Comments on: Skype becomes another VoIP trunking provider

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:39:02 +0000

@Dave – Digium needs to layout a public roadmap for features in the SFA beta pretty quick. SILK integration, Presence and IM support to name a few, but you’re right it knocks it down a few notches.

@Zach, great point – hadn’t thought of that.

@Garrett, Skype is 5 years old and is responsible for 8% of the cross border international calling, without any business direction to speak of. Pretty impressive, you almost sound like you think they shouldn’t try to disrupt trunking by adding new features and reach? not very capitalistic of you

By: Garrett Smith

Garrett Smith — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:38:46 +0000

@ Dave

Not sure. I don’t think trumps it. I think it helps legitimize it.

Especially if Skype can manage to get in the Cisco/Avaya/3Com space.

By: Garrett Smith

Garrett Smith — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:36:45 +0000

@Zach

Great thought.

But even at an international level shouldn’t this announcement still be ho-hum?

After all, plumbing is plumbing

By: Zach Garcia

Zach Garcia — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:41:16 +0000

Garrett – If you look at it as Skype being just another domestic SIP provider, I agree with your analysis. However I don’t think you’re seeing the bigger picture… Skype has a huge international presence that could have a tremendous impact on SIP. Their “plumbing” reaches many places that domestic SIP providers can’t come close to reaching.

By: Dave Michels

Dave Michels — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:16:05 +0000

Does this trump the Asterisk/Skype play announced Astricon?

By: Garrett Smith

Garrett Smith — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:20:49 +0000

@ Andrew

You’re certainly entitled to your opinion, but at some point we all need to start talking about today and what can be done, rather than tomorrow and what could be done.

From an SMB perspective this is nothing more then a low cost orig/term product. Something that is already available from hundreds of others today – that requires no BETA’s, special software, etc.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:21:28 +0000

Inbound calling from Skype instances makes this more than ‘trunking’ Garrett. It is also a closed first version beta – there is a lot of useful information that can be sent inside SIP headers that can be added in the future – I think it is something worth supporting and Skype gets a pat on the back for taking this step. The first step to ‘intelligent CLID’ ??