Archive for June, 2005
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Thursday, June 30th, 2005Andy Abramson picked up on an excellent story on Slate that provides a comprehensive looking at VOIP service providers. It looks at most of the major players - Skype, VoiceWing, Packet8, Vonage, CallVantage - and grades them on sound quality, reliability, international calling, portability and bells and whistles. AT&T's CallVantage was the winner while BroadVoice [...]
Rogers' Telephony Plans: Underwhelming
Thursday, June 30th, 2005Now that I've escaped the Nortel AGM, I've had a chance to take a look at Rogers' cable telephony plans. They may be financially disciplined but they're underwhelming. Aside from the fact none of them include LD, there are no Web-based features such as voice-mail to e-mail, call me/follow me, and online account management. If [...]
Voxilla Comes to Canada
Thursday, June 30th, 2005Voxilla, which offers Internet telephony equipment and industry news, has decided to open for business north of the border - in Vancouver to be exact. Voxilla Canada's new online store is selling everything from IP phones and wireless gear to headsets and VOIP adaptors- and doing it in Canadian dollars with free shipping. “We [...]
What Motivates Nortel's CEO?
Wednesday, June 29th, 2005The more I listen to Nortel Networks CEO Bill Owens, the more I believe he likes being king. He enjoys leading a major multi-national company, much like he must have liked being a U.S. Navy Admiral. Indications he is reluctant to give up the reigns to Gary Daichendt or anyone else any time soon are [...]
Rogers's Unveils Cable Telephony Plan
Wednesday, June 29th, 2005Anyone looking for a deal on local telephone service from Rogers Communications will be disappointed. The cableco unveiled its much-anticipated service today featuring three plans:
- an standard plan for C$29.95 - includes local calling and one calling feature;
- an enhanced Plan for C$37.95 - includes local calling and three calling features;
- an ultimate Plan [...]
More from Nortel's AGM
Wednesday, June 29th, 2005It sounds like Nortel may be looking to move out of its large corporate headquarters facility in Brampton. Nortel CEO Bill Owens said the facility is “too big” and the company is considering a number of options, including sharing the space. He also seemed to indicate Nortel could explore the idea of moving the HQs [...]
Blogging from the Nortel AGM
Wednesday, June 29th, 2005It feels like the calm before the storm. The AGM doesn't start for another hour but shareholders are already starting to trickle in - I guess to secure the best view of Nortel CEO Bill Owens' keynote. The company is expecting as many as 1,500 people to attend but the PR folks suspect some people [...]
Rogers' Telephony Plans to be Unveiled Today
Wednesday, June 29th, 2005After much speculation, Rogers Communications is holding a press conference this afternoon to talk about its telephony plans. While the company may not roll out service on July 1, it is meeting the “deadline” set by CEO Ted Rogers who want the move into local telephony to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Rogers Wireless. [...]
Nortel's Big Day
Wednesday, June 29th, 2005If you're watching TV this morning, I'm appearing on CBC NewsWorld at 8:45 a.m. to talk about what's likely to happen at the AGM today. The CBC is going to have a big broadcasting truck at the Toronto Congress Centre, which should give you a sense of how newsworthy the AGM will be. For technology/telecom [...]
U.S. CableCos Rules the Roost
Tuesday, June 28th, 2005I'm little late to the party but the U.S. court Brand X decision allowing cablecos to not share their networks could be a major blow to independent VOIP service providers such as Vonage and Lingo. It is not inconceivable to think cablecos offering their own flavor of VOIP will block the traffic of rivals. Frankly, [...]
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