Monthly Archives: March 2005

Study Says: 8×8 is – apparently – the best

By Mark Evans | Published: March 31, 2005
Believe 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 [...]
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As the Nortel Turns

By Mark Evans | Published: March 31, 2005
Another 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, [...]
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Vonage Launches LNP in Canada

By Mark Evans | Published: March 31, 2005
After 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 [...]
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Grokster vs. IP

By Mark Evans | Published: March 31, 2005
Newsday 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 [...]
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David Byrne's New Radio Station

By Mark Evans | Published: March 31, 2005
A 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 [...]
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Bell Canada Unveil VOIP Service

By Mark Evans | Published: March 31, 2005
Bell 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 [...]
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