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SD-WAN in Context of WebRTC

SD-WAN in Context of WebRTC

The promise of SD-WAN (Software Defined WAN) is reliable high quality enterprise WAN using low cost access (e.g. broadband) instead of expensive MPLS. SD-WAN is a collection of several technologies with centralized management on top.Given quality of WebRTC sessions and usage of error resilient codecs, does SD-WAN bring any value to WebRTC?

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

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

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,

OTTs Combining WebRTC with SD-WAN – a New Headache for Operators

OTTs Combining WebRTC with SD-WAN – a New Headache for Operators

SD-WAN strengthens the position of OTT hosted UC providers vs. the incumbent operators as it makes the operators’ advantage of owning the network less valuable. SD-WAN reduced the operational cost associated with providing hosted UC in high quality as it removes the need for MPLS. Combined with WebRTC, adding real-time communications as a feature to existing SaaS applications has never been easier.

3 Strategies for SD-WAN

3 Strategies for SD-WAN

MPLS is still pretty commonly used by enterprises, some use it for specific applications while others take it to the extreme and route all traffic of their branches to s central location. Service providers hit a jackpot with MPLS but this is now changing. 2 major forces are making MPLS less lucrative and eventually will kill it: MPLS price is going down; Enterprise requirements have changed

VMware Just Got a Networking Boost

VMware Just Got a Networking Boost

Having an SD-WAN solution integrated into VMware’s solution portfolio that takes VMware’s network virtualization from within the cloud to connecting enterprises with public and private clouds is important for VMware’s digital transformation and cloud strategy.
VeloCloud seems like a perfect solution for filling this gap. A field proven solution with 100% focus on SD-WAN.

The Alphabet Soup of Smart Home IoT

January 26, 2015 / in IoT / Add Comment

The Alphabet Soup of Smart Home IoT

IoT is high on the hype cycle for a few years now, 2014 and the 2015 CES event were an important milestone for IoT and specifically for the home environment as a few market influencers made strategic moves. What we see is that different market players are trying to become the market place for applications and services that will manage our homes and things.

Tagged With: Android, Android@Home, Apple, Automatic, Craig Federighi, Dropcam, Google, Home Automation, HomeKit, iOS, IOT, MFi Program, Nest, Physical Web, Samsung, Smart Home, SmartThings, Xiaomi, Z-Wave, Zigbee

“Please, go away” by Seth Godin is Not About Technology

January 20, 2015 / in Markets & People / Add Comment

“Please, go away” by Seth Godin is Not About Technology

On Sunday this week Seth Godin published a post titled Please, go away. It talks about what we all feel when contacting customer care. Hard to get to a live agent. Hard to get professional.answers

Tagged With: Amazon, Contact Center, WebRTC

OpenWebRTC: An Interview with Stefan Alund

January 13, 2015 / in Mobile, VoIP / Add Comment

OpenWebRTC: An Interview with Stefan Alund

Even though the known implementation of WebRTC is the open source coming from Google, it is not the only implementation. This interview is with Stefan Alund from Ericsson who is heading the team behind OpenWebRTC

Tagged With: Android, BSD, Ericsson, Gecko, GitHub, Google, GStreamer, H.264, HW acceleration, IE, IETF, Interview, iOS, Mozila, Open Source, OpenWebRTC, SDK, Stefan Alund, W3C, WebKit, WebRTC

Why Airline Fee Model Will Kill Innovation

January 5, 2015 / in Markets & People / 7 Comments

Why Airline Fee Model Will Kill Innovation

Imagine how the web and the services running on it would look like if sending packets was like sending a letter. Priced in a similar model, you would pay for the size, weight and the priority in which you want your packets to be delivered in.

Tagged With: Asymmetric Business Models, Gagaom, Net Neutrality, OTT, Telco, WebRTC

The WebRTC Mobile Challenge

December 23, 2014 / in Mobile / Add Comment

The WebRTC Mobile Challenge

Making WebRTC run nicely on mobile is still a challenge. There are different options for doing this and they vary based on specific needs, device type and OS.

Tagged With: Android, Ericsson, Google, iOS, Mobile, OpenWebRTC, WebRTC, WebView

WebRTC Conference 2014 In Review

December 22, 2014 / in Markets & People / 4 Comments

WebRTC Conference 2014 In Review

Last year when I spoke with some large vendors and service providers, a common answer to “What are you doing with WebRTC?” was – “We are looking at it”.

Tagged With: Dan Burnett, Data Channel, Dean Bubley, Douglas Tait, Drone, Fikri Firat, Hackathon, Horus Lugo, IETF, Jitsi, Kurento, Mictosoft, ORTC, Philipp Hancke, Viblast, Victor Pascual Avila, W3C, WebRTC, WebRTCFest

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