound changes in the way communications networks and systems are architected and designed -- and is surely well on its way towards completely replacing our legacy, TDM infrastructure.But aside from the disruption... Full Story

Posted on December 20, 2006 10:40 AM

ViaTalk Holiday VoIP Deals

'Tis the season for VoIP deals a plenty. Also, the new, annual "all you can eat" plan from Skype was bound to make waves in the industry, and lo and behold, the competitive response from other service providers are beginning... Full Story

Posted on December 18, 2006 3:19 PM

A Ten-To-Watch List

The folks at blog VoIP Lowdown have come up with a great list of ten leading-edge VoIP, VoIM, IP and mobile applications we should all be keeping our eyes on -- apps that go WAY BEYOND plain vanilla VoIP calls.... Full Story

Posted on December 11, 2006 6:50 PM

Web 2.0 Deal Funding On a Roll -- And How VoIP Can Play A Role

The numbers are in for the first three quarters of 2006: According to Dow Jones VentureOne and Ernst and Young, venture capital firms have invested $455.5 million in 79 deals involving Web 2.0 companies -- more than double the deal... Full Story

Posted on December 9, 2006 3:03 PM

25 Ways to Secure Your VoIP Network

Locking down an enterprise network to protect VoIP communications is becoming an increasingly vital endeavor -- and a task that can be a bit daunting.To help clarify the specific security-related tasks that should be performed, the blog site VoIP Lowdown... Full Story

Posted on December 2, 2006 10:09 PM

Broadband Communications & VoIP Conference at the NYSSA

Tomorrow, November 28, I'm honored to be the opening presenter at the 4th Annual Industry Conference on Broadband Communications and VoIP, hosted by the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA). The event is a half-day investor conference attended by... Full Story

Posted on November 27, 2006 1:53 PM

Telecom Industry on Target to Reach $1.3 Trillion In Revenue

According to a new 2007 Industry Review study from Boonton, New Jersey-based Insight Research Corp., the worldwide telecom industry is in a strong growth mode, and overall industry revenue is expected to climbs to $1.3 Trillion in 2007.According to the... Full Story

Posted on November 21, 2006 4:59 PM

SoliCall Cuts the Noise

SoliCall, a privately-held company, has developed new, real-time software that's designed to reduce background noises -- like screaming kids, barking dogs, weed wackers and lawn mowers --  during PC-based VoIP calls, based on personalized algorithms. The software is supposedly patent-pending,... Full Story

Posted on November 7, 2006 4:55 PM

VoIP Open-Box Newegg.com Specials

All self-respecting geeks know about the great value and selection of tech products that are available at newegg.com -- the site is a bonanza for deals, especially if you're a DIY (Do It Yourself) type of person. I've bought countless... Full Story

Posted on November 6, 2006 7:05 PM

New Skype Gear Blog

In an effort to serve up information about new gizmos entering the rapidly expanding Skype product ecosystem, the company has created a new blog called Skype Gear, dedicated exclusively to the world of Skype-related hardware.A cursory look at the site... Full Story

Posted on November 1, 2006 5:10 PM

New Java-based Click-to-Talk SDK

A new Java-based click-to-talk solution from Mexuar Communications, a private UK company, promises to deliver browser- and platform-neutral, free IP call capabilities for commercial websites. The Corraleta Technology SDK enables development of click-to-talk functionality on any website, allowing visitors to... Full Story

Posted on October 24, 2006 2:51 PM

Cbeyond, M5 Networks and Broadsoft Make Deloitte's 2006 Technology Fast 500

Only three VoIP players "made list" on the current Deloitte 2006 Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing companies in North America.To determine the fastest growing companies, Deloitte calculated the revenue growth percentage over five years, from... Full Story

Posted on October 23, 2006 2:46 PM

Asterisk Gains New Lifecycle Management Solution

Packet Island recently introduced a new software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution designed to target the VoIP lifecycle management needs of VARs and SMBs deploying the open source-based Asterisk IP-PBX. The PacketSmart for Asterisk solution is based on Asterisk software agents and purpose-built... Full Story

Posted on October 18, 2006 4:27 PM

Is the Time Ripe for "The VoIP Store"?

For a while now, I've been wondering if the time is right for VoIP and the retail store concept to come together -- if "VoIP Stores" that serve as technology showcases, demonstration centers, and retail storefronts for the array of... Full Story

Posted on October 3, 2006 5:22 PM

CounterPath Comments

I've been having a sideline conversation with one of the readers of my last blog entry on CounterPath, and I thought it was a good idea to share the back and forth comments here and perhaps expand the discussion to... Full Story

Posted on October 3, 2006 4:41 PM

VoIP Mashups in a Web 2.0 World

O' Loyal Blog Readers,Here's another sneak peek at an upcoming column in Internet Telephony magazine.*******************A great deal has been written about the concept of “Web 2.0” – with much of it in search of a workable definition. The term has... Full Story

Posted on September 29, 2006 4:00 PM

VoIP Arbitrage is Alive and Well

While profitable domestic U.S. arbitrage scenarios are hard to come by today, with all the cutthroat competition for transport and termination and resulting price pressure, the International marketplace still holds a number of intriging opportunities.George Dinsdale,  a VoIP industry vet... Full Story

Posted on September 25, 2006 1:27 PM

CounterPath on a Tear, Teams with Intrado to Develop E911 Softphone Support

I recently met up with Donovan Jones and Jason Fischl, CounterPath's President/COO and CTO respectively, and they told me that revenues are growing around 20% per quarter -- a very nice clip even if Donovan does say so himself! Given... Full Story

Posted on September 20, 2006 4:44 PM

Packet Island Receives First Round of Funding

Packet Island Inc., a provider of VoIP lifecycle management solutions for the SME VoIP market, received its first round of venture funding from a group of venture capital firms led by Startup Capital Ventures. The other VCs participating in the... Full Story

Posted on September 20, 2006 1:38 PM

Codima's New autoVoIP Traffic Simulator

VoIP testing and network assurance is a hot area these days -- and given the incredible proliferation of converged network infrastructures,  tests that help a service provider or enterprise user deliver high QoS is quite understandable -- I'm just not... Full Story

Posted on September 11, 2006 8:57 PM

M5 Networks Makes 2006 Inc. 500 List

By all accounts, looks like outsourced IP phone system provider M5 Networks is on a tear: Over the last three years (2002-2005), M5's growth was 491.2 percent, placing it at number 272 on the Inc. magazine 500 ranking of the... Full Story

Posted on September 5, 2006 2:36 PM