June 14th, 2006
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Mexico seems to be virgin territory for VoIP entry according to top management at Toshiba. Wanting to be the first major player to tap most of this market Toshiba has recently set up a division Toshiba de Mexico Digital Solutions - to make its VoIP solutions - mostly the Strata SIX range - widely and readily available for the Mexican small to medium sized businesses (SMB) market.
Mexico seems to be an ideal place to set up such a facility plainly because of of a large number of SMBs eager to start using the technology. The improved network infrastructure is also coming in place to aid the rapidly growing market potential. A study conducted by Toshiba indicated that nearly roughly 54 percent of Mexico-based companies plan to upgrade their communications systems and nearly 80 percent plan to switch to IP telephony.
Brian Metherell, vice president and general manager of Toshiba’s Telecommunication Systems Division, said - “With the launch of its new Toshiba de Mexico Digital Solutions Division, Toshiba is now bringing its Strata CIX family of IP business communications solutions to Mexico; Toshiba’s Strata CIX family allows users to embrace the expanded reach and mobility capabilities of IP-based telephony systems, with Toshiba quality, reliability and durability.â€
The Strata CIX is designed for SMBs wanting to make a smooth transition to IP based communications. Additionally the FeatureFlex software that accompanies the equipment is powerful enough to lets developers rapidly and easily add new telephone system features such as call control capabilities and voice processing capabilities. The fact that it can handle a mix of analog, digital and IP telephones is a additional plus point.
However, one issue that may degrade the performance after having made the switch is the fear that the network operators like Telmex, who have already been accused of blocking VoIP signals across its network, will block or degrade VoIP signals to the point where having made the switch may seem worthless. While this is a problem for now, it is hoped that things will improve in the days ahead as the competition from other players entering the Mexican market rises.
Written by shiama on June 14th, 2006 with no comments.
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The entire UK it seems has shut down - deserted streets, empty buses and packed pubs - everyone seems to be watching David Beckham and his boys struggle to beat the puny Trinidad and Tobago.
Soccer antics aside, one of the most recognized sports stars in the world, Beckham signed an exclusive deal with Motorola to promote its phones worldwide. Forbes magazine estimates that Beckham makes about $32 million a year.
As part of this deal, a portion of profits from the Motorola’s red-hot, Moto Red phone will go to The Global Fund, a charity that provides financial support for the fight against AIDS in Africa.
Ironically, it seems he is quite fascinated with a new phone from HTC, called the Star Trk phone. According to The Inquirer, “company was astonished when Beck’s entourage phoned them a few days later to request a pink version.”
“He can’t be seen using one,” came the reply. “Because of the new deal he has with Motorola.”
The Inquirer doesn’t specifically say that it is HTC which got the call the call, but a
story on The Register featured a pink Star Trk phone. Putting two and two together… Okay maybe it is for Posh (Spice!)
Written by Om Malik on June 14th, 2006 with no comments.
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According to a recent report from BusinessWeek Magazine, the online gaming market will reach $13 billion by 2011. This would be a 400% increase from the $3.4 billion market last year.
Over that time period, North America could challenge longtime leader Asia as the top market, but only time will tell with that one.
The full 750-page report is from market research firm DFC Intelligence. That's a lot of reading!
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Mr Shelton encourages you to, as it were, "Cry Freedom."
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As the three-day
Canadian Telecom Summit marathon ground to a conclusion this afternoon, Videotron CEO Robert Depatie lightened the proceedings with a series of slide about what he was not going to talk about during his keynote. He then proceeded to talk about these things, including the fact Videotron recently introduced
16Mbps high-speed service - a development he touted as a "A reason to move to Quebec". Of course, speed comes at a price - $79.95 a month but if you're into gaming or a
BitTorrent fanatic, life in the fast lane can be fun.
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From
Yahoo News:Open source IP PBX application Asterisk PBX and the open source IAX VoIP client contain serious security vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to assault VoIP networks with denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, says Core Security Technologies, a security company that discovered the threat.
The good news is the open source Asterisk community has already released patches.
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eBay attempts to insert Skype into the buying process.
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Henry announced today (officially) that he is working at Adobe since June 1st. Although I wonder what he will do there, I am sure that we will hear very soon ;-)
Anyway, I wish Henry all the best for his new job.
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All this wiretap business began with the FCC deciding to issue a ruling to allow government wiretap based upon the Department of Justice concerns that new technology would not accommodate police wiretaps under the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, known as CALEA.
This lead education bodies on a legal warpath against the FCC arguing that information services should be exempt. The court held up the FCC decision for wiretapping - and the ramifications it will have on the VoIP market needs to be examined. The first thing will be the cost factor - to make all this wiretap available providers mainly the broadband ones would have to up their costs and this could only be passed on to Internet phone service soon.
The American Council on Education however got its way, the court ruled that private networks, particularly those at universities, are not covered by CALEA.
