With the unified communications market already hard at work digesting the significance of Microsoft’s recently announced strategic pact with Polycom, rumours are emerging that Cisco is preparing to spring a surprise bid for Internet phone operator Skype.

According to TechCrunch, Cisco made a formal offer to acquire Skype just before the company’s recent SEC filing of its intent to make an initial public offering (IPO). Continue Reading

60 of the best presentations from IP EXPO 2009 archived and presented on demand. This gives you a taste of things to come for the 2010 event which truly will be the biggest techfest in the UK this October. It will have over 240  presentations over two days with a similar amount of exhibiting companies. See more and register to attend at www.ipexpo.co.uk

Visit Global Crossing on Stand 222 at IP Expo, 7-8 October, Earls Court , London. Registration is Free and takes minutes to complete for individuals and teams alike.

Network speeds over the last few years have gone through a revolution. They have moved from a privilege that was only bestowed upon first world countries and large corporations to something that is now available to everyone. The result of this blanket connectivity is it has started an arms race amongst the big telco networks for the next best thing. Customers now want high connection speeds alongside a reliable service and the winner, from what we can see, is surprisingly Ethernet. Continue Reading