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In the past several weeks a few “top VoIP blogs” lists were posted elsewhere. I’ve decided it is time for me to come up with my own list, but of a different kind: instead of top VoIP blogs, I’d simply list the VoIP related blogs that I am actually reading – those that are “my eyes and ears” in the VoIP world. You can regard my list as my personal blogroll, only I am not using any “link exchange” program (never liked those).

There are actually three reasons for publishing this list:

1. Next time people ask me “what blogs, that you are reading, might interest me” (happened a few time already this month), I’ll be able to refer them to this post instead of exporting my reading list yet again.
2. Bloggers that I am reading will now know about it (assuming they did their homework and are following Google alerts regarding their own blogs). It might even lure them to check out my blog once in a while and comment here and there – always a good thing.
3. If you have a VoIP blog that isn’t on this list – speak up! I am more than interested in reading what’s out there in my industry, so a bit of help in finding more blogs would be appreciated.

I haven’t used any specific order, so stuff on the list below is as chaotic as it comes and not sorted by importance or anything. I did take the time group them into clusters of interest for you.

And here they are:

International Organizations

• IMTC – The IMTC deals with interoperability, with focus on multimedia (and video). Though the blog isn’t that active, it has some good stuff once in a while on it.
• ITU-T – not really a blog, but rather a news log of stuff happening in the ITU-T organization.
• HD Connect Now – A relatively new organization focused on HD Voice. High level of content on this blog if you’re into this technology.

Technology in General

• GigaOm – I guess GigaOm doesn’t require an introduction. It covers a wide variety of tech news. It also has a great service called GigaOm Pro which I highly recommend.
• I, Cringely – Robert X. Cringely covers a wide variety of tech news, with his own unique voice and insights. A great read, which at times falls into the area of communication and networking.

News Aggregators

• FierceVoIP – This one allows me to find out if I missed anything around the blogosphere. They provide highlights on VoIP related news.

Visual Communications

• TelBitConsulting – Covers reviews of technology and products, with a lot of focus on the video conferencing market.
• Videoconference Tips & Techniques – Carol Skyring discussing video conferencing issues. Great for those new to visual communications.

Mobile

• VisionMobile – Doing a great job at analyzing many aspects of the mobile market, especially from a developers point of view. A lot of their stuff is valid for other markets as well.
• IntoMobile – I view IntoMobile as a news outlet, where anything and everything related to mobile can be found. A lot of content, where almost everyone can find something interesting.
• 3G and 4G Wireless Blog – Covers the technology and standardization of mobile networks in depth.
• Always On Real-Time Access – Chetan Shamra’s blog with an eye on the US mobile market.
• Mobile Opportunity – Michael Mace’s blog which has relatively long posts, where each one is a real gem.
• Open Gardens – Ajit Jaokar’s mobility blog. A good read.
• WirelessMoves – Martin Sauter’s excellent blog on mobile networks. A recommended reading.
• Telco 2.0 – While dealing with telecommunications, they cover mobile most of the time.
• The PhoneBoy Blog – Dameon D. Welch-Abernathy moved recently from Nokia to Checkpoint. It didn’t stop him from writing passionately about mobile handsets.
• Wireless Wanders – Paul Golding’s blog about the mobile industry and its future. A great resource for me.

Blog Networks

• TMCnet blogs – A large blog network with a large variety of blogs. I am following around 12 of them at the moment.
• VON Blogs – Similar to TMCnet, VON, which was once the main hub for VoIP, now hosts a varied number of bloggers from the VoIP industry.
• No Jitter – Not exactly a blog network, but has a large number of writers. One of the most focused blog networks on the VoIP industry with high quality information.

Corporate

• Global IP Solutions blog – GIPS is a great company dealing with media systems for real-time communications. Their blog is packed-full with insights.
• FreedomIQ blog – these guys provide hosted VoIP solutions and cover it nicely on their blog.
• CompareBusinessProducts.com – These guys are new in the blogging neighborhood. Their initial content is good, so I am waiting for more from them.
• Voxeo Blogs – Voxeo has a number of high quality blogs that I can highly recommend.
• The Seamless Enterprise – Sprint’s blog. A new read for me, so nothing to say yet.
• VoIP Insider – VoIP Supply’s blog which provides high quality VoIP related content.

