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eBay Wrestles With Skype Strategy, Takes $1.4B Charge

"The firms that pave the way for new technology aren't always the ones who are around to reap the benefits," telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "Over time, the big winners in the Web-based calling market may well be the companies that it was once believed were threatened by the rise of this technology rather than the startups like Skype and Vonage that brought it to market in the first place."

Jury’s Patent Verdict Leaves Vonage in Critical Condition

"This was expected," telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "The company that captured the headlines in the beginning of VoIP popularity is becoming less and less important to the competitive landscape," he said "[Vonage is] not really important as a co...

Sprint Offers Airave to Pump Up Signal Weaklings

"Sprint is always on the cutting edge bringing these new services to the marketplace. It will likely be successful for Sprint, as many customers will like it, but it will not mean all customers will switch to this," Jeff Kagan, a wireless and telecommunications industry analyst, told TechNewsWorld. For example, a customer who has a solid Sprint signal from their home simply might not have a need for the Airave...

T-Mobile Eyes Expansion With $2.4B SunCom Deal

"T-Mobile is on a growth curve," telecommunications analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "It wants to increase its size -- both customers and revenues -- and it has had some weak spots." The acquisition of SunCom will not only fill in some of those gaps in the southea...

Sprint Cuts Ribbon on Mobile Shopping Service

"These kinds of services have been rolled out off and on during the last 10 years, all with varying degrees of success," telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "It's the kind of product and service I know we're all going to be using and relying on the future. The question is: When is it going to catch on in the marketplace?"...

Worm Winds Its Way Into Skype for Windows

Indeed, some Skype users have been quick to come to the service's defense in the wake of that problem. Still, the outage and the security issues underscore that VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services remain less secure and reliable than traditional phone lines, said telecom analyst Jeff Kagan...

MetroPCS Looks to Bag Rival With $5.5B Bid

The bid to acquire Leap is the first major strategic move by MetroPCS since it went public last spring, noted telecom analyst Jeff Kagan "It is becoming apparent that MetroPCS has its eye on becoming a bigger, national competitor," Kagan told the E-Commerce Times....

Sprint to Sink $5B Into 10-Year WiMax Plan

"WiMax could be a huge growth opportunity nationwide for Sprint," telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times Sprint's efforts have gained credibility thanks to high-profile partners such as Google, he said. "This looks very promising," Kagan added....

DirecTV Moves to Put Net on Power Grid

"This is part of the transformation of the industry that we've been watching unfold for the last ten, twenty years," Jeff Kagan, a telecommunications industry analyst, told TechNewsWorld "It used to be ten years ago, to order phone service, you could only get it from the phone...

Qwest Calls On Telecom Vet to Lead Turnaround

Mueller "may be exactly what Qwest needs at this point," telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "We will have to see what moves he makes. We don't yet know his philosophy moving forward. That will be key to Qwest's survival." Notebaert was the right person for Q...

FCC Gives Web-Over-TV Device Thumbs Down

"The FCC sent these companies back to the drawing board," telecommunications industry analyst Jeff Kagan told TechNewsWorld. "It didn't work as well as they thought. Fortunately the technology isn't for use for a couple years "This is one step in a multistep process," Kagan ad...

Vonage Breathing Easier With Stronger Q2 Revenue

While Vonage has been seen by some as a bad risk because of its legal issues, it looks stable compared to the flameout of fellow VoIP provider SunRocket, noted telecom analyst Jeff Kagan SunRocket left thousands of users without service when it shut down abruptly in July. "Oth...

Sprint Nextel Profit Takes a Nosedive

For Sprint, innovations such as Pivot and WiMax may be more important as it tries to compete with its two giant rivals in AT&T and Verizon Wireless, telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "Sprint is trying to look beyond the current generation of services to be ready for what comes next."

Gphone: Google’s Latest Play for Global Domination?

"We have seen many efforts at ad-supported telecom in the last 10 to 15 years, and they have all failed. It sounds like it should make sense, but it just hasn't made it," Jeff Kagan, a telecommunications industry analyst, told TechNewsWorld "We really don't know, if it's ad su...

Wireless, High-Speed Net Growth Buoy Verizon Profits

"Verizon quarterly results look strong as they continue to change the company for the new telecom marketplace," Jeff Kagan, a telecommunications industry analyst, told the E-Commerce Times "FiOS costs the company a lot of money to create, but this will make Verizon competitive...

AT&T Beats Street, iPhone Numbers Cast Shadow on Apple

"The company continues to head in the right direction," telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. AT&T is still redefining itself, however, trying to determine if it is a wireless company that also provides at-home services or a wireline company with a wireless unit, he added...

AT&T Beats Street, iPhone Numbers Cast Shadow on Apple

"The company continues to head in the right direction," telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. AT&T is still redefining itself, however, trying to determine if it is a wireless company that also provides at-home services or a wireline company with a wireless unit, he added...

AT&T Beats Street, iPhone Numbers Cast Shadow on Apple

"The company continues to head in the right direction," telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. AT&T is still redefining itself, however, trying to determine if it is a wireless company that also provides at-home services or a wireline company with a wireless unit, he added...

Verizon Trading Calms on Vodafone’s Denial of Bid Plans

"Mergers are complicated enough dealing with two U.S. companies," telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "If the acquiring company is non-U.S., then not only do our regulators look more closely but so do the regulators from the UK. Could it be done? Yes. Is it much more difficult? Yes."

Zander in Crosshairs as Motorola Issues Dire Warning on Q2

"Nokia and Ericsson have learned how to manage the ups and downs, butMotorola seems to have misjudged the market," telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "The problem is they still do not have anything to replace the Razr. The Razr was hot, but like a comet burned out and there was nothing to replace it."

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