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Thrane & Thrane Update

October 27, 2010

I recently had a chance to sit with Ron Lockerby of Thrane & Thrane to learn about what was new with the company’s satellite product line which serves a diverse set of markets such as maritime, aeronautical and land mobile. With a total of 600 people in the company and 60% of those being engineers you can expect engineering to be a strong-suit of the organization.

Thrane & Thrane’s maritime products consist of the SAILOR line which is OEMed by Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine unit and the product line consists of VHF, MF/HF, Inmarsat C terminals, complete GMDSS systems including LRIT and SSAS solutions, and a full range of maritime satcom products including Iridium, Mini-M, Fleet, FleetBroadBand, VSAT and satellite TV.

Lockerby spent some time focusing on the company’s Explorer 325 which is a compact voice and broadband solution for vehicles.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, FCC, IP Communications, SIP, Satellite, Technology, Video, VoIP, Wireless

Astricon 2010 Kicks off to Standing Room Only Crowd

October 26, 2010

Astricon - the "All Things Asterisk" event kicked off to standing-room-only crowds this AM. Check it out:

More coverage:
What is Asterisk - AstriCon 2010 Opens AstriCon 2010 Kicks Off with SRO Crowd

Posted in Broadband, Call Center, Communications Developer, Conference, IP Communications, Open Source, SIP, Technology, Unified Communications, VoIP

BroadSoft BroadCloud a Smart Move

October 25, 2010

Moving from equipment to the cloud is very smart move and something I noticed many vendors at the recent ITEXPO in Los Angeles were focused on doing. Just as VARs and channel partner/MSPs have shifted from once selling hardware to services for the recurring revenue and to offset shrinking margins, I expect many hardware providers to follow suit.

As the trend continues expect prices for services to drop in response to greater supply in the market. Why?

Posted in Broadband, Call Center, IP Communications, ITEXPO, Open Source, SIP, Technology, Unified Communications, VoIP

Broadvox Buys Cypress - Advice to Acquirers

October 17, 2010

TMC blogger, Peter Radizeski may have set two records in breaking news of two acquisitions in one day. If that isn't a record, certainly the fact that both acquiring companies start with the same five letters has to make it into the Guinness Book.

First there was Broadsoft acquiring Casabi which I commented on last week. Next there was Broadvox acquiring Cypress Communications which Peter broke here and follwed up on here. TMC's Paula Bernier added her opinions to the mix and further reminds us of a slew of other acquisitions taking place in the market.

My thoughts on the matter are fairly simple and straightforward.

Posted in AT&T, Broadband, CRM, Call Center, Cisco, Communications Developer, Conference, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, FCC, Financial, Gadget, HD Voice, IP Communications, Merger/Acquisition, Nortel, Open Source, SIP, Social Networking, Speech Technologies, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, VoIP, Wireless

Standing Room Only at ITEXPO West 2010

October 4, 2010

Earlier I showed you how Smart Grid Summit is standing room only with wall-to-wall attendees devouring information. Now, I just happened upon the simultaneous 4G Wireless Evolution (4GWE) conference and CDMA Development Group sessions and they were packed as well with a need for more chairs. Thanks all for coming to ITEXPO and the collocated events to make them so successful.

4G Wireless Evolution

CDMA Development Group Sessions

Posted in 4G, 4GWE, AT&T, Apple, Blackberry, Communications Developer, FCC, IMS, ITEXPO, Technology, Verizon, VoIP, WiMAX, Wireless

Avaya Flare Interface Detailed

October 3, 2010

AtITEXPO West 2010 in Los Angeles, Christian Von Reventlow discusses how the Avaya Flare interface was designed and what it's value is in the enterprise. Moreover he explains how business process and social media come together via this new interface and how tablets make it work even more effectively.

I am sure you've seen my Avaya Flare live blog from the launch event by now and you are likely just as excited as I am to hear Avaya's Phil Edholm speak at ITEPO in LA about these exciting new developments. Mark your calendar for Tuesday, Oct 5th at 12:45 PST. Here are the details.

Posted in Apple, Avaya, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, Facebook, Gadget, ITEXPO, SIP, Skype, TMC Video, Technology, Unified Communications, Video, VoIP

Thought Leaders Descend Upon ITEXPO

October 2, 2010

Kind of a silly term- "thought leader" but in every market there are people involved in setting the conversation... Those whose thoughts and ideas permeate the web and industry conversations. "Did you hear what so and so said? Can you believe he thinks this company sells junk products and won't be around in a year?"

Well you get the idea.

It turns out a number of the people in the market who I have personally followed for some time have joined forces on a blog called Voyces.

Posted in 4G, 4GWE, AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Blackberry, Broadband, Call Center, Cisco, Communications Developer, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Facebook, Google, HD Voice, IP Communications, ITEXPO, Microsoft, SIP, SaaS, Skype, Social Networking, Speech Technologies, Technology, Twitter, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, VoIP, Wireless

ITEXPO West 2010 Show Guide Available

October 1, 2010

The ITEXPO West 2010 Show Guide is here and if you are flying to the show - you may want to download it to your Kindle/laptop/iPad/netbook/smartphone or print it. I am on the plane now and we have the equivalent of a 300 baud modem's worth of bandwidth so I can't download it but as I recall it is over 100 pages and gives you a solid overview of the dozen conferences taking place next week.

In addition it shows you the exhibit hall with over 200 exhibitors and which sections correspond to which technology.

I have this dream that I will have enough time to go through the directory and point to some of the interesting highlights in a blog post.

We'll see how that works out.

Here is the PDF and it is fairly compressed down to 5 Megs as I recall - we may be getting a higher res one soon as well in case you have the bandwidth.

Posted in 4G, 4GWE, AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Blackberry, Broadband, CRM, Call Center, Cisco, Communications Developer, Conference, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Facebook, Fax, Financial, Gadget, Google, HD Voice, IMS, IP Communications, IPTV, ITEXPO, M2M, Merger/Acquisition, Microsoft, Nortel, Open Source, Optical, SIP, SaaS, Satellite, Science, Security, Skype, Smart Ecosystem, Smart Grid, Social Networking, Speech Technologies, TMC Team, TMC Video, TMCnet, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, VoIP, Vonage, WiMAX, Wireless, Yahoo

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