Category Archives: VOIP Services, Competition
Rogers' Telephony Plans to be Unveiled Today
After 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 … Continue reading
U.S. CableCos Rules the Roost
I'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 … Continue reading
Rogers' VOIP Plans
The big question in the Canadian VOIP market these days is when Rogers will launch its cable telephony service. CEO Ted Rogers has talked about July 1, which is the 20th anniversary of Rogers Wireless, but Rogers' PR folks are … Continue reading
Bell Kills Cheap LD Plan
It took a year but Bell Canada finally came to its sense and decided to kill a 0.5 cent/minute long-distance plan that took the bottom out of the market in Eastern Canada. The cheap LD was seen as a way … Continue reading
Skype Rules North American VOIP
According to Sandvine, Skype dominates the North American VOIP market with 46.2% of minutes and 40% of bandwidth. Waterloo, Ont.-based Sandvine, which tracks 1,100 VOIP service providers, said Skype users also account for 35.8% of individual VOIP callers on North … Continue reading
VOIP in Canada
It seems the New York Times has discovered that VOIP is alive and well in Canada. In an article today, the paper's Canadian business corresponent Bernard Simon talks about how Canada's incumbent carriers are facing a “serious threat to their … Continue reading
