Comments on: With Ribbit, BT Is Rethinking Its Voice Business

By: Ribbit Mobile’s Launch Shows BT’s Strategy Isn’t Just All Talk

Ribbit Mobile’s Launch Shows BT’s Strategy Isn’t Just All Talk — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:28:43 +0000

[...] the offering appears to be a worthy competitor to Google Voice, it also underscores BT’s larger strategy of merging its voice business with the Internet. BT acquired Ribbit in a $105 million deal last [...]

By: Cook’s Collaborative Edge » Blog Archive » Ribbit as BT’s Replacement for Voice

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:23:13 +0000

[...] grabbed Kevin Marks and that was seen as getting a Google voice expert. Om Malik got part of the picture here last October but only [...]

By: Google Doesn’t Want to Be an ISP — It Wants to Be a Rabble-rouser – GigaOM

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:03:24 +0000

[...] wrote late last year about the future of communications in an all-IP world and noted that even the Federal Communications Commission is preparing for that day. Google clearly [...]

By: With SMS, Twilio Continues to Shake up Communications – GigaOM

With SMS, Twilio Continues to Shake up Communications – GigaOM — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:02:02 +0000

[...] gained traction with developers, its target market. In a marketplace where giants like BT (via Ribbit) and Telefonica are stalking similar opportunities, Twilio’s early traction is [...]

By: Ifbyphone Buys Cloud Telephony Provider, Cloudvox – GigaOM

Ifbyphone Buys Cloud Telephony Provider, Cloudvox – GigaOM — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:06:06 +0000

[...] of landline operators have adopted that strategy, as witnessed by the recent acquisitions of Ribbit by BT and Jajah by O2/Telefonica. As Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro told me: I think we are facing a dramatic [...]

By: Ifbyphone Buys Cloudvox to Offer Scalable Telephony Building Blocks – GigaOM

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:02:26 +0000

By: Google Voice and How Anyone Can Be a Phone Company – GigaOM

Google Voice and How Anyone Can Be a Phone Company – GigaOM — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:33:57 +0000

[...] the recent acquisitions of Ribbit by BT and Jajah by O2/Telefonica demonstrate, voice is increasingly being turned into an application from [...]

By: Why O2 Wants to Buy Jajah – GigaOM

Why O2 Wants to Buy Jajah – GigaOM — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:18:27 +0000

[...] BT which bought Ribbit, O2 could rethink its approach to the voice business and start focusing on how it can marry voice with web/mobile [...]

By: Why O2 Wants To Buy Jajah – GigaOM

Why O2 Wants To Buy Jajah – GigaOM — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:45:41 +0000

[...] BT which bought Ribbit, O2 could also rethink its approach to the voice business and start focusing on how it can marry voice with web/mobile [...]

By: Is Bandwidth.com the Future of VoIP and Voice? – GigaOM

Is Bandwidth.com the Future of VoIP and Voice? – GigaOM — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:01:40 +0000

[...] “In general we think of voice as an application rather than a utility service, and solve those [network architecture] problems in different ways that map to what people are doing today,” Missner said. With that in mind, his vision for the future of voice is pretty cool. He sees Bandwidth.com delivering “productivity as a service” and integrated into unified messaging, video and social networks, as opposed to voice or texts. BT is attempting a similar revolution after its purchase of Ribbit. [...]

By: Why Net Neutrality Is Important for Startups, Innovation – GigaOM

Why Net Neutrality Is Important for Startups, Innovation – GigaOM — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:08:46 +0000

[...] From a startup and innovators perspective, service providers need to exist and be profitable. They provide the last mile and global connectivity required by technology startups to operate at any level. They also buy products and services from those startups, and often deploy them at a scale unheard of in other end markets. Customers like that make startups attractive acquisition targets — often resulting in a nice return for a VC fund (see Reliance’s acquisition of Yipes or BT’s acquisition of Ribbit). [...]

By: My Dad Doesn’t Want to Talk to Me Anymore

My Dad Doesn’t Want to Talk to Me Anymore — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:12:26 +0000

[...] getting beyond merely providing the pipe in this multimodal world. Check out what BT is doing with its Ribbit acquisition, as an [...]

By: Ribbit Mobile’s Launch Shows BT’s Strategy Isn’t Just All Talk

Ribbit Mobile’s Launch Shows BT’s Strategy Isn’t Just All Talk — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:26:01 +0000

By: Jeff Lawson

Jeff Lawson — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:59:43 +0000

Great commentary again Om.

I wanted to pipe in from Twilio’s perspective.

We believe that many successful technological transitions begin by bridging current technologies with new users and use-cases. Then, by opening up the doors to innovation, you can provide a smooth on-ramp for new uses we can’t imagine today.

With that in mind, Twilio’s customers are building real-life, financially viable production applications today. Here are a few examples:

Sony Music: http://bit.ly/4FQRyZ
Middle Tennessee State University: http://bit.ly/MHCiE
1-800-CLEANUP Recycling Hotline: http://bit.ly/1zt0V0
Task.FM: http://bit.ly/Uv2IM
Mobile Commons: http://bit.ly/2R2xjW
Frito Lay: http://bit.ly/2oYBjO
SendGrid: http://bit.ly/4tOrgP

And more. You’ll see a mix of classic telephony use-cases, and some pretty amazing new media applications, both big and small companies alike. We’re constantly blown away by what people build when they’re empowered with the right tools.

Love your coverage of the space, Om. Keep up the good work!

-jeff
Twilio.com

By: Kristie Wells

Kristie Wells — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:52:34 +0000

Jebb, the telephony market is a pretty big one, so think there is plenty of room for multiple players here, and I believe it will come down to who offers the best overall experience to developers, consumers, partners, etal (APIs, rates, access, support, etc.).

By: Kristie Wells

Kristie Wells — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:44:00 +0000

We have a pretty good sized developer community (over 15k registered), though most of the apps *in production* on the Ribbit platform are all behind a firewall. We have been Flash/Flex based for the past two years so working with a lot with Ad agencies so you don’t hear of them in the standard developer communities. I think the interesting stat to have is the number of API calls being made on the Ribbit Platform, so will work on gathering that data and will send it along to Om.

Our REST API is in beta and that opens it up to all languages – so expect you will start seeing a lot more public apps in the near future.