Here's a news story that caught my eye today. Sheryl pointed it out to me after the Squawkbox call this morning. She's on those regularly and I'm not these days. Skype, while in many ways a telco, is in many ways determined to remain fiercely unreceptive to regulations like the [...]

There are many companies that have brought strong leadership over the years to optical networking technologies. Two that come to mind for me personally, because of work I've done with them are Lucent and Nortel. Many companies in the optical networking segment are still active players in the game.Last week [...]

Sheryl and I were orginally slated to present at the inaugural eComm this year, but a scheduling conflict prevent us from being there. In an effort to bring the conference to readers and listeners here, I did a dozen or so phone podcast briefings throughout a day or so to [...]

I'm very interested in the evolution of what we're now calling cloud-based computing. When I track my own evolution through networking technologies, with a slant toward telecommunications, I can't help but make a strong comparison to hosted services. We've seen hosted Centrex evolve to hosted VoIP solutions. Now we're seeing [...]

There are a number of emerging companies that I'm aware of but just haven't been able to track closely. This month I'm trying to pay special attention to those that provide solutions for the small-to-medium business segment. Ifbyphone is one such solution. Here's an announcement about their new conference calling [...]

My pal Andy wrote a post the other day about how big companies are really bankng in telepresence.Big Companies Banking on Telepresence While Other Options AboundAs someone who is clearly vested in the game of video conferencing with SightSpeed as a client, its great to see how much pioneering work [...]

Just a reminder as I get things packer to hit the road to Raleigh with Sheryl that we'll be there through Saturday. If you're there, we'd love to meet. Posting here already led to one connection that we're really looking forward to. And as a special call out to any [...]

There's a lot going on the the world of entrepreneurial startups this week, with both TechCrunch50 and DEMO providing a launching pad for many of these new innovators.Last year our friend Pat Phelan was on stage at TechCrunch showcasing MAXroam. This year he's there cheering on all the competitors. But [...]

Colleague Gary Kim wrote a great post a few days ago that I want to share. I think it's important that we all pay attention to the underlying data here.Business Model Transformation Coming? It Came ITU Telecom Chairman Dr A Reza Jafari says the global telecom industry is in the [...]

In the many blogs I read, one that I always stop at is the Nortel Voice Security blog. This morning there's a great post bu Tom SeSot from Digital Defense. Tom joins from time to time as a guest writer. Here's a snip - Voice Security: Getting from here to [...]

I test a lot of phones. I used a Palm Treo running Windows Mobile for a couple of years. I've had some kind of Blackberry for years. Sheryl and I have used just about ever variation in the Nokia N-series of phones. We're both stuck on our current Blackberry Curve [...]

Ok, I'm going to throw my two cents worth into this, although I think I run counter to the optimism I'm reading everywhere. Here's a news announcement that seems to be catching an inordinate amount of buzz this morning.Nortel gets into the Virtual Reality gameVirtual Worlds are not likely what [...]

It's only a few days ago that I wrote Nortel and Pingtel - Acquisition Changes, looking at Nortel's latest acquisition. This morning I read a post from Carl Ford that's made me think about this again. The Law of Unintended ConsequencesI want to take a moment to remember the days [...]

I know I'm often very opinionated. And I'm probably too free with those opinions. But here's something that's been on my mind of late.Readers know I have a lot of connections, close and not so close friends, all throughout the telecom industry. These friends range from very large enterprises, legacy [...]

Gary Kim is one of the analysts in our relatively small community that I really respect and admire. he invests a lot of time and thought into his posts and he's someone I've always listened to. We've only met once, and then briefly, but he always seems to stay focused [...]

I just got this from my friend Leigh Fatzinger. He's one of the PR types of pros I really like working with. Sheryl and I have met Leigh a couple of times. he's a great guy with some really fascinating connections among his clients.He's been working with Yankee Group and [...]

Global IP Solutions started a bit of a brouhaha the other day when they sent out this news under unsolicited request for embargo to a bunch of bloggers. Several of my colleagues took up the conversation over on Jeff Pulver's blog. My comments are notably absent for a variety of [...]

I've mentioned Twitterfone a few times here, most recently in Twitterfone - Giving Voice to Twitter. This morning I got email from my good friend, Pat Phelan, one of Twitterfones' founders. He included the press release down below.For those of you who use Twitter, this is a big leap forward. [...]

My friend and colleague Gary Kim wrote two posts today that I'm going to wrap together into one commentary.First Gary wrote about the mobile marketplace13% Mobile Handset Growth in 2008In the second quarter of 2008, tier one handset vendors enjoyed year-over-year unit shipment growth of between 15 and 22 percent, [...]

Sheryl, my partner and fiance, called my attention to an interesting question this morning. It's not the first time recently I've seen this question raised in conversationbut the question seems to take many forms. My friend Jon Arnold asked just a week ago Is VoIP Really Happening?Here's a snip from [...]

As part of the Nokia Blogger Relations Program, We've not only had the opportunity to test and explore the Nokia N-series phones and N800 Internet Tablet, we've gained some contact with Nokia to hear their view of the future of communications technologies.Here's a link to one of the more interesting [...]

Here's some good news from two companies I really like. I've had the pleasure of interviewing both CEO's in depth and in person. They're both people I really enjoy talking with who lead two companies that I think are top notch in their area. Congrats to David and Serge.Thanks to [...]

Congrats to Sylantro on being recognized for their leading web attendant console solution. Sylantro Awarded INTERNET TELEPHONY’s 2008 TMC Labs Innovation Award for Synergy Web Attendant ConsoleIndustry’s First Software as a Service (SaaS) Web-based Attendant Console Honored for Outstanding Innovation CAMPBELL, CALIF. July 7, 2008 — Sylantro Systems, provider of [...]

At last the road trip travel with limited connectivity is done and behind us. It was interesting to drive 230 miles up through the interior of British Columbia and see just how limited connectivity options really are. Roaming is expensive, but we even hit places that have service but AT&T; [...]

For those of you who've been following, you know Sheryl and I have spent a great deal of time on the road the past month or two. We're just back from a 2250 miles road trip to northern British Columbia. Perhaps the most interesting part of that trip is the [...]