Category Archives: VOIP Services, Competition
Mitel Addresses Rates Connection
Amid Rich Tehrani's coverage of the brewing patent battle between Rates Technology and Google, Mitel Networks was mentioned as a company that had been sued in the past by Rates for $945-million. Mitel has wasted little time reaching out to … Continue reading
Rogers' $100 Four-Pack
Give Rogers some marketing kudos for its new $100 for four services (cable telephony, high-speed Internet, wireless and cable-TV) offer. At the very least, it demonstrates Rogers is getting more serious about the quadruple-play opportunity. It also suggests Rogers is … Continue reading
What's Up for BCE in '06?
My weekly tech column looks at what's in store for BCE Inc. in 2006. The company, which owns Bell Canada, capped off last year in style by selling big chunks of its non-core assets – Bell Globemedia and CGI Group. … Continue reading
Ascalade-Skype Do A Deal
Ascalade Communications continues to carve out a growing role as one of the leading VoIP hardware makers by striking a deal with Skype to create new products. The first product is a VoIP cordless phone that lets Skppe users access … Continue reading
Who's Rates Technology Inc.?
In Canada, we've become super-sensitive to litigious patent holders given how NTP Inc. has being making life difficult for Research in Motion for the past four years. So, it's fascinating to see Rates Technology Inc. jump into the spotlight by … Continue reading
The Year That Was in VOIP
If you want a recap of what happened in VOIP this year, VOIP Central has a comprehensive month-by-month account of who did what. When you look at the list, it really shows just how much went down. For a forward … Continue reading
