Archive for March, 2009

Six out of 10 Phone Users Considering Switch to Internet Telephony – Telecoms Korea (subscription)

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Six out of 10 Phone Users Considering Switch to Internet TelephonyTelecoms Korea (subscription), South KoreaThree-fifths of fixed-line telephone users in Korea are considering Internet telephony, according to a survey to 1016 respondents between the ages of 19 and 40 conducted by Maekyung Research and M-Brain. Among the respondents, a total of 814 people or …
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Nigeria: Lawmakers to Probe Obasanjo's N14 Billion Rural Telephony … – All Africa ICT

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Nigeria: Lawmakers to Probe Obasanjo's N14 Billion Rural Telephony …All Africa ICT, AfricaFederal lawmakers are to again beam searchlight on the multi-billion Naira contract award for rural telephony to Messrs RT Communications, an Israeli company by the National Information Communication and Education Programme (NICEP). …
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Masters at Game Theory: Nokia and Skype – Seeking Alpha

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

ITProPortalMasters at Game Theory: Nokia and SkypeSeeking Alpha, NYVarious mobile operators are allegedly "furious" that Nokia (NOK) intends to put some form of Skype client on upcoming devices like the N97. It's not immediately obvious to me whether it's a full two-way mobile VoIP service intended for use on HSPA, …UK Mobile Providers Want Skype Gone [...]

Why Sell Skype? – Gerson Lehrman Group

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Why Sell Skype?Gerson Lehrman Group, New YorkImplications: Even that Ebay had payed too much for Skype, there is no way they got that money back in a sell operation. However, in this crisis times, Skype has too much potential for revenue, since people and companies are trying very hard to cut …
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Index Ventures Drums Up ?350M Fund, Adding More Cleantech – Earth2Tech

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Web 2.0 JournalIndex Ventures Drums Up ?350M Fund, Adding More CleantechEarth2Tech, CAWhile Index has invested in more than 100 startups since its launch more than a decade ago (including such high profile tech ventures as Skype and MySQL), its cleantech portfolio remains sparse. Since joining the green VCs at Kleiner Perkins in backing …Index Ventures raises [...]

T-Mobile expands $50 unlimited voice plan – CNET News

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

T-Mobile expands $50 unlimited voice planCNET News, CAIf you get smart-phone with WiFi and Skype…..you can text through Skype and use WiFi to surf the net. This plan is on top of my list! by kwonyh March 2, 2009 9:55 PM PST With 50 USD, "My Faves" may lead to nothing; which must be the first [...]

WildPackets Launches a Revolution in VoIP and Video Performance … – Business Wire (press release)

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

WildPackets Launches a Revolution in VoIP and Video Performance …Business Wire (press release), CA?The new VoIP Dashboard in OmniPeek 6 presents all of the information our team needs on a single screen, allowing them to quickly identify and resolve performance issues that affects our customers,? said officials of the technical services department …
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Know how to eavesdrop on Skype calls? The government may pay … – Examiner.com

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Examiner.comKnow how to eavesdrop on Skype calls? The government may pay …Examiner.comKnow how to eavesdrop on Skype calls? The government may pay billions for the secret by Jonathan Blum (Blumsday LLC), Business Technology Examiner With more than 405 million users in nearly every country, Skype is firmly in the consumer mainstream. …
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Index Ventures raises 350 mln euros for tech fund – Reuters

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Index Ventures raises 350 mln euros for tech fundReutersIndex — best known for backing Internet phone-calling leader Skype before it was bought by online auction house eBay (EBAY.O) — has backed a range of up-and-coming technology and biotech firms. Others include Swedish open-source database firm MySQL, …
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'UK VoIP app maker urges UK govt to not impose regulations' – TMC Net

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

'UK VoIP app maker urges UK govt to not impose regulations'TMC Net, CT(DMeurope Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) UK smartphone app developer Cellcrypt is urging the government to not impose interception regulators on VoIP providers, ahead of the forthcoming consultation on communications data, The Register reported. …'Unified Communications need to be reliable – survey' TMC Net'O2 UK [...]