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Okay Mac Users, in less than a month we will have two OS-X Softphone clients that work with Vonage VoIP service. I have the complete lowdown here. In other news, Vonage is going to support the XTen Pro softphone which is currently available for Windows XP and Pocket PC 2002. Vonage is going to distribute [...]

The Rural/Muni Broadband march continues. Today nation’s 2,000 muni/public electric systems, 134 provide Internet service, 128 provide broadband connections, 76 provide DSL, and 39 offer wireless networking, according to this report.
bq. Adel, 250 miles south of Atlanta, has joined the growing ranks of rural communities that offer some type of broadband Internet service — [...]

After beating the outsourcing horse bloody, C/net has decided to outsource some of the “writing” jobs to India, according to a report on Newsforge which snagged a memo written by C/net Builder.com editor, Rex Baldazo.
bq. “… with Q2 it appears my monthly article budget will be slashed dramatically. We’re talking somewhere in the 40% range. [...]

Six months ago, i wrote that a fixed wireless resurgence was on its way. Today it has become a full fledged movement. MSNBC/Reuters reports that WiMAX is threatening 3G in the wireless sweep stakes, and could upset the plans of all those who spent billions on acquiring 3G licenses.
WiMAX is such a hot topic [...]

Next week when the CTIA show opens in Atlanta, Georgia, all the hubbub will be about data services over wireless networks, reports News.com. In specific the discussions would focus on how to get Americans who love their hardwired connections to use more wireless data.
bq. “Data just isn’t growing” for the wireless market, Gartner analyst Paul [...]

I have been amused by the massive buying frenzy over the yellow pages divisions of various phone companies. Everyone from Sprint to Qwest have auctioned off their supposedly cash cow divisions and taken the cash to pare down their debt. I used to wonder why they were doing that. And then after reading this post [...]