Category Archives: VOIP Services, Competition/Skype
Skype Leads the Way in North America
According to Sandvine Inc., Skype accounts for 35.8% of all VoIP calls in the U.S. and 46.2% of total minutes – leaving rivals such as Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL chat far behind. Third-party VOIP players such as Vonage account for … Continue reading
Skype: Takeover Rumors Refuse to Go Away
There's yet another report – this time in The Independent – that it's only a matter of time before Skype is acquired. The story cites the $3-billion offer from News Corp. that Robert Cringely wrote about last week, and states … Continue reading
Google Needs IM…and Much More
CBS MarketWatch's Bambi Francisco is riffing again today on Google's need to have an instant-messaging service to increase its stickiness. It's a credible idea but it just scratches the surface in terms of Google's shopping list. My take is Google … Continue reading
A Skype IPO?
Skype must be preparing for an IPO. How else to explain the bizarre rumors it could be bought by Comcast or News Corp. for $3-billion. Didn't realize April Fool's Day happened early this year. The speculation culprit is Robert Cringely, … Continue reading
Skype's Zennstrom Loves Videoconferencing
Fresh off an appearance at Tony Perkins' AlwaysOn conference via SkypeVideo, Skype CEO Niklas Zennstrom will give a videoconference keynote speech at the Internet Telephony Conference & Expo in Los Angeles in October. I initially thought Zennstrom was going to … Continue reading
SkypeOut Prices Dropped
Not sure what to make of this news but Skype has slashed its SkypeOut rates by about 15% to more than 30 countries. SkypeOut, which is marking its first year anniversary, is also being offered to six new countries at … Continue reading