The other major point about this ruling is the security aspect of VoIP especially business VoIP. If the law enforcement authorities are going to be listening in so can others and this factor can make VoIP unattractive for businesses. As accessing public routers, used by the two sides using IP telephony, is how the wiretapping will be done is itself a huge security problem. What says Skype, Vonage and the rest?
The whole system will be opened up and identity theft password theft and other information can be compromised. This could be the chink in the VoIP machine that has been zooming in growth. If the routers are not secured properly and this will be the point of attack malicious people can exploit the situation.
The ease of VoIP and the user-friendly aspect of changing IP addresses are however a problem for government wiretap authorities and this is the other side of the story. To sum up- costs and security issues can spell doom for business VoIP and smaller Internet service providers while the implementation will be the problem of the government snoopers.
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Company nears acquisition by Alcatel
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Gizmo freaks have a new device to spend their money on — Nintendo just launched their DS Lite, which is less than two-thirds the size of the original Nintendo DS and more than 20 percent lighter. It features a brighter screen and has settings that makes playing good even in day light. It costs about $129.99.
As an aside, while in London, I have seen a whole bunch of companies offering a free PSP along with mobile phone plans, but haven’t seen much of Nintendo anywhere.
Written by Om Malik on June 14th, 2006 with no comments.
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eBay has announced the pilot integration of Skype. From 19th June, eBay sellers would have the option of adding a SkypeMe button to item listings in 14 select categories. Prospective buyers would be able to contact the sellers via voice or instant messaging. As of now users can add a SkypeMe button to their personal profile but not to the individual items put up for sale.
Given below are the categories which have been selected as eBay is of the opinion that instant communication of such goods would help the sales at the items are either complex or local delivery is required.
Via techcrunch
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Lingo’s customers would have the opportunity of adding local phone number in Israel to their VoIP phone service. It is offering phone numbers associated with Israel’s most densely populated business and cultural center, Tel Aviv. It enables the thriving U.S. Israeli American community to stay in touch with family and business contacts in Israel without high overseas cost.
The numbers associated with Tel-Aviv have been made available to new and existing Lingo VoIP customers. Israel is considered to be one of the top calling destinations for Lingo customers.
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Xfone has got approval from the Communications Ministry for conducting IP telephony trials. The regulators are taking a cautious approach as to the introduction of VoIP and have being issuing permission for launching trial services only to a handful of alternative operators. Golden Lines became the first to get Israel’s first commercial VoIP concession.
A debate had to be conducted on the regulation of VoIP services in January 2006 but the hearing had to be postponed due to ill health of former P.M. Ariel Sharon. The devate would be rescheduled and VoIP is just few steps places from the top agenda.
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Click Commerce has upgraded Covad’s demand chain management solution. It would be moving to a software as a service delivery model and utilizing Click Commerce’s hosted solution in order to reduce software and hardware maintenance costs which would improve delivery of enhancements and ensure reliability and security for partner communications.
The Click Commerce Software is an integrated end to end solution which maintains high performance platforms and network infrastructure and manages capacity for global deployments.
As per Debbie Jo Severin, V.P., Covad:
We are aggressively targeting VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) resellers, and we plan to use the Click Commerce solution to help us successfully grow this market. By moving to an on-demand model, we can accomplish this goal, free up valuable IT resources for other projects and reduce our total cost of ownership.
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Frank Barnako has a post on five people who he'd like to see blog full time for a living - the list includes the New York Times'
Thomas Friedman (author of the
The World is Flat) and New Yorker's
Ken Auletta. The idea of blogging for a living seems, in theory, wonderful but it's a dream for all but the most popular bloggers because there just isn't be enough revenue to make a good living. Part of the problem is the blog-vertising market is still immature. Many companies are just starting to get comfortable about advertising on Web sites, let alone blogs. At the same time, bloggers don't have the time or skills to solicit advertising. Of course, there are exceptions. Clearly,
Om Malik has the traffic and brand to take a crack at blogging. Then again, it's only going to be one of his
entreprenerial ventures now that he's broken out on his own. The emergence of blogging networks such as
b5media and John Battelle's
Federated Media will help some bloggers make some money but the concept of blogging for living still seems unrealistic for the vast majority of bloggers. Then again, one can dream, right?
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If I am one of Skype's major competitors- especially the softphone providers who came out of the IM world, I might regard last night's eBay-Skype "Ask The Seller a Question" announcement with little more than mild amusement.This functionality may, in fact, motivate eBay sellers to install free SkypeMe buttons in droves. But if I [...]
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The way this new SkypeMe "Ask The Seller a Question" functionality in 14 U.S. eBay categories is supposed to work, these categories have a certain cachet where instant communication such as via Skype can turn lookers into buyers. Lookers who, presumably, wouldn't be quite convinced to bid or buy based on the "Ask The Seller A [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on June 14th, 2006 with no comments.
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As was widely expected, eBay CEO Meg Whitman used her keynote speech at the eBay Live conference in Las Vegas to announce the first formal phase of eBay-Skype integration.Let's take a look at how this is supposed to work. In a companion post, I will give you my thoughts on whether this will work or [...]
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