Comments on: Where are the open source VoIP gateways? http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/open-source-voip-gateways Everything you need to know about VoIP Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:27:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Pete http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/open-source-voip-gateways/comment-page-1#comment-67372 Pete Tue, 18 May 2010 00:40:08 +0000 http://blog.voipsupply.com/?p=6882#comment-67372 Hi-- The price of cards and the variety of cards would be a killer, so why bother?. Just get a SIP trunk and be done with it. This is one area where just give me something that works, is relable and supported, and the price is worth it. The last thing I need is another science project in a crucial piece of equipment such as a gateway. What is really needed however, is a good (notice I said good) open source SBC....now that would be interesting enough to take on another science project. Hi– The price of cards and the variety of cards would be a killer, so why bother?. Just get a SIP trunk and be done with it. This is one area where just give me something that works, is relable and supported, and the price is worth it. The last thing I need is another science project in a crucial piece of equipment such as a gateway. What is really needed however, is a good (notice I said good) open source SBC….now that would be interesting enough to take on another science project.

]]> By: Garrett Smith http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/open-source-voip-gateways/comment-page-1#comment-46352 Garrett Smith Tue, 19 May 2009 13:38:18 +0000 http://blog.voipsupply.com/?p=6882#comment-46352 @ Michael How about a slick GUI on top of one of the OS telephony platform that only enables the gateway functionality? Simple, easy to use and not proprietary. Seems like someone out there would have thought to do a open VoIP gateway like all of the "open source" phone systems on the market. @ Michael

How about a slick GUI on top of one of the OS telephony platform that only enables the gateway functionality?

Simple, easy to use and not proprietary. Seems like someone out there would have thought to do a open VoIP gateway like all of the “open source” phone systems on the market.

]]> By: Michael Graves http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/open-source-voip-gateways/comment-page-1#comment-46112 Michael Graves Mon, 18 May 2009 22:18:12 +0000 http://blog.voipsupply.com/?p=6882#comment-46112 What exactly wold you say would constitutes an "open source gateway?" Both Asterisk and FreeSwitch can be deployed in ways that might target what you desire. Add a couple of cards and a server PC and off you go. FreeSwitch can even transcode between various wideband codecs. Of course, it's all DIY. The configuration of the system is the builders responsibility. What exactly wold you say would constitutes an “open source gateway?”

Both Asterisk and FreeSwitch can be deployed in ways that might target what you desire. Add a couple of cards and a server PC and off you go. FreeSwitch can even transcode between various wideband codecs.

Of course, it’s all DIY. The configuration of the system is the builders responsibility.

]]> By: Garrett Smith http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/open-source-voip-gateways/comment-page-1#comment-43222 Garrett Smith Thu, 14 May 2009 13:37:20 +0000 http://blog.voipsupply.com/?p=6882#comment-43222 @ Andrew I believe you'd need to take more then price into consideration here...but I'm looking at this through a totally different lens. Having sold many a gateway, I think that customers, while always price conscious, would benefit from a developer community that can provide free/paid support. One of the biggest hurdles with gateways is in the config/installation phase. Many a company do not have the support resources to adequately the volume of gateways being sold. I think the open nature, developer community (something where they'd be paid), solid end user support and comparable build/functional quality would do okay. Now to go find that interface designer... :) @ Andrew

I believe you’d need to take more then price into consideration here…but I’m looking at this through a totally different lens.

Having sold many a gateway, I think that customers, while always price conscious, would benefit from a developer community that can provide free/paid support.

One of the biggest hurdles with gateways is in the config/installation phase. Many a company do not have the support resources to adequately the volume of gateways being sold.

I think the open nature, developer community (something where they’d be paid), solid end user support and comparable build/functional quality would do okay.

Now to go find that interface designer… :)

]]> By: Andrew http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/open-source-voip-gateways/comment-page-1#comment-42972 Andrew Thu, 14 May 2009 04:52:29 +0000 http://blog.voipsupply.com/?p=6882#comment-42972 Interesting idea - you can buy a Grandstream 8 port FXS for under 400$ now, I am not sure if there is a business model for an OS gateway when the proprietary solutions are this inexpensive already. Interesting idea – you can buy a Grandstream 8 port FXS for under 400$ now, I am not sure if there is a business model for an OS gateway when the proprietary solutions are this inexpensive already.

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