Archive for March, 2005
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Thursday, March 31st, 2005Believe it not, 8×8 Inc. is the “best VOIP provider”, according to a new study by TomsNetworking – topping rivals such as Voange, CallVantage and VoiceWing. 8×8 scored particularly high for “geographic service availability”. What I want to know is why there is a disconnect between what the study dug out and the [...]
As the Nortel Turns
Thursday, March 31st, 2005Another day, another U.S. executive being recruited into Nortel's virtual executive suites. This time, it's a new chief technology officer, Gary Kunis, who used to be Cisco's chief science officer. Nortel's current CTO, Brian McFadden gets bumped…er, I mean, receives a new assignment as chief research officer (whatever that means!). In the Canadian Football League, [...]
Vonage Launches LNP in Canada
Thursday, March 31st, 2005After much speculation, Vonage is finally introducing local number portability in Canada. This should give Vonage another tool in convincing reluctant Canadian consumers to climb on the VOIP bandwagon. Another important development is Bell Canada’s willingness to offer “naked DSL”, which means Vonage customers do not have to have local and high-speed service from Bell [...]
Grokster vs. IP
Thursday, March 31st, 2005Newsday has a nice little opinion piece that should warm the heart of technology lovers. Newsday argues companies such as Grokster shouldn't be attacked by the movie and music industries because their technology provides a legitimate way for people to share information - even if people use it to steal movies and music. It's the [...]
David Byrne's New Radio Station
Thursday, March 31st, 2005A bit of a tangent from the world of tech and telecom, but if you get a chance, check out David Byrne's new online radio station. It's definitely what you would expect from the Talking Heads frontman: eclectic, different, intriguing, strangely addictive. I'm not a big online radio listener but I've got Mr. Byrne bookmarked [...]
Bell Canada Unveil VOIP Service
Thursday, March 31st, 2005Bell Canada moved cautiously moved into the VOIP market today by launching a Vonage-like service in three cities in Quebec. To be honest, it looks like a pilot project and a shot across the bow of the CRTC, which is taking its sweet time deciding whether or not to regulate VOIP. There are several intriguing [...]
Nortel's Coming Out Party (a.ka. an AGM)
Wednesday, March 30th, 2005For investors still curious about Nortel Networks' plans for an AGM, you can now mark down June 29 on your calendars. In a regulatory filing today, Nortel said its 2004 and 2005 AGMs will be held then. If you like corporate drama, we can only hope the AGM is anywhere near as exciting as Nortel's [...]
Tracking Down VOIP Investments
Wednesday, March 30th, 2005In the hunt for the rare VOIP investment play, Russell Shaw offers a take from the Wall Street Transcript, which features an interview with Kaufman Brothers analyst Ari Moses. So what are Moses' leading VOIP plays? deltathree, Covad and Net2Phone. What I find most interesting is the Q&A suggests analysts are starting to think about [...]
Regulatory Wrangling
Wednesday, March 30th, 2005In a sign of things to come as the lines between carriers and cablecos disappear, Telus has filed an application with the CRTC to order Shaw Communications to stop selling telephony service. The complaint has to do with Shaw not filing the proper documentation with the CRTC and not following some minor rules. In response, [...]
Nortel Goes on the Defensive
Tuesday, March 29th, 2005Maybe Nortel Networks CEO Bill Owens’ extensive contacts within the U.S. military are going to pay off in spades after all. Maybe Owens, a former U.S. Admiral, wasn't pulling our legs when he talked about the new strategic focus on winning more government/military business. Maybe I’m going to have to finally bite my tongue about [...]
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