Daily VoIP Links for 2006-06-01
- [Daily Post from my people ] Avoid Rush Hour with VoIP
"For those of you who are simply looking for a way to avoid that bumper-to-bumper traffic in the morning and those of you who just want to work in your robe, VoIP might be the answer."
"I’m not sure who coined the related term 'astrospammers', but we seem to have this new twist on the phenomenon showing up in blogs discussing net neutrality issues. I
first read about these kind of suspicious comments showing up on net neutrality-related blog postings over on IP Inferno, where Ted Shelton noted that after a recent post he wrote about net neutrality three random anonymous strangers went to the trouble of creating brand new blogger accounts in order to post pro-telco comments on the subject."
"Just being launched today is a brand new book on VoIP security called 'Understanding Voice over IP Security' written by Alan Johnston and David Piscitello."
"'There can be dramatic cost savings but that is not the only reason firms should be [moving to VoIP],' Lee said. 'They may not have [thought out] the handset, the service or the security [issues] – it may be a better decision for that company not to go to VoIP'."
"One of the challenges in providing VoIP, particularly in countries where strong monopoly incumbents dominate, is to acquire broadband access to customers."
"IP PBX systems will almost replace traditional circuit-switched technology by 2009, according to an industry analyst."
“'I’m in the middle,' he admitted, acknowledging Microsoft’s feet in camps on both sides of the issue. As a major supplier to AT&T’s IPTV initiative and portal partner (via MSN) to Verizon’s DSL services, he recognizes the telcos’ stance. Yet MSN generally aligns with other portal suppliers in seeking assurances that content suppliers and packagers will be assured of access to the net."