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Aircel Introduces Unlimited Night Calling and SMS Packs In West Bengal
Aircel, Indias 5th largest GSM mobile service operator has introduces Unlimited Free Own Net calling and SMS packs to woo its GSM customers in West Bengal Telecom circle. Aircel Own Net Night Calling… ] Related Topics:... »
FlatPlanet and Dynamic Caller ID
Pal Moshe Myer sent a few bloggers a note about his post that revealed a new offer of Dynamic Caller ID. Om has some comments. I spoke with Moshe about it, and right now the service is tied to his company selling SIP termination, but in my view the real value is as a cloud... »
Skype to FCC: Keep the Internet Open & Neutral
Skype, a big proponent of open networks and net neutrality, in a filing today with the Federal Communications Commission argued that net neutrality was “about growing the broadband ecosystem and preserving a borderless, open Internet” and said it would “promote investment, jobs and innovation.” The company said that it “welcomes the Commission’s focus on preserving... »
China urges integration of various media platforms
China’s government on Wednesday called for the acceleration of a proposal to integrate the nation’s Internet, telecommunications and broadcast media. The State Council, or Cabinet, decided at a meeting that integration was needed to meet the Chinese public’s “increasingly diverse” information needs, a statement summarising the meeting said. To read this AFP report in full, see: news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/china-urges-integration-of-various-media-platforms-20100114-m75t.html news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-technology/china-urges-integration-of-various-media-platforms-20100114-m75t.html Related... »
Here Comes Dynamic Caller ID
Flat Planet Phone Co., an Israeli VoIP startup, has developed a new VoIP technology called Dynamic Caller ID that essentially allows you to have multiple caller IDs built on the fly. These caller IDs depend on the local number being dialed. For instance, if you call someone in Orange County, Calif., from New York,... »
Tata Docomo BuddyNet vs Uninor Call at 29p
Tata Docomo, the Tata-NTT DoCoMo JV which stirs the market with its innovative products from its launch time in June, 2009 is most aggresive telecom operator in recent times, steadily adding 3-4mn… ] Related Topics:... »
Verizon Looks to Shake Up Wireless Pricing
Larry Dignan (ZDNet) submits: Verizon Wireless (VZ) is going on the offensive as it tweaks pricing plans, pares its device portfolio and markets heavily with its “there’s a map for that” ad campaign. The grand plan for Verizon Wireless: Grab customers, get them using a lot of data and then upsell them to 4G... »
Massachusetts Miracle in the Making
Came across a patriotic video that will have your patriotic heart soaring – at least for the first 42 seconds. After that, how you view this video depends on how you view the current Obama administration. The premise of the video is how on April, 19, 1775 Americans first fought the British... »
Skype to FCC: Keep Internet Open & Neutral
Skype, a big proponent of open networks and net neutrality, in a filing today with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), argued that net neutrality was “about growing the broadband ecosystem and preserving a borderless, open Internet” and said it would “promote investment, jobs and innovation.” The company said that it “welcomes the Commission’s focus on... »
Kaira Calls For Help to Hunza Landslide Victims: Telenor Presents Rs. 2 mln For Affectees
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira Thursday asked civil society, corporate sector and philanthropists to come forward and help government in its relief and rehabilitation effort for victims of recent land-slide in Attabad, Hunza. The Minister, who is also Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan was talking to Vice President Corporate Affairs of Telenor,... »
8×8 Outage Wasn’t Their Fault
As I wrote yesterday, the outage at 8×8 wasn’t likely their fault so i was quite pleased when their PR person, Joan Citelli, sent me this note today: Andy – I wanted to provide you with an update/explanation of what caused 8×8’s service outage this past Tuesday. In order to provide services to our customers from our... »
Hedge Fund Farallon Sells Some Knology
Market Folly submits: In an amended 13G filed with the SEC, Thomas Steyer’s hedge fund firm Farallon Capital has updated its stake in Knology (KNOL). It is now showing a 9.3% ownership stake in the company with 3,342,394 shares. The filing was made due to activity on December 31st, 2009 and this is a slight... »
Virgin Media’s Blaze of Glory
James Enck submits: I’ve previously sung the praises of Virgin Media’s (VMED) top-notch treasury team, and once again they’ve shown what they’re made of. On Monday the company announced a £500m offering of senior secured notes, following on from the senior facilities amendment process of last year, which allowed the company to issue bonds ranking... »
UC to grow to $30B market
According to two new reports from Wainhouse Research, the market for unified communications will grow to $30 billion within five years. Rapid growth will be due in large part to the complexity of premises-based UC products with UC services revenues outgrowing traditional conferencing services by 2013 or 2014. The market will rebound in the short... »
Skype for Business brings on new talent
As Skype gets more serious about its business VoIP offerings, it is bringing on new talent. David Gurle will be taking over for Stefan Oberg as the new General Manager and Vice President of the Skype for Business unit. Gurle came to Skype from Thomson Reuters where he served as Global Head of Collaboration Services... »
Will Android Pay for Google’s Moves in China?
