According to a ZDnet article posted yesterday AOL is expected to launch their Internet Phone service next month. excerpt >> America Online is expected to launch an Internet phone service in the United States next month, leapfrogging rivals in a fast-growing market as it seeks to evolve from an also-ran provider of dial-up Internet access to a broadband services powerhouse. more...
February 2005 Archives
It looks like VoWiFi is making inroads into mobility, this is great news for the IP communications industry. Excerpt from eWeek... I-19, the Canamex Interstate Highway, is the home of the "world's first highway Wi-Fi mobile voice and high speed data network," from Rio Rico to South of Green Valley, Arizona according to New Zealand based RoamAD, which supplied the Wi-Fi mesh software used in the network's infrastructure. more..
We are starting to see some progress with a few proposed P2P VoIP drafts in the IETF. It will probably take several months but there will be a standard here and that is good news! With Skype's seemingly immense popularity the business case for P2P VoIP has been already been introduced, albeit nothing new. When we take that model and apply it using Open Standards like SIP [Session Initiation Protocol] the doors fling wide open. Imagine all of the islands of communication you are used to, e.g. IM, Voice, Video.. all coming together under one roof and a great deal of it is what some would call free! It's coming, sooner than you think and some of those solutions will be using the Xten eyeBeam SDK to do it! Keep your ears to the rails, the trains'a comin
New functionality will broaden Amcat's capabilities to support virtual, distributed call centers and remote representatives using Voice over IP EDMOND, Okla., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Amcat, a global leader in call center technology solutions, announced a co-branding partnership agreement with Xten Networks, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: XNWK - News), the developer of X-PRO, a high-quality, carrier-grade VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) SIP softphone. The agreement is the result of the integration of the X-PRO softphone within the VoIP offering of Amcat's Contact Center Suite, a comprehensive inbound/outbound/blended contact center software solution. more...
This new deal with Lucent sends a clear signal that Xten is serious about IMS and mobile IP communications. This new initiative does include an eyeBeam release as well which is not clear in the press release put out by Lucent. more...
SBC buys AT&T, Qwest submits offer to buy MCI and now Verizon is apparently looking at MCI as well. What does it all mean? It certainly means there is change ahead for all communications sectors. VoIP, IP Videoconferencing, & IM are having a serious impact on how the new markets are being shaped and what features the end users are expecting. Mobile IP communications offerings and residential triple-plays using devices like set-top boxes will deliver VoIP, IP Video, IP Videoconferencing, Presence and IM everywhere we go. The telco M&A activity is an indication that the stage is being set for a real revolution in communications. It's about time
Hmm, you have to wonder if these stand alone VoWLAN phones will grow the legs required before 3G hits. If we are getting 200-400 Kbps on a mobile phone, PDA and alike who will want to cart around yet another device to get the same service? I have toted my fair share of devices around and I can safely say, unless it's small enough and does it all, I ain’t interested. Give me a Dual mode Pocket PC / GSM device with a SIP softphone anyday.
Excerpt From Lightreading: AOL, the Internet division of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX - message board), has been testing its VOIP service for months, and the service's debut may be only weeks away. One source familiar with the company's plans says the targeted launch date is March 16. Another source, though he couldn't confirm the date, notes that there has been an upturn in softswitch deployment activity at AOL recently, which suggests AOL is very close to a launch. more...
We all know Callvantage has been going head to head with Vonage on broadband phone service. One has to wonder if this merger with SBC will hinder the Callvantage service offering. It could be a positive twist for Vonage, currently in a massive PR blitz.
