Oftentimes companies in the communications space ask me how they are doing compared to their competition in the areas of marketing and PR. They generally do this by asking me to take surveys about their company’s standing in the market....
In the many IP communications demos I hear each year I am consistently amazed at just how good the quality of VoIP can be. With today’s wideband codecs the sound is remarkably better than the PSTN. This is especially true...
Is this one of the first instances of SPIT or SPAM over InternetTelephony? It could be. According this post a call originating from telephone number 1111111111 went into voicemail which lasted exactly five minutes. Apparently the message was prerecorded...
Please enjoy the unedited November 2007 Publisher’s Outlook column from InternetTelephony Magazine. --- OK, I was wrong. Really wrong. Over a billion dollars wrong in fact. Why? I believed eBay and Skype had a solid strategy to...
About a decade or so ago I ran across Tony Rybczynski (Tony Ryb to those who know him and/or cannot pronounce his last name) at the COMNET trade show in DC and was so blown away by him that I...
SIP trunking is one of the most important growth areas in VoIP. It is something every company should be exploring as it reduces cost and complexity while allowing tremendous added flexibility. If you are interested in learning about SIP...
It seems Skype is indeed up and running once again. As you may recall, TMCnet’s Tom Keating broke the news of the outage last week when he heard many of the TMC team members were not able to communicate with...
Although Vonage is still not profitable it is doing better. In its latest quarter it reported a loss of $0.22. This compares to a loss of $1.16 per share last year. Vonage said it gained about 57,000 net subscriber lines,...
I just can’t believe that InternetTelephony Conference & Expo is five short weeks away. I just can’t wait for September 10-12th in Los Angeles. Boy is the summer going by fast. Thankfully I read Ken Kamp’s blog where he...
If you were watching the VoIP market in 1999 you would have witnessed the most forward-thinking service provider in the world, Deutsche Telecom who decided to not only roll out VoIP but also invest in the company that brought VoIP...
Since InternetTelephony Conference & Expo last week – TMC has received a steady stream of testimonials unlike I have ever seen for any tech show ever. So many people have told me that ITEXPO in Ft. Lauderdale was the...
Please make sure to bring a valid ID – passport, driver’s license, etc to ITEXPO next week. The expo takes place at the port. Yes that is where the convention center is. Homeland Security requires valid identification to get into...
IPTV ConferenceI have been getting lots of positive feedback about TMC partnering with Fierce Markets to launch an IPTV conference next week at InternetTelephony Conference & Expo. Here are some of the topics that will be discussed at...
I have never seen so many registrations form Tier one service providers at any previous TMC event. This InternetTelephony Conference & Expo this October will have a massive showing of Tier 1 and smaller providers. In addition we are...
TMC’s new Call Center 2.0 conference is off to a strong start… We are putting together the conference content of this event as I write this and so far there is strong sponsor interest with Spanlink being our first...
If there is a single trend I have observed this week it is that VoIP is really happening. I spent a good deal of time interviewing companies exhibiting at the InternetTelephony show and they told me that the buyers...
I just looked at the database of InternetTelephony Conference & Expo Attendees and scanned the countries from the last few days. This is what I found. This broad cross-section of attendees from around the globe shows how really international...
It is also great see that a single standard like SIP has emerged as something we can all rally around. What may have really slowed industry growth in years past was a plethora of standards that sewed more confusion in...
The worst thing you can do at an industry event is miss one of the most important things that are happening. At InternetTelephony Conference & Expo next week for example there is just so much happening that you will...
Vonexus, an Interactive Intelligence are hosting a "New Rules of Business Communications" luncheon at InternetTelephony Conference & Expo next week.This luncheon includes a keynote from Interactive Intelligence founder, president, and CEO, Dr. Donald E. Brown, who will provide an...
I have been working here at the Ft. Lauderdale airport for over an hour and am impressed with the large amount of seating space, the abundance of electrical outlets and the fast and free WiFi. The WiFi here has been...
Here is an informational e-mail we are about to send out. I think it is blogworthy because so many people have been e-mailing me with questions answered by this e-mail. The energy level in the VoIP space is incredible and...
I just got word that people from over 68 countries will be attending InternetTelephony Conference & Expo. VoIP growth is really taking off and this is such a worldwide phenomenon that I am not surprised to see such large...
Great news. The first show hotel at ITEXPO, the Fort Lauderdale Marina Marriott is sold out. This is quite a testament to the growth of VoIP and the global interest in the technology. I am extra-excited about this event –...
I am getting more and more comments about my prediction that 2006 will be the year of VoIP peering. There is just more more day in 2005 after all. That is why I am so excited that CableLabs recently reported...