Comments on: VOIP over social networks threatens telcos

By: chris barraclough

chris barraclough — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:30:45 +0000

I agree with Alan that Telcos are aware of this. Vodafone, for example, has just launched 360 as a way of aggregating the directories of the social networks (such as Facebook) so that the mobile network rather than ‘OTT VOIP’ remains the starting point for originating (and terminating) voice and messaging.

By: alan p

alan p — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:20:19