VoIP Industry Newsletter: Understanding the Impact of Cloud Computing for VoIP

Oct 2009

AT&T EXTENDS VOIP TO 3G NETWORK FOR IPHONE
AT&T announced it has taken the steps necessary so that Apple can enable VoIP applications on iPhone to run on AT&T’s wireless network. Previously, VoIP applications on iPhone were enabled for Wi-Fi connectivity. For some time, AT&T has offered a variety of other wireless devices that enable VoIP applications on 3G, 2G and Wi-Fi networks. AT&T this afternoon informed Apple Inc. and the FCC of its decision... [Read More]

AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE CLOUD
Maria Spinola, “An Essential Guide to Possibilities and Risks of Cloud Computing — A Pragmatic, Effective and Hype-Free Approach For Strategic Enterprise Decision Making“... [Read More]

MOBILE VOIP COULD TRANSFORM MOBILE LANDSCAPE, REPORTS IN-STAT
Mobile VoIP is moving beyond its initial function as a new mechanism to get inexpensive international calls, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). While Mobile VoIP still poses a direct threat to operator voice revenue, it also represents a dynamic new capability that promises numerous applications. In-Stat projects that by 2013 Mobile VoIP applications will generate annual revenues of $32.2 billion, driven by over 278 million registered users worldwide.

CLOUD COMPUTING: MISUNDERSTOOD, BUT REALLY NOT THAT COMPLICATED A CONCEPT
The problem here, and the reason that so many of these mainstream articles get it so wrong, is they’re trying to explain cloud computing as a consumer-oriented phenomenon, and it’s basically not... [Read More]

FOR AN ENTERTAINING PERSPECTIVE ON THE CLOUD: WHY LARRY ELLISON HATES CLOUD COMPUTING


O2 ALLOWS MOBILE VOIP USE, LAUNCHES NEW WHOLESALE BROADBAND OFFERING
German mobile operator O2 Germany has announced it has started to allow voice-over-IP (VoIP) use on its wireless network. Previously all four of the country’s mobile network operators have tried to block VoIP applications such as Skype, which allow customers to make cheap long-distance calls via broadband internet connections. ‘We are one of the fastest and most modern mobile data networks in Europe and our customers should be able to experience that without restrictions,’ said O2 Germany’s marketing director, Lutz Schuler, adding, ‘By opening our mobile high speed network for VoIP services, we are setting new benchmarks for mobile internet.’... [Read More]

IDC: CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET TO REACH $44B IN REVENUE BY 2013
The report found that the current worldwide revenue for IT cloud computing services stands at $17.4 billion, a number that will jump to $44.2 billion by 2013. In addition, the five-year growth outlook shows an annual growth rate of 26 percent, which is six times faster than the rate of traditional on-premise IT offerings... [Read More]

WHITE PAPER:
Cloud Computing Use Cases White Paper... [Download PDF]
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