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- VoIP
- Voice Over IP A digital telephone service that uses the public Internet as well as private backbones instead of the traditional telephone network. Many companies, including Vonage, 8x8...
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- Packet8 shows profitability is achievable in pure-play VoIP
- Arguably, the three highest profile, full-fledged VoIP services to flash across our radar screen in the last year or two have been SunRocket, Vonage, and 8x8' s Packet8 service.SunRocket, of course, is gone. Vonage, which traded yesterday at an all-time-low of $1.86 a share, is a money loser with a...
- Tags: Vonage, Packet 8
- Blog posts 2007-08-03
- "You touch the telephone network, you die," analyst says of VoIP woes
- FORTUNE Magazine's Stephanie Mehta was wondering what exactly it is that places independent VoIP providers like Rest In Pieces SunRocket, Vonage, and others at such risk.No big secret. They don't own and control their networks, and are thus prone to routing issues as well as the health- or lack...
- Tags: Vonage
- Blog posts 2007-07-30
- EXCLUSIVE: Interview with SunRocket preferred provider TeleBlend distribution partner's CEO
- TeleBlend is one of two "preferred" VoIP service providers suggested by Sherwood Partners, which is handling SunRocket's dissolutionWith more than a week since the shutoff, and former SunRocket customers still transitioning to new homes, I thought it might be interesting to check in with someone on the TeleBlend side for...
- Tags: News, Packet 8, Vonage
- Blog posts 2007-07-25
- Analysts: pure play VoIP companies have "no future"
- If you thought that the prospects for Vonage and other "pure play," non-bundled VoIP services were bleak, just wait until you read analysts comments contained in a newly published piece by Kelly Teal on xchange magazine's xchange online site.First, Kelly makes the point that margins for voice services have been...
- Tags: Predictions and Observations, Vonage
- Blog posts 2007-05-31
- When developers give carrier partners low priority, obscurity is the result
- Om writes about X-PDA, a mobile VoIP client is that it can work with independent VoIP services such as Vonage and Broadvoice.Developed by VoIP softphone solutions developer and provider Counterpath, this client is optimized for HP iPAQ rx1950 series (Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC) and HP iPAQ hx2004...
- Tags: Software, Vonage, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-23
- Vonage: Verizon patent suit could bankrupt us
- Vonage said the Verizon patent suit could force the VOIP provider into bankruptcy. Vonage made that statement in its annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the Verizon patent suit was expected to be a risk factor for Vonage bankruptcy goes...
- Tags: Vonage, General, VOIP, Verizon
- Blog posts 2007-04-17
- Vonage a victim of "the long tail?"
- You may have heard of the notion of the "long tail." Thats the principle which describes how a collection of products or services with comparably little demand can collectively account for a proportionately larger market share than the big players. Yet from reading remarks by Forrester Research analyst...
- Tags: Vonage, News, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-12
- Vonage replaces CEO, still rudderless
- Perhaps Michael Snyder stepped down as CEO of Vonage because he realized he wasnt the best executive for the job. But naming company founder Jeffrey Citron as interim CEO--even for a short time--may not be the best fix either. Why?...
- Tags: General, Wired & Wireless, Web Technology, Vonage, VOIP, Telecommunications, IP Telephony
- Blog posts 2007-04-12
- Vonage customers: Finding a new VOIP provider may be tricky
- A federal judge basically kicked Vonage in the wind pipe today leaving 2.2 million lines hanging. The news: Vonage cant accept any new customers while it is still infringing on Verizons patents. This ruling doesnt hit me directly since Im a customer, but I also realize that Vonages business model--which...
- Tags: Vonage, VOIP, Telecommunications, IP Telephony, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-06
- Vonage: Is there a future?
- VOIP giant Vonage reported its fourth quarter results and analysts are teeing off on the company. Vonage is still churning a good chunk of customers, spending too much on marketing and serving up a disappointing outlook. The good news: Vonage...
