Comments on: The Real Truth About VoIP Sales http://gigaom.com/2005/05/05/the-real-truth-about-voip-sales/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:44:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Thought Leadership http://gigaom.com/2005/05/05/the-real-truth-about-voip-sales/#comment-11257 Thought Leadership Sun, 01 Jan 2006 18:01:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/05/05/the-real-truth-about-voip-sales/#comment-11257 <p><strong>Outstanding Questions on VoIP</strong></p> <p>Here is what is wrong with current thinking on VoIP...</p> Outstanding Questions on VoIP

Here is what is wrong with current thinking on VoIP…

]]> By: The CIO Weblog http://gigaom.com/2005/05/05/the-real-truth-about-voip-sales/#comment-11256 The CIO Weblog Fri, 06 May 2005 06:13:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/05/05/the-real-truth-about-voip-sales/#comment-11256 <p><strong>VOIP NEWS</strong></p> <p>In earlier posts here and here i spoke about skype, not its vonages ture, Vonage will close a $200 million round led by Bain Capital with participation from the company's management and previous investors 3i Group, New Enterprise Associates, Meritech...</p> VOIP NEWS

In earlier posts here and here i spoke about skype, not its vonages ture, Vonage will close a $200 million round led by Bain Capital with participation from the company’s management and previous investors 3i Group, New Enterprise Associates, Meritech…

]]> By: Chuck http://gigaom.com/2005/05/05/the-real-truth-about-voip-sales/#comment-11255 Chuck Thu, 05 May 2005 21:29:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/05/05/the-real-truth-about-voip-sales/#comment-11255 <p>For what it's worth, it would look to me that Xten is doing better than your poposed average as just a softphone builder. Xten builds softphones and SDKs, they have 35 people and by the looks of their financials should be cash-flow positive this quarter [approx $4M for the year] which just ended. FYI, they just signed Yahoo!, also in their financials.</p> For what it’s worth, it would look to me that Xten is doing better than your poposed average as just a softphone builder. Xten builds softphones and SDKs, they have 35 people and by the looks of their financials should be cash-flow positive this quarter [approx $4M for the year] which just ended. FYI, they just signed Yahoo!, also in their financials.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2005/05/05/the-real-truth-about-voip-sales/#comment-11254 Om Malik Thu, 05 May 2005 21:04:19 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/05/05/the-real-truth-about-voip-sales/#comment-11254 <p>i guess, that's one way of looking at it.... but i think this is all quite based on best case guess scenario and well we can't take it that seriously, except as an indicator of general direction of the market place</p> i guess, that’s one way of looking at it…. but i think this is all quite based on best case guess scenario and well we can’t take it that seriously, except as an indicator of general direction of the market place

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2005/05/05/the-real-truth-about-voip-sales/#comment-11253 Jesse Kopelman Thu, 05 May 2005 20:51:07 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/05/05/the-real-truth-about-voip-sales/#comment-11253 <p>What I want to know is how they can forecast service revenue? Aren't both MOUs and cost per MOU things highly subject to change? Does anyone beleive in such studies other than those trying to get money for their VoIP compnay?</p> What I want to know is how they can forecast service revenue? Aren’t both MOUs and cost per MOU things highly subject to change? Does anyone beleive in such studies other than those trying to get money for their VoIP compnay?

]]> By: Daryl http://gigaom.com/2005/05/05/the-real-truth-about-voip-sales/#comment-11252 Daryl Thu, 05 May 2005 20:01:33 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/05/05/the-real-truth-about-voip-sales/#comment-11252 <p>The trend has been away from hosted IP Centrex to IP/VoIP trunking. Look at Covad and Level 3.</p> <p>I Cbeyond is a good example of IP trunking service.</p> <p>From what I have seen, most analyst firms lump IP trunking and IP Centrex into the common category of hosted IP services.</p> The trend has been away from hosted IP Centrex to IP/VoIP trunking. Look at Covad and Level 3.

I Cbeyond is a good example of IP trunking service.

From what I have seen, most analyst firms lump IP trunking and IP Centrex into the common category of hosted IP services.

]]> By: lickedcat http://gigaom.com/2005/05/05/the-real-truth-about-voip-sales/#comment-11251 lickedcat Thu, 05 May 2005 14:16:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/05/05/the-real-truth-about-voip-sales/#comment-11251 <p>Om, what is the definition of business "hosted" IP services. Is this IP Centrex, such as a S.P. hosting centrex features off their centralized softswitch?</p> <p>Do you see a market in IP/VoIP trunking, where a business gets their own IP PBX and they just need a S.P. to terminate their LD and VOIP calls?</p> Om, what is the definition of business “hosted” IP services. Is this IP Centrex, such as a S.P. hosting centrex features off their centralized softswitch?

Do you see a market in IP/VoIP trunking, where a business gets their own IP PBX and they just need a S.P. to terminate their LD and VOIP calls?

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