British scribe Paul Carr is not one to mince words. For him, Google’s newfound morality around censorship and China is too little, too late. Four years too late, to be precise. And I agree with him — up to a point. Morality has to be absolute; it cannot be used as a tool of... »
Windstream launches new VoIP/SIP service
Windstream is launching a new VoIP and SIP Trunking solution called Dynamic Office-SIP. The tier 2 telco’s business services solution will combine voice, data, high-speed Internet with IP communications using SIP to provide cost-savings over legacy phone systems. The new IP communications offering provides customers with access to Windstream’s private IP network allowing customers to... »
Voxbone sees growth in 2009
Not everyone is blaming the recession this year, some are actually announcing good news! Belgium-based Voxbone, which provides local and toll-free phone numbers over its own private VoIP network worldwide, saw substantial growth in 2009. Voxbone’s 2009 revenue was up 60 percent over 2008. Unfortunately, since Voxbone is a private company they didn’t actually disclose... »
Voxbone: Sales Soared 60% in 2009, Despite Recession
IP network services provider Voxbone says its revenue soared 60 percent in 2009, in spite of the global economic recession.However, the privately held, Belgium-based company didn’t disclose an overall earnings figure. Voxbone sells local and toll-free numbers to entities including carriers, resellers, call centers and calling card providers. It said …(112 words) Related Topics: 2G,... »
Tata Indicom Photon Plus Now at Your Doorstep
Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL), India’s fastest-growing pan-India dual-technology telecom service provider, has today announced the launch ‘Call and Buy’ service exclusively for Photon Plus, mobile… ] Related Topics: call, India, Info, LEC, Mobile, provider, telecom »
iPhone, FLO Could Change Mobile TV Outlook
Could the iPhone change the outlook for mobile television from dicey to popular? Qualcomm Inc. certainly hopes so. Last week at CES it unveiled an accessory that will enable its FLO TV service on the iPhone and iPod Touch.Specifically, the accessory is a FLO-enabling version of the Mophie Juice Pack, …(635 words) ... »
iPhone, FLO Could Change Mobile TV Outlook
Could the iPhone change the outlook for mobile television from dicey to popular? Qualcomm Inc. certainly hopes so. Last week at CES it unveiled an accessory that will enable its FLO TV service on the iPhone and iPod Touch.Specifically, the accessory is a FLO-enabling version of the Mophie Juice Pack, …(635 words) Related Topics: 3g,... »
Voxbone: Sales Soared 60% in 2009, Despite Recession
IP network services provider Voxbone says its revenue soared 60 percent in 2009, in spite of the global economic recession.However, the privately held, Belgium-based company didn’t disclose an overall earnings figure. Voxbone sells local and toll-free numbers to entities including carriers, resellers, call centers and calling card providers. It said …(112 words) ... »
Google Nexus One Sales Not Terrific
Calling the new Google phone “the most controversial and confusing Android handset launch to date,” the mobile application market research firm Flurry published sales estimates that indicate first-week sales of the much-anticipated Nexus One have been disappointing.Selling the device, based on its Android mobile operating system, online directly to consumers, …(395 words) ... »
Google Nexus One Sales Not Terrific
Calling the new Google phone “the most controversial and confusing Android handset launch to date,” the mobile application market research firm Flurry published sales estimates that indicate first-week sales of the much-anticipated Nexus One have been disappointing.Selling the device, based on its Android mobile operating system, online directly to consumers, …(395 words) Related Topics: application,... »
8 x 8 Has an Outage
I received an email late yesterday afternoon from a reader about 8 x 8 suffering an outage. Unlike Tom Keating, who posted, I didn’t post, and was relieved that their PR folks had been quickly in touch with their customers over night, explaining the situation. In an era where no company (other than maybe the... »
Ufone Background Music Service
Ufone Background music lets you play music and sound effects in the background of your call. You can play your favorite song in the background, or the sound of the beach, a market place and many more. So stop making those boring calls and personalize your conversations by playing music that matches the mood in... »
Telecom Sector Showing Positive Trend – PTA Annual Report 2008-09
Out of the top four cellular players Ufone has been the biggest impetus behind the Cellular industry’s 17% growth as declared by PTA in its annual report for the year 2008-2009. Ufone’s is at the top with an astounding revenue growth of 46% during past year. The report states that cellular telecom sector in Pakistan... »
Packet8 Service Down
Almost exactly one year ago 8X8’s Packet8 VoIP service suffered a major outage due to DNS issues. It now appears that both their domains 8×8.com and www.packet8.net are down. But more importantly their VoIP phone service is down. Stay tuned while I try and find out more… Update #1: from Joan Citelli Director,... »
Views of the public sought on Australian wireless spectrum
A crucial piece of wireless spectrum needed to advance the nation’s mobile broadband services could soon be added to the government’s “digital dividend” auction block after the communications watchdog put out a public call for how the spectrum band should be best used. After the government’s announcement last week that it would auction off a... »