- Tags: General, Telecommunications, VOIP, Vonage
- Blog posts 2007-02-15
- Alexa mashup site alexaholic lets you compare VoIP provider site traffic over time
- Ive been having a little fun with alexaholic, a type of Alexa mash-up that lets you compare estimated page view totals and traffic patterns for several websites over specific lengths of time.Lets compare relative page view rankings for Skype, Vonage, Packet 8, Gizmo Project and SunRocket site views over a...
- Tags: Web site development, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, Alexa Internet Inc., mashup
- Blog posts 2006-11-17
- Uh-Oh Canada: You're about to deregulate VoIP
- Yesterday, the Canadian federal government announced it would overrule that nations CRTC (Canadian Radio-Television and Communications Commission) and de-regulate VoIP.Last year, the CRTC regulated VoIP by enacting pricing restrictions on traditional telephone companies and the rates they were able to chare without regulatory approval. The fear was that in...
- Tags: General, Regulatory, Vonage, VoIP, Canadian Radio-Television
- Blog posts 2006-11-16
Additional Resources
- fring lets you make Skype calls from your iPhone, available for free
- Back in April I wrote about the availability of fring on the iPhone, but at that time you needed a jailbroken iPhone to use it and the iPhone 3G wasn't yet available. You may recall that fring is a VoIP application that lets you use Skype, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ,...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Skype Technologies S.A., 3G, Wireless LANs, Microsoft Windows, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Telephony, Instant Messaging, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Networking, Internet, Online Communications, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-10-04
- I'm Cookoo about Cucku Backup
- I recently discovered this great application, Cucku Backup at the Pepcom Holiday Spectacular party a few weeks ago. Cucku differs from other network-based personal backup solutions such as Carbonite or Iron Mountain SOHO in that the software is free and leverages existing peer-to peer technology from the Skype VOIP network....
- Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Cucku, Backups, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- TechRepublic Resource Guide - IP-PBX Technical Strategies
- This TechRepublic Resource Guide lists useful strategies for deploying an IP PBX. Download this guide to learn more about: How you can easily make the switch to IP PBX The pros and cons of combining data and voice networks The four obstacles...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., PBX, Telephony, VOIP, Network Technology, Networking, Telecommunications
- White papers 2008-09-30
- TechRepublic Resource Guide - VoIP Best Practices
- This TechRepublic Resource Guide will help you determine what you need to know to get the most out of your VoIP system. Download this guide to learn more about: Advanced VoIP features your business needs Best practices to improve VoIP management ...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking
- White papers 2008-09-29
- Video: Five things to know about VoIP over wireless
- Video: Five things to know about VoIP over wirelesswifi steam roller!Woot Woot! Get out the way.. get out the way!
- Tags: Corporate communications, Telephony, Wi-Fi, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, wireless, video
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- Video: Five things to know about VoIP over wireless
- Voice over IP can provide substantial savings on your telephone service by allowing you to use an IP network to make phone calls. You can also run VoIP over Wi-Fi, but you need to be aware of certain limitations. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives highlights the key...
- Tags: Video, Wireless, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- Live Webcast: Unleashing the Value of VoIP
- Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, is fast becoming much more than just a cost-effective way of simply routing voice conversations over the Internet. Today, VoIP is also used for data exchange as well as empowering rich media applications such as video conferencing and so-called "presence" technologies that indicate...
- Tags: Webcast, Rich Media, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking
- Webcasts 2008-09-25
- ENUMresolver (zip)
- A freeware program designed to query your default DNS for the ENUM NAPTR mapping between a telephone number and a SIP, H323, IAX2, or other URI. Use with VOIP systems to check your e.164 or freenum or other mappings. This program queries each default DNS assigned to your system using...
- Tags: Phone, DNS, Northwest Performance Software, Domain Names, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Networking, Telecom & Utilities, Internet, Emerging Technologies
- Software downloads 2008-09-25
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