Smith On VoIP

I have been thinking about whether or not to write the post ever since I heard the tragic news that a toddler had died due to his parents ill-advised or lack of regard for the proper administration of a VoIP line. After some recent side chatter amongst friends, I felt it necessary to voice my […]

Or is the industry (or this medium) just maturing to a point where PR folks are finally starting to invade this bloggers in inbox?
In the past I would receive on average 5 pitches (if you even call them that) per week.
For the last month or so, I have been receiving 5 to 10 pitches per […]

I took some time to put down some thoughts on VoIP industry trends over at the VoIP Insider. Take a read if you are interested.

If you are interested in learning more about the bleeding edge of IP based communications, than I highly suggest subscribing to the iLocus blog. It is now my favorite daily read. Some of the topics they discuss with regularity is:

Mobile VoIP
VoIP
IPTV
Voice 2.0 or voice mashups

Not only do they write insightful posts, but they have a […]

Infonetics Research released a report that showed WiFi ip phone sales increase 60% in 2007, with 682,000 units were sold worldwide. The report cited “increased vendor support” as the primary reason for the growth. Now, I am not sure what they mean by support; do they mean offer the phones (I.E. we support Wireless VoIP […]

I’m now back in the saddle (so to speak) after a less than pleasant red-eye home from the VON show and I realized that I didn’t get the chance to meet with any of the folks that I actually wanted to sit and chat with.
The show was a tremendous success for us as we had […]

After walking the floor at VON I am left with one thought:
VoIP keeps getting easier and easier for the end user.
phone systems, network management software, bandwidth, business voice lines…all of it.
Kudos to the companies making it easy for the end user. Just remember to not make it to easy. Us resellers still have to eat!