You have to love the media.
They have the power to make dreams a reality or kick you squarely in the set. There’s really no in-between, either.
It has always baffled me why the media, be them bloggers,  journalists or analysts never seem to take the opportunity when a company is going through a tough time to […]

Cheap minutes. Cost conscious consumers. Sounds like a recipe for success.
It might also be the way that cellular providers survive this economic downturn. Sprint has already started its economic marketing with their commercial featuring their CEO and new one price unlimited plan, and as Stacy Higgenbotham notes, cellular handset forecasts are also down for next, […]

One oft overlooked monetization strategy for a Mobile VoIP service providers is to be the carriers carrier, but that is exactly what Nimbuzz, the VoIP and Free international mobile call chat messaging service, is doing.
This week, Nimbuzz announced that they have signed 17 new SIP partners to its global Operator Affiliate Program. According to […]

For some, fring coming to the iPhone was old news - there has been a version of fring for jailbroke iPhone since the spring. But for many, like me, the announcement of another Mobile VoIP application - from one of the leading Mobile VoIP providers presented another opportunity to test out the Mobile VoIP capabilities […]

When I first got my first generation iPhone I was foaming at the mouth - I couldn’t wait to experience Mobile VoIP on it. Unfortunately for me, I would have to wait almost a year - until Apple launched it’s iPhone App store. The first official VoIP application to hit the store was from […]

There are a handful of people that are reporting about cut-backs at EQO.
That’s the problem with the business model of free folks.
Free is great when VC money is flowing, but the second the the faucet slows - the model shows it’s true vulnerabilities.
Mobivox’s recent move to do away with free is looking smarter each and […]

FREE is a pretty powerful thing.
Every consumer loves free and to date, Mobile VoIP service providers have been lining up in droves to give customers what the love:
Free service.
Sure, free is powerful - but free is also dangerous - especially if you are a start-up. After all, it does take money to run a start-up […]

A simple phone number.
Everyone’s has one; some of us have more then one.
But for most consumers, their phone number is attached to their phone; one number, one device. Those of us in the IP telephony space know that “one number, one device” is not mutually exclusive when it comes to voice. With IP, one can […]

I always had a thing for history when I was growing up.
Whether it was the fact that I was great at memorizing countless pointless facts or that I wanted to be the one who, “didn’t let history repeat itself” I am not sure, but one thing that will always stick in my mind is something […]

Is the Virtual Mobile VoIP Service Provider (VMVoIP) the future of Mobile VoIP?
Pal and fellow VoIP blogger, Luca Filigheddu seems to think so.
“One of the trends I’m observing is how those services are leveraging their existing infrastructure, investments and developments by offering a white label solution to big companies which want to up-sell new innovative […]