Criticism of the Skype Voice Services Business Model

Source: saunderslog.com

Bill Campbell over on Skype Journal is very critical of the Skype Voice Services business model.  It’s a consequence of not owning your own platform and API, as I said earlier today.  Everyone has to get paid.  Now, having said that, giving up 70% of your revenue to the distribution channel, in exchange for the weak promotional benefits offered, seems rich. Compared to packaged software distributio. where there is an actual cost to warehousing and carrying credit, it’s very rich.

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Cool App Department: Fusion Visual Voice Mail for Android

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

I admit, I like cool apps. This one is interesting and is from friends at PhoneFusion. They recently debuted it at UnderTheRadar this month, but I was busy checking out client iotum’s Alec…

Published on November 27th, 2008 under , , , , ,

Under The Radar-Voice Is The Word

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

In looking over the line up of today’s Under The Radar I’m quite happy to see the number of voice apps there. If Web 2.0 was 2007, it’s clear that in 2008 Voice has become t…

Published on November 12th, 2008 under ,

EVENT: VoiceCon San Francisco 2008

Source: www.voip-news.com

-news.comVoiceCon San Francisco 2008 will be held at the Moscone North Convention Center from Nov. 10-13. The conference will also feature an exhibition of vendors with new and exciting products…

Published on November 5th, 2008 under , , , , ,

SalesForce Goes Voice 2.0 With Ribbit

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

Two cloud oriented companies, Salesforce.com and Ribbit are linking up to bring next generation services around voice to a talkative crowd. The salespersons of the glob…

Published on November 4th, 2008 under , , , , , ,

AT&T to Provide IP Voice and Data Services for LA County

Source: www.voip-news.com

-news.comLos Angeles County has signed a $233 million, five-year contract with AT&T to provide the county’s voice and data services.
AT&T will manage and maintain the IP network and…

Published on October 16th, 2008 under , , , , , , , ,

Voice Apps Made Simple

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

Over the past few months my agency has had the good fortune of working with Irv Shapiro and his team at ifByPhone. Based in the northern suburbs of Chicago the company has customers, lots of…

Published on October 11th, 2008 under , , ,

Who’s judging the BroadSoft Xtended Voice Mashup Contest?

Source: www.voip-news.com

The judges for the BroadSoft, Inc. Xtended Voice Mashup Contest have been announced. The contest runs through Sept. 2. The contest is intended to encourage the creation of telephony mashups that…

Published on August 26th, 2008 under , , ,

A Look At Voice over WiFi

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

This is the kind of story I like to see, not only because it has direct benefit to clients (Truphone and Boingo) but also because one of the company’s whose advisory board I sit on Agito, is…

Published on August 16th, 2008 under , , ,

Dell’Orro Group Says Voice Will Drive Broadband

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

With all the penetration cable has today, it’s nice to see that the analyst community is still predicting growth of broadband adoption.

A report in America’s Network cites the Dell’Orro grou…

Published on August 11th, 2008 under , , , ,

WYDE Voice to Use Performance Technology

Source: www.voip-news.com

WYDE Voice, a startup that does wideband audio conferencing, is using Performance Technologies’ Advanced Managed Platforms. The company plans to incorporate AMP5086 into their product offerings…

Published on July 14th, 2008 under , , ,

Wednesday Links: Voicemail on VoIP, SkypePhone

Source: www.voip-news.com

VoIce Over IP Weblog has some suggestions for more efficient messaging. As in, forget the useless mp3 voicemails. Read it here.
Word has it there is an upgrade to SkypePhone coming down the pik…

Published on July 9th, 2008 under , , , , , , , , , ,

Is Voice Mail on Life Support?

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

TechCrunch founder/Editor, Michael Arrington has a piece on voice mail which is very much on the money.

It’s on the money because he’s presenting a viewpoint based on real world experiences…

Published on July 5th, 2008 under , , ,

Comcast Sr. VP of Voice Featured

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

A Greek ethnic media outlet, the Hellenic News, has profiled Comcast’s Senior VP of Voice Service, Cathy Avgiris.

I love how she slams Vonage in her closing remarks. Total slap in their fac…

Published on July 5th, 2008 under , ,

Mexico Has VoiceNetworkx

Source: www.voip-news.com

If you are a SMB or residential phone user in Northern Mexico, you now have a new VoIP option. VoiceNetworkx, Inc. recently deployed there and received more than 1000 inquiries the first announcement…

Published on July 1st, 2008 under , ,

VoiceNetworkx Testing New Service

Source: www.voip-news.com

VoiceNetworkx, Inc. is test piloting “Conectame” Residential VoIP service in Hispanic markets. The service is intended to connect people with their Mexico-based friends and family.
“T…

Published on June 25th, 2008 under , , ,

EVENT: VoiceCon Amsterdam

Source: www.voip-news.com

VoiceCon Amsterdam is coming. It’s being organized by TechWeb and is planned for October 14-16 at the Amsterdam RAI.
“We understand business executives demand the most efficient and effectiv…

Published on June 23rd, 2008 under , ,

The Cable Voice Business Market Gets SIP

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

Here come the big tanks.

Now that the cable guys have proven they can sell voice as well or better than the phone company they are turning their focus to the business market…

Published on June 17th, 2008 under , , , , , ,

VoiceNetworkx Growing

Source: www.voip-news.com

I found an interesting article about a VoIP company that’s been having a good amount of growth (I know, a lot of companies can say the same). This company is anticipating $2 million in calls…

Published on June 5th, 2008 under , ,

Voice Technology Dreams?

Source: www.voip-news.com

Texas Instruments recently held their first Vision for Voice video contest, which sought dream-scenario ideas for voice technology.
Among the winners? A keyless entry home secured by the owner’s…

Published on June 3rd, 2008 under , ,

Bulkmatic to Use AT&T Voice and Internet Protocol Services

Source: www.voip-news.com

Bulkmatic Transport Co. will be using AT&T voice and internet protocol services. Bulkmatic does dry bulk cargo shipping and distribution.
The system will use the fully managed network solution…

Published on May 30th, 2008 under , , , , , , ,
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