Posts Tagged ‘VoIP’

Nokia Clarifies Its Future N-Series VoIP Plans

Om Malik, Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 5:00 PM PT Comments (7)

I recently wrote about Nokia backing away from VoIP on some of their N-Series phones, in particular noting that carriers had never viewed the addition of the functionality too kindly. Nokia is now responding on its blog, saying that no, it isn’t backing away from VoIP. The company also not only denies that it’s under [...]

Aircell: On U.S. Planes, VoIP Will Be Muted

Om Malik, Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 9:20 AM PT Comments (18)

Ever since Andy Abramson figured out a way to make VoIP calls over GoGo, the in-flight broadband system from Aircell, there has been a flurry of activity leading to the banning of some of the services he used. “The carriers and Aircell have taken a position on this because we don’t want people talking on the plane,” a company spokesperson told me. But where does it all stop?

No VoIP In New Nokia N-Series Phones? Is Nokia Turning Its Back on MobileVoIP?

Om Malik, Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 8:15 AM PT Comments (48)

Nokia, long a proponent of VoIP and WiFi on its handsets seems to be turning its back on VoIP on its consumer N-Series devices. Is the company buckling under pressure from cellphone companies? Continue Reading

BT Buys Ribbit for $105 Million

Om Malik, Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 8:00 AM PT Comments (19)

Will BT Make Ribbit Work?

Yes. Better To Look For Help Outside
Not a chance, $105 million wasted
BT, Ribbit… what? who?

BT (British Telecom) has acquired Silicon Valley-based Ribbit for roughly $105 million, according to various news outlets. Rumors of the deal first emerged on Venturebeat, though company officials vociferously denied any deal. Our sources [...]

Telerupted: Worldwide Communication

Daniel Berninger, Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 7:00 AM PT Comments (7)

The disruption potential of VoIP lies not so much in its ability to push down the cost of telephone service than in its ability to get consumers to ignore the telephone business altogether. The nature of the Internet makes VoIP advantageous even after the cost of plain old telephone service goes to zero. [...]

Did Comcast Just Admit to Vonage Traffic-shaping?

Om Malik, Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 6:15 PM PT Comments (4)

I received an emailed press release from Comcast this morning about their plans to work with Vonage to address “the reasonable network management of Internet services” that left me a tad confused. Comcast had already admitted to massaging P2P traffic, sparking an online uproar that resulted in the company backing down and announcing plans to [...]

Was Ribbit Sold? Maybe, Maybe Not

Om Malik, Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 10:15 PM PT Comments (14)

Ribbit, a Mountain View, Calif.-based company that is pushing a VoIP platform that marries web with voice is subject of acquisition rumors this evening. VentureBeat reported that the company was close to being acquired by British Telecom (BT), but later changed their story. When contacted by me, Don Thorson, Ribbit’s Vice President of Marketing dismissed [...]

SIPphone Makes The Call To Jajah

Om Malik, Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 8:19 AM PT Comments (20)

Jajah, in its effort to become a backend platform for VoIP services, has started offering call termination, billing and other such services to one and all comers. They got a big boost when they signed up Yahoo! Now, the Sequoia Capital-backed company has signed up SIPphone, the company behind Gizmo and will handle their call termination. [...]

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