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Google Acquires Jaiku

October 9, 2007

Google is rumored to be launching their Gphone any day now and Jaiku – the company providing mobile presence has just been acquired by the search leader. It seems Google is really serious about the mobile communications market and whether they develop their own phone or not is immaterial – they are positioned very well to add value to a number of phones already on the market.

When you think about it, whether Gphone becomes popular or not is missing the point. The market will be defined by how many phones Google can get its software on. By software I mean mapping, advertising, IM, presence, whatever. Google seems deadest on becoming a mobile and PC OS leader.

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Vonage Resellers Concerned

October 9, 2007

I just heard through the grapevine that a major retailer has told a VoIP provider that if there is any more bad Vonage news they will pull the Vonage boxes off shelves and replace them with another company. I haven’t independently verified this news but I thought it worth sharing. I would assume this comment was made before the good Vonage news regarding Sprint where there was a settlement.

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AT&T’s Alternative Spectrum Buy

October 9, 2007

As you likely remember, Google was pushing the FCC to ensure the winner of the 700 MHz auction permitted open access to devices. Verizon was vocal about this being a bad idea but AT&T was more quiet. Now it may seem the reason AT&T was quiet had to do with the fact they were in the process of purchasing alternate spectrum from Aloha Partners.

This was a smart move by AT&T. An impressive strategy. What is most interesting perhaps is the nation’s largest phone company hasn’t actually decided on what they will do with this newly acquired spectrum.

Only in telecom do companies spend billions of dollars on things they aren’t sure how they will use. :)

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Some Early October News

October 9, 2007

In case you missed some of the recent market news, you should be aware that Disney Mobile customers fearing they have nowhere to turn can in fact pick up service from kajeet – the mobile phone service designed from a kid’s point of view.

In addition, XO will be focusing more on the enterprise while Alcatel-Lucent fights rumors that AT&T will be dropping them in parts of their network going forward.

To top things off, NTT DoCoMo and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation jointly developed a “wellness coach” phone in a bid to keep very busy people hassle-free and living a healthy life.

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E-Mail Miscommunication

October 9, 2007

E-mail is not the perfect form of communication and there are times when emotion can be misinterpreted by this communications medium. I have dealt with this in the past myself and have learned there are times when it is better to stop typing and pick up the phone.

Here is more from the New York Times.

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The End of Car Theft

October 9, 2007

Although this has nothing to do with IP communications, I thought it worth mentioning the end of car theft is likely right around the corner. Why? GM’s OnStar the satellite linked service which helps passengers get to restaurants can also be used to slowly bring a stolen vehicle to a halt. The service currently finds 700-800 stolen cars per month – now all that’s left is to find the cars with the thieves in them and then slowly kill the engine. This is a great example of technology making life a lot better for consumers.