Spring VoN 2004 is going to go down as the year when Microsoft announced its serious intentions to dominate the VoIP business. Actually it was only a matter of time, before Microsoft launched this assault. They have been trying to figure out ways to leverage… Read More »
Archive for March 2004
For a company, which prides itself on being a “voice over the net” pioneer, Cisco Systems was surprisingly absent from one of the biggest VoIP shows to date. (Lucent and Alcatel were other absentees) I was not the only one who noted Cisco’s… Read More »
The hype around a technology is directly proportional to the total number of attendees at a trade conference. Till last year, VoN, the Voice over the Net show was a fairly close-knit affair. It was easy to holler and greet familiar faces from across the room.… Read More »
WiFiNetNews reports bq. Monica Paolini at Senza Fili consulting conducted a broadband wireless report for publisher BWCS: By 2009, she expects Wi-Max chips to be built into laptops. Access for a fixed service will cost around $35 per month in 2009 with an additional $22 per… Read More »
Jeff points us to a story which says Steve Case wants to buy AOL back for $10 billion. Can you hear the collective scream from TW employees, including yours truly. Case is like that annoying little trainer guy in short shorts – go away! Read More »
Broadband Reports’ latest editorial, Broadband Fool’s Gold makes a spirited case for the failure of broadband over powerlines. bq. Broadband over power-lines (BPL) has been hailed as the “great broadband hope” by FCC commissioner Powell, who believes it will usher in a new age of competition.… Read More »
After a rather dismal start, the New York Yankees are back in familiar territory. bq. But these are the Yankees, just as they are supposed to be. When the best player in baseball goes hitless, they can still win by 11 runs. (The New York Times) On… Read More »
It clearly was one of the most amazing sights at the Spring VoN – Microsoft’s different video phones. Most of them had nice video screens, were elegantly designed and were fairly easy to use. I spent a considerable time on these devices, and so did… Read More »
Vonage sues AT&T over the name of its competing service CallVantage; says closeness in names will confuse customers. That is just the dumbest thing Vonage has done, and perhaps not a very well thought out move. Vonage has garnered more press than any other VoIP… Read More »
VoIPDaily.com has been named feed of the day by Feedster. Read More »
* Bill Gates says hardware to be nearly free in 10 Years , Intel says, Bite Me! * In its annual report, DT states that further consolidation in U.S. market could hurt growth and profitability at its T-Mobile unit; looking for a partner? * SBC to… Read More »
Well it has been 72 years in the making, but an Indian has finally crossed the 300-run mark. It is a rare feat, almost like hitting a homer on every batting opportunity. Virendra Shewag is from my home town, is small man with a vicious bite… Read More »
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