VoIP Specific

• Alec Saunders SquawkBox – Alec Saunders blog has been around for several years now. He tends to write a lot on mobility and the Canadian industry. Does a podcast once in a while called SquawkBox.
• Considering Convergence – A “top blogs post” referred me to this one, so I’ll be reading it from now on as well. Don’t have an opinion on it yet.
• Disruptive Telephony – Dan York, who blogs in multiple places blogs here as well. Well worth the read.
• Graves On SOHO VoIP – Michael Graves discusses a lot about IP phones and other end user products related to VoIP.
• Irwin Lazar’s “Real-Time” Blog – One of the latest “acquisitions” in my reading list. Don’t have an opinion yet, though I do read Irwin’s posts on No Jitter.
• IP Communications and Beyond – Marc Robins provides his insights on the VoIP industry here.
• Jon Arnold’s Analyst 2.0 blog – An independent analyst who covers the VoIP industry.
• Latest VoIP, Voice 2.0, IMS 2.0 news – Ravi Shankar offers his views on VoIP and IMS. Usually interesting and varied content.
• LucaFiligheddu.com – A dear virtual friend of mine who blogs about social media and VoIP. A great read in each post.
• Nerd Vittles – Ward Mundy’s blog, which focus on Asterisk.
• Pin Drop Soup – Dave Michels blog, which is full of insights.
• The Jeff Pulver Blog – THE industry veteran. Focuses on social media and HD Voice these days.
• Smith on VoIP – Garrett Smith’s blog should be mandatory reading for those interested in VoIP.
• Solomon’s VoIP World – Focused a lot at VoIP services and long distance calling rates.
• Telephony Unfiltered – New blog I started reading due to another “top blogs post”. Don’t know what it’s worth yet.
• The VoIP Weblog – Varied content on the VoIP industry.
• Unified Communications Strategies Blog – As the name says, focus is on Unified Communications.
• usken.no – VoIP news! – Sjur Usken’s VoIP blog. Another new blog I started reading recently.
• Voice of VOIPSA – Ruben Olsen’s blog which is focused on VoIP security. Important read for implementers.
• Voice On The Web – Jim Courtney’s blog focusing on Skype.
• VoIP & Telecom Blog – A VoIP blog with relatively long posts that cover VoIP business news.
• VoIP Central – VoIP related news blog.
• VOIP IP Telephony – Another good source of VoIP news and information.
• VoIP Monitor – Does a great job of covering press releases and news of the VoIP industry.
• VoIP User – Good coverage of what goes on in the VoIP market.
• VoIP Watch – Andy Abramson’s blog on VoIP. A great source of a large number of my own posts. I love his way of thinking.

Low traffic VoIP Blogs

• Aswath Weblog – Aswath Rao blogs once in a while, but when he does it usually is interesting.
• iConverged – a blog operated by Arjun Roychowdhury and Sunil Veluvali dealing with VoIP and IMS. Has some interesting content at times.
• Mark Collier’s VoIP Security Blog – As the name suggest, this blog is focused on security issues in VoIP.
• Michael’s Minute – it’s not that Michael’s blog is of low traffic (a post once in two weeks), but the VoIP parts of it are lower than the number of posts.
• The IMS Lantern – Provide an informative post related to IMS once in a while.
• VoIP Tech Chat – VoIP and Asterisk blog. I’m a bit new to it, but their recent content is good.

One More Administrative Issue

Alan Lindsay decided to start a VoIP carnival – something I felt was missing as well (hence my around-the-net monthly post). I’ll be submitting this post to the carnival, which I hope will be a great start for a new tradition.

If you’re also a VoIP blogger, you are invited join the effort.