Just to answer some of the na-sayers. We are a team of 3 with experience in facilities based LEC operations then when the market turned we deployed VoIP networks for residential / business subscribers. Our reason for starting this company is simple - we've seen the profitability of other companies and we want our piece of the action. Networking - of course I mean social/professional. I'd be stupid to try and start a carrier grade voip operation without network expertise. In regards to Asterisk - we have been around it for years. And not just as implementors but also getting under the hood and modifying code.
I appreciate some of the positive helpful comments I have received and look forward to picking some more brains. On Feb 16, 2011, at 7:54 AM, praveen kumar <pbx.ku...@gmail.com> wrote: > I echo Steve's comments. > > The VoIP market is BAD and getting worse. I am not sure how many agree > with me here. Show me the money. > > This has been dying and Skype/Vonage killed it completely. There is > nothing left to innovate and even if you do, try building a business > for 1-3c/min. You need multi-million minutes each month to build > something worth calling a company. > > For 1-2 man or a hobby - works out. I am surprised you have 35yrs of > telecom experience and you are AGAIN doing it. Man! > > No pun intended. > > > On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 4:49 AM, Steve Totaro > <stot...@asteriskhelpdesk.com> wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:04 AM, Sanjay Arora <sanjay.k.ar...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Nitzan Kon <nk3...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Heh. Those were my initial thoughts too. Why would you need any partners >>>> if you've already had experienced people on board? rolling out a calling >>>> card platform is easy. Actually getting business/marketing is the hard >>>> part. >>> >>> May I butt into the conversation, Guys? >>> >>> I am a VoIP biz newbie, looking to get into it. All I have is >>> marketing & capability for creating low cost support. >>> >>> I am looking for various ways in which I can create own branded, low >>> cost VoIP. Being from India, (telecommunication is low cost here...I >>> sometimes find VoIP prices higher than being offered by our mainstream >>> telcos) I need a really low cost solution, with no minimum commitments >>> while I setup my marketing. >>> >>> Also need integrated VPN based connection for Gulf origination and >>> capability/client for smartphones i.e. Android, Symbian & iPhone. >>> >>> Any pointers? Welcome to mail offlist for business offers. >>> >>> With best regards. >>> Sanjay. >>> >> >> I would start with this mindset of "Low cost support" and "a really >> low cost solution, with no minimum commitments" >> >> For every market, there is a barrier of entry. If you are just >> focusing on, "Really Low Cost" then what are you giving up? >> >> Your support is going to lousy and so is your service. That equates >> to unhappy customers and a bad reputation. It is much harder to get a >> new customer than it is to lose one. >> >> Is your marketing going to be that you are the lowest cost? >> >> I go for best value, cost always a factor, but it certainly is not the >> biggest factor. I want to be able to pick up my phone and call >> anywhere and the call needs to go through. If it doesn't, I better >> get good support quickly and have my problem resolved. I need SLAs >> that I can hold you to. >> >> Is this a calling card or just service? Home users or business? >> >> If you don't have the money to get into the game then it is better to >> stay out. >> >> Everyone seems to think "VoIP + ? = $$$" >> >> VoIP is relatively cheap as far as barrier of entry. I suggest you >> find an investor, partner, or venture capitalist so you can do it >> right. >> >> I don't know if this still hold true in the US, but typically, you are >> not going to realize a profit from a startup for two years. Two years >> in the red. With VoIP service, it could be much less. >> >> Thanks, >> Steve Totaro >> >> -- >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >> >> asterisk-biz mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz >> > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz