http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/ Engadget Comments for Google's VOIP buying spree continues with Global IP Solutions offer http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/
Is the google monster still planning on blanketing a number of cities? Or have they lowered their ambitions to simply buying up dark fiber and setting up one hell of a fiber net? If they still want to blanket... this all could lead to some very interesting transitions in the telecom arena.

Technically, I suppose they dont need to do it themselves with the lower-band frequencies being auctioned off... hmm, very forward thinking.]]>May 18th 2010 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/
"they are getting their hands into everything"

no they arent... every large tech companies make acquisitions. its business as usual]]>May 18th 2010 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/
The other companies that rely on this tech which Google is buying = their nuts in Google's vice.

The future Skynet!]]>May 18th 2010 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/
Um, Google is a bit of an exception, this is not just "business as usual."

It was originally JUST a search engine. Now, my personal / work email, work documents, cellphone OS, cellphone voicemail / sms service, home PC photo manager / viewer, online photo storage... all supplied and powered by Google. Much more than business as usual.]]>May 18th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://j.mp/google-will-kill-us]]>May 19th 2010 4:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/Google Voice != VOIP.]]>May 19th 2010 5:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/
Useful for sending international txts when the provider is compatible though.]]>May 18th 2010 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/Google Voice != VOIP. You still have to have a physical phone line (either a cellphone, landline, or VOIP like Skype).]]>May 19th 2010 5:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/
Yeah, I called it when they bought Giz. That's why I bought a lousy prepaid instead of a nicer 2 year contract phone- I want to wait and see what the Big G is up to. ]]>May 18th 2010 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/
If you think updates to Android OS takes an age now, imagine when your carrier spends months stripping out the revenue losing portions from the code. Tethering? Get it out. Internet sharing vie Wifi?! OUT! VOIP and visual voice-mail that circumvents us?!? OUT OUT OUT!!!

Then there's the laying of their own fibre optic lines, the buying up of radio frequencies. Soon they'll be avoided by most carriers and we'll see more and more moves to block this sort of thing. The one thing Google doesn't have around the world is the lobbying power of the established cable, phone and internet providers. They don't have the ear of governments.]]>May 18th 2010 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/
It's a desired OS, and as long as game theory exists there will be carriers who are willing to bend over just a bit more to gain market share. As they do gain market share then the same thing that other carriers are trying to prevent, costs incurred, will be offset by revenue losses. There may be better examples where it's easier to argue your point that I don't have knowledge of such as start-up ventures like this, not really sure, but they don't start out really aggressive in areas like this either. I think a telling example is how little need there is for Google TV and some OEMs tried to say they weren't having it, then a few never heard ofs came up to champion the cause and then some of the big boys started to sweat.

As far as having governments ears, they definitely have them, unfortunately they haven't been very good at changing their minds as in the cases of SK & China. I think they've been much more successful on their homecourt in the US though, in some cases we might not even realize. ]]>May 18th 2010 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/
And people who actually want these will start buying devises from google like the Nexus One]]>May 18th 2010 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/
I agree with you, and Google's answer to that would simply be to create their OWN network.

In one way, it's cool to see a company shaking up the whole industry, but in another way, it is rather disturbing how many hands Google has in so many pots. And they have repeated shown that they have no problems with competing with their own partners. ]]>May 18th 2010 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/I don't care about ads, as long as they are relevant to what I am interested in, which is what google pwns at.]]>May 18th 2010 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/
hell, i'll just take Google Voice here in the states. can't for the life of me get an invite.]]>May 18th 2010 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/
MY question is how are they going to provide acceptable customer service. Google CS is worse than COMCAST! I won't be relying on them for anything other than search or advertising until I know I can get someone on the phone who is going to be helpful.

Other than that, I'm game.]]>May 18th 2010 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/
I know the customer service with the N1 left something to be desired, but if Google decided to get good at something like CS, I'm pretty sure they could do it. ]]>May 18th 2010 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/and they'll propably give it away for free with purchase of an android phone
I can see that in 5 years ]]>May 18th 2010 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/
...and such an altruistic attribute for the G-men. Unfortunately, i suspect that is not the "ultimate" driving force behind anything they do. Preserving and improving revenue and earnings both in the US and overseas --- that's the ultimate goal for google. It's no different than most companies. It is NOT trying to be the best provider this or that. It's all about revenue and earnings. The why's are how's are complicated. For a better insight into that, review the last quarterly earinings report. 96% of their revenue was from advertisement on the desktop -- 66% for G owned sites and 30% from partners; They did not dissect the specifics of the other 3%, which would naturally consist of some mobile ad revenue. That's less than 3% revenue from cash and tertiary corporate acquisitions. Oh, don't forget all that Android- mobile driven revenue mixed into that 3%. Whereas, desktop search-driven ad revenue has matured, there's still plenty of opportunity for mobile advertising. As what was popularly reported recently, Android has overtaken Iphone OS and supposedly on it's way to world domination. But even so, it's contributes less than 3% of company earnings. Google is fast winning a race for which there is NO PRIZE. In contrast and dddly enough, whatever the hell Apple is doing, they must be playing by their own set of "rules" ( pardon the pun) as their mobile efforts appear to contribute to some serious cash flow.

Few people other than google itself knows the exact details of how it runs. If i were to guess, the company is probably spending much of it's time and money on maintaining and improving it's core machine -- desktop search-related ad revenue. Last quarter showed improved revenue but decreased margins -- a worrisome thought. Despite popular belief on engadget and other gadget blogs, Tablets, Android, voip-buying sprees, power grids, and heaven-knows-what are all "minor" activities on their global scale of things. They have to try everything. But remember everything has a price.

-- just my 2 cts]]>May 18th 2010 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/
They bought them and did nothing!]]>May 18th 2010 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/May 18th 2010 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/googles-voip-buying-spree-continues-with-global-ip-solutions-of/On the other hand there is SPIRIT DSP which has been successfully competing with GIPS over all these years and now stays the only independent VoIP technology company on the market. SPIRIT is famous for its dislodging GIPS from Skype and was listed among the Top 10 VoIP leaders (http://www.fiercevoip.com/special-reports/top-10-voip-leaders) by FierceVoIP. Today SPIRIT offers its VVoIP platform on a variety of desktop and mobile platforms, supporting not only Google’s Android but iPhone, Symbian, Windows Mobile (http://www.spiritdsp.com/press/videoconferencing-on-mobile-platforms.php). SPIRIT is proud to offer a video server (http://spiritdsp.com/press/Video-server-1000-channels-release.php) with 1000-channel capacity. Now SPIRIT is the #1 choice for service providers, application developers, and telcos that are deploying voice and video communication services.]]>Jun 3rd 2010 7:25AM