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Why Build on Anything Other Than WebRTC?

December 6, 2016 / in VoIP / 3 Comments

I had several questions lately from vertical service providers contemplating about the technology to use for their video service.
They were hesitant if building with WebRTC is the right way to go.
Here is a case study showing why building with anything other than WebRTC doesn’t make sense.

The Alphabet Soup of MPLS vs. DIA vs. SD-WAN

November 1, 2016 / in SD-WAN, VoIP / Add Comment

MPLS and DIA are built for the past and don’t support cost and technical requirements of the modern enterprise. SD-WAN will be like the Firewall is today for enterprises. It will become common among enterprises. It doesn’t mean MPLS will go away, but with the capability of Hybrid WAN as part of SD-WAN, MPLS will become less critical, less traffic will go over it,

WebRTC Helping In-App Purchase Monetization

August 1, 2016 / in VoIP / Add Comment

There are more than 2 million apps users can choose from for their iOS devices out of which 23% are gaming apps. Gaming is not only the #1 segment from number of apps standpoint but also #1 in in-purchase revenue. Being the #1 segment, competition is fierce and therefore developers are looking for those cool features that will allow for increased in-app purchase and user retention.

WebRTC Disrupting Communications in The Financial Sector – An Interview with Joseph Heenan, VP Engineering of GreenKey Technologies

July 12, 2016 / in VoIP / 1 Comment

The financial sector has special requirements when it comes to communications. This has created a small community of companies that service this sector at high cost and with traditional products. When vendor replacement comes at high cost there is always the risk of products staying behind the technology curve. WebRTC removes barriers to entry in many sectors, including financial

Chrome 52 Boosts WebRTC H.264 & DTLS

July 5, 2016 / in VoIP / Add Comment

Chrome 52 beta channel release notes were published covering over 30 bug fixes, enhancements to the support for H.264 in Chrome and changes to default DTLS certificate generation algorithm for more privacy and better performance. This version is expected to hit your browser on July 26. The support for WebRTC H.264 in browsers is required by the IETF

What’s Wrong With Microsoft’s WebRTC Announcement

June 14, 2016 / in VoIP / 2 Comments

Companies such as Microsoft are shifting their revenue mix to services. In such a business model, opening the service to developers to integrate with is a power multiplier, not in R&D resources but in creativity and innovation. That is a paradigm shift from POBX vendors closing their system for their phones only to making it as open as possible.