[Asterisk-Users] G729 licenses

[Andreas Sikkema]

asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com wrote:

> The G.729 monopolists have made enough money out of their week's
> work, so why give them more? 
> 
> A better idea is to use a different codec, such as GSM, iLBC or even
> ulaw (if you have the bandwidth), and ignore G.729 completely.  You
> can add several choices in a list and allow the link to negotiate.

This depends highly on what you're doing. If you're on a LAN 
with plenty of available bandwidth, one of the G.711 variants 
is the way to go. If you're serving customers on tiny ADSL 
or cable connections, there's not much else to use than G.729.

-- 
Andreas Sikkema                Rits tele.com
Scheepmakersstraat 11      3011 VH Rotterdam
t: +31 (0)10 2245544    f: +31 (0)10 2245540