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Tech Bubble Talk from Eric Schmidt
Are we in a bubble or not? Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt thinks the idea is worth paying attention to. He isn't declaring we are in one but he says either the revenue growth of these new tech companies is...
Did Social Just Make UC Irrelevant?
If you are working with a phone system maker who isn’t innovating rapidly, beware - their days could be numbered. I hate to be sensational but you have to wonder, with real-time video & voice communications embedded into social networks...
ITEXPO East 2011 Tues, Feb 1, SIP Trunking, Cloud Computing & More
Be sure to get to ITEXPO on Tuesday, February 1st to take advantage of what has shaped up to be a great pre-conference day of networking and learning about communications and technology. First up us Ingate's SIP Trunking Workshop at...
Sears Goes High Tech With Video Streaming
One imagines the person above represents the typical Sears customer... Will this news lure the person below? As reported by Gary Kim on TMCnet, Sears is now launching a new streaming video service under its Alphaline brand which is...
Will 2012 Be The First Cashless Olympics?
According to WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell, 2012 will probably be the first cashless Olympics. Moreover, he has thoughts on how the sheer size of the cell networks in Chnia and India will change the dynamics of Internet access....
Google Instant a Hit, But Not Why You Think
There has been much back and forth over the release of Google Instant, a new service which shows search results based on what you type and before you are finished. Common wisdom tells us this improvement will allow Google to...
Net Neutrality, Rich is Not on Vacation and Bee Wars
Meetings, conference calls and a surprise birthday cake for my Father Nadji Tehrani have kept me from writing today and I have a conference call in a little while which I need to prepare for so I can't even write...
Altering Language to Achieve Government Objectives
Language is obviously crucial to describing and understanding the world around us but did you know the particular language you speak can influence how you see the world as compared to speakers of other languages? This weekend I had a...
AT&T's new Data Plans Good for Wireless Investment?
As Gary Kim points out, AT&T will soon be revamping its data rates and plans for iPad users. Currently the plan is $30 for an unlimited amount of data per month. Going forwards, DataPlus will provide 200 MB of data...
CenturyTel Qwest Merger: Experts Weigh In
When it comes to mergers in the telco business, one thing I trust are the insights of Peter Radizeski who's TMCnet blog - On Rad's Radar is a must-read if you want perspective into the communications market with the sugar...
FCC Ruling Could Inject Politics into News Delivery
A major court just killed the idea of net neutrality. Where do we go from here? Yesterday a three-judge panel unanimously tossed out the FCC's August 2008 cease and desist order against Comcast, which had taken measures to slow BitTorrent...
Survey: Mobile Phones Much More Favorable than Social Networks
In a tough decade, what could people count on to make their lives better? Communications - yes communications. 50% percent of people surveyed by Pew viewed the last decade unfavorably and 27% viewed it positively. Here are some of the...
Will Telcos Buy JoltID and Shut Down Skype?
Skype Cofounder Niklas Zennstrom Most Important Man in Telecom - Again Niklas Zennstrom is one of the most important people of the century in the communications space. Skype, the company he cofounded is responsible for enabling hundreds of millions of...
Amazon Bites Hand That Fed it
At a certain point Microsoft went from being the small friendly corner store computer company to an awe-inspiring hulking behemoth that crushed virtually any company in any market it wanted. Thousands of PC utility and other vendors have been put...
Reasons For Sirius/XM Failure
I remember walking the halls of CES the year XM and Sirius Satellite radio was launched. These companies were going to change the world we heard and in many cases they did. But with talk of bankruptcy of the now-combined...
Should People Out Of Work Get Free Wireless Service?
Gerry Purdy, a wireless expert and past speaker at TMC events put out an open letter yesterday detailing why wireless carriers should give away free service to people out of work. Some challenges with such a plan involve determining who...
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VoIP 1, Economy 0
What a fall season it's been. With the economy uncertain, world leaders actually discussing the word crisis on a regular basis and layoff levels not seen in years, you would expect every industry to lie in shambles. In fact,...
Behavioral Advertising Hanging by Political Thread?
I have seen many industries flourish and die as a result of government regulation which changes at times like the wind blows. One of the latest casualties may just be companies who focus on behavioral tracking such as NebuAd. As...
Gary Kim on Broadband Speeds
Gary Kim goes on an very positive semi-rant in this article. I like the new Gary Kim -- he seems to have become an optimist lately. Perhaps like me, he is just happy to be be back from the trade...
Still at the Voice Peering Forum
I am here at day two of the summer 2008 conference and just interviewed John McCrae the VP of Marketing at Plaxo. He tells me his company is days away from having the Comcast acquisition finish up. Gary Kim is...
VPF Summer 2008 Kicking Off
Here are some shots of Shrihari Pandit the chairman of the VPF Summer 2008 conference here in San Francisco and Gary Kim who is keynoting. Shrihari who is standing at the podium thanked us all for coming and Kim...
UC Hot in UK
Yes this is a short post but what more is there to say beyond the fact that 87% of respondents in a UK survey said they would deploy unified communications. The UK is turning out to be a great market...
FTTH is Needed Soon
I agree with Gary Kim that FTTH is needed, if not today, at least very soon. Unless a service provider is looking to sell out this year or next, they should be considering doing what rural Smithville Telephone did...
VPF Winter 2007 Video Interviews
Although the temperature near TMC's Norwalk, CT headquarters is below freezing, I am told we are actually in spring. And I am admittedly late in sharing this information with you, frequent readers of these pages know I believe it is...
Not Your Father's Phone Service
If you thought callers exhibit the same behavior regardless of the type of technology they use, you would be wrong. In fact, callers on VoIP lines make many more long distance calls. Of course it is not the underlying technology...
