Skype + SIP (was: Re: [asterisk-biz] Skype Free International Calls)

[Matthew Rubenstein]

On Thu, 2006-06-22 at 16:57 +0100, Steve Kennedy wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 11:37:23AM -0400, Matthew Rubenstein wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> > 	We might not be looking at "the next Netscape", but are we looking at
> > the way that SIP eventually displaces Skype, and/or forces Skype to
> > gateway (bidirectionally) to SIP, the way AOL gateways to the rest of
> > the Web?
> 
> Skype already use SIP (g.729) for their connections to their PSTN
> providers.

	Your point proves the parallel is even closer. AOL used to use TCP/IP
for connecting their private servers to their dialin modem racks - their
PSTN connection. It's not the protocol used internally inside their
network that matters. It's the accessibility of their network to the
public via a standard protocol.


> Steve
> 
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