Skype and UK-based cellular service provider “3” have launched the 3 Skypephone, a mobile phone that allows users to make free Skype calls via the Internet. The 3 Skypephone could also send free Skype Instant Messages (IM). Right now, SkypeOut calls, SkypeIn calls, and voicemails are not available, but the phone makes conventional calls. The [...]
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Agito Networks seeks gold in fast WiFi/Cellular handoff
Fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) and the quest to make quick, smooth hand-offs between cellular and WiFi got a shot in the arm when Agito Networks formally launched this week. Agito Networks is founded in 2006 by Pejman Roshan (VeeP of marketing) and Timothy Olson (CTO), both formerly of Cisco’s Wireless Networking Business Unit, and backed by [...]
US VoIP Market skyrockets
By mid-2007, there were 11.8 million consumer VoIP subscribers in the U.S. (more than 10 percent of U.S. households), according to a recent report from TeleGeography. By the end of 2007, this number is projected to reach 15.2 million subscribers and to 23.3 million by the end of 2011.
Will Jaxtr upstage Skype?
Jaxtr has raised a $10 million Series A round led by August Capital with Mayfield Fund, Draper Richards, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Luxemburg-based Mangrove Capital participating. Jaxtr’s registered user base has been doubling every month since its March launch. Most recently, it jumped from 500,000 to 1 million in just 27 days. So, it’s no [...]
Ooma to Raise Prices
Ooma just announced that it is taking pre-sales orders for the ooma Hub™ and ooma Scout™ in advance of the company’s consumer release slated for September 2007. Pre-sales orders will have for first priority fulfillment next month when the company opens up the online store. Pre-sale Ooma systems come at the introductory pricing of $399 [...]
Why Skype is Better than Ooma
Ooma has a lot of buzz and hype around it, despite still being in private beta. But let’s look beyond the hype and compare Ooma with other telephony services. I’m specifically choosing Skype although there are other players to consider. This will give a good idea how Ooma stacks up against Skype and for who [...]
Lessons for Venture Capital firms from SunRocket
SunRocket, the standalone VoIP provider, has gone belly up. This is just the beginning – there will be more casualties among standalone VoIP providers. What’s interesting about SunRocket is that they raised $80 million from BlueRun Ventures (formerly Nokia Venture Partners), Mayfield Fund, Doll Capital Management and Anthem Capital Management, but only have 200,000 customers. [...]
5 reasons why VoIP providers will go Bust
Recent news has highlighted that VoIP service provider SunRocket has gone bust. This is no case of bad management – more and more VoIP providers will fall off the face of the earth in the coming months and years. Before getting into the why and the who, let’s look at the different types of VoIP [...]
What is Ribbit up to?
Ribbit is yet-another startup in stealth mode. According to its web site, Ribbit offers a new way to communicate without the hassle of additional software or hardware, and without having to purchase a new device. Putting voice and choice back into communications…is what Ribbit does. So we now know its some kind of telecom or [...]
