May 2008

Truphone does the sensible thing

Thu, 2008-05-29 11:41 — JR

Truphone has finally ventured into bridged mobile VoIP i.e. using GSM network for the last mile. In view of the limited WiFi coverage and problems related to VoIP-over-3G, it seems like a sensible thing to do. Mobile telephony arbitrage in...

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Comcast and Plaxo: Synergy or What?

Fri, 2008-05-16 09:28 — JR

This is for the first time that a major telecom service provider has acquired a major social networking company. There are several possible synergies in this deal. I will pick on one of them. And that is the small business...

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BT 1Q08 VoIP and IPTV Update

Fri, 2008-05-16 09:24 — JR

â€¢ 2 million VoIP subscribers at the end of 1Q08. â€¢ 21CN update: 58% of UK national core infrastructure built â€¢ 214k IPTV subscribers at the end of 1Q08. Added 94k subscribers during 1Q08. Latest May08 figures released: 250k subscribers....

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Wimax operators in Eastern Europe aggressively deploying VoIP

Thu, 2008-05-15 11:52 — JR

VoIP momentum is shifting within Europe with Eastern Europe coming in strong now. The new set of initiatives is driven by the Wimax service providers. There are over 40 Wimax service providers in Eastern Europe if you count the Baltic...

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Telefonica 1Q08 IPTV Update

Thu, 2008-05-15 11:47 — Sabiya Naaz

554k IPTV subscribers as of end 1Q08. Added 43k subscribers during 1Q08 IPTV penetration rate is 11.46% of the broadband subscribers Telefonica also has over 1.2 million pay TV subscribers in Latin America. Majority are non-IPTV subscribers. In Czech Repulic...

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Nimbuzz: What is the revenue model?

Thu, 2008-05-15 06:24 — JR

If Nimbuzz is planning to play with social networking and all the buzz words, it might be a bit late in the day. The market is looking for a monetization story, not a mobile VoIP app that hooks into every...

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Charter Communications 1Q08 VoIP Update

Wed, 2008-05-14 13:14 — Sabiya Naaz

â€¢ 1.09 million VoIP subscribers at the end of 1Q08 â€¢ Added 125,700 new subs during 1Q08, the most active VoIP quarter so far. â€¢ VoIP revenues nearly doubled to $121 million compared to pro forma revenue of $63 million...

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Telenor 1Q08 VoIP Update

Wed, 2008-05-14 13:12 — Sabiya Naaz

â€¢ VoIP subscribers in Norway 133K. Added 2k new subs during 1Q08 â€¢ VoIP subscribers in Sweden 209K. Added 7k new subs during 1Q08 â€¢ VoIP subscribers in Denmark 107K. Added 8k new subs during 1Q08...

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Telecom Italia 1Q08 VoIP and IPTV Update

Wed, 2008-05-14 13:10 — Sabiya Naaz

â€¢ Telecom Italia ended 1Q08 with 136k IPTV subscribers, an increase of 56 thousand in the quarter. â€¢ 1.5 million VoIP subscribers as of end 1Q08, which represents 23% penetration into retail broadband access lines....

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are using the cell phone of let us say cellular

Wed, 2008-05-14 11:38 — Anonymous

They are using the cell phone of let us say cellular services let us say your own branded cell phone service. So while they are out they are in your partner networks such as O2 or Vodafone etc. they are...

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