One of the next things I wanted to post about was the concept of "call anywhere" from an interoperability perspective. Quite a few things have happened the last year or so, but as new ways of communicating evolves, we are still far from a new, unified, world communication platform.The basic idea of call anywhere is this: Regardless of which service/network you are on and … [Read more...] about SIP interoperability: call anywhere? do you really want to do that?
Innovating in a SIP world and keeping interoperability
(you may want to read my previous post on SIP interoperability in general first: SIP and interoperability)So, SIP as an open system allows you to use SIP headers, content, and sessions in creative ways to enable new functionality. That is the core technical reason for why H.323 is on the way out in the video world. So, the discussions on the Internet regarding video … [Read more...] about Innovating in a SIP world and keeping interoperability
SIP and interoperability: certification, de-facto standards, and Brownian motions
Ok, I'm back from a period of inward-facing egocentric activities, now I'm ready to go to outward-facing egocentric activities (like this blog). I have updated my profile and although SIP will continue to be an important part of what I post about, I will broaden the scope of the topics I post on.I thought I'd start out on SIP interoperability. An interesting … [Read more...] about SIP and interoperability: certification, de-facto standards, and Brownian motions
Others not at VON Europe…
SIP User agent vendorsInnovative new stuffProduct development guys in larger companiesTechiesTelco vendors pushing pure SIP (as opposed to IMS)Of course, exceptions, but here are some others I saw at VON Europe:Some telcos who think they have gotten it rightLots of "VoIP service provider in a box" vendorsMarketing guys making sales presentationsNice-looking ladies at the expo … [Read more...] about Others not at VON Europe…
VON Europe: Many telcos stay at home…
More than half-way into VON Europe, an observation is that many telcos are notably absent. Are they tired of the IMS vs. pure-SIP discussions and just want to participate on their "home" arenas where they can concentrate on how to deploy IMS or implement Fixed Mobile Convergence? … [Read more...] about VON Europe: Many telcos stay at home…
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