Amazon is working on a WebRTC based UC service, Yet another UC service? An API platform for developers? Here is the Amazon WebRTC and UCaaS menu.
What threats do these new services by the largest public cloud provider impose and are there any opportunities?
WebRTC Adoption is Slow as Lightning
Compared to SIP, WebRTC adoption is lightning fast. It is not about replacing VoIP or PSTN. WebRTC is VoIP that extends communications to new dimensions.
Traditional analysts have a hard time quantifying the real usage of WebRTC because is it used in such a wide range of verticals and applications deployed by an undefined list of vendors, service providers and startups.
Why Build on Anything Other Than WebRTC?
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.
WebRTC In The Eyes of The IT Professional
For us, those that deal with WebRTC daily, it sometimes seems as if everyone knows all about WebRTC and its promise. It is when you get to read opinions of people that deal with existing telephony systems that you understand this it is not the case.
This post is about one such case.
At the end of 2015 The SIP School released their yearly SIP Survey. 1098 responders,
The WebRTC API Compatibility Challenge
Interoperability and API compatibility are very important if we want web applications to work regardless of the browser or WebRTC implementation they are using.
Changes need to be introduced as the standard evolves but backwards compatibility must be taken well into consideration else developers and users will have bad experience as applications break.
Being Specific About Your WebRTC Signaling Choices
In WebRTC things are different. WebRTC doesn’t define any signaling protocol or transport for signaling; this is left for the application. This gives more flexibility but also more things to decide on and therefore debate about.
Case study A – I’m building my new awesome service
Case study B – I’m connecting my telephony network with WebRTC