By Doug Mohney, on October 12th, 2009
Lots of islands, with continents to come
5 providers queried/interviewed: 8×8/Packet 8, Alteva, Cablevision/Optimum Lightpath, Whaleback Systems, Verizon Business
Many hosted business VoIP providers currently offer HD voice as an “upsell”/advanced feature to businesses and charge extra for it, but this is likely to change because HD-capable handsets are becoming more affordable and prolific, with Avaya and [...]
By Doug Mohney, on August 28th, 2009
Without naming names, a number of all-IP service providers who have heartily embraced the Next Generation Network model seem to be blaise-faire on HD Communications and HD voice. Are they doing so at their own risk?
A casual attitude to providing high-quality voice is all the more shocking given North America cable interest/intent to provide HD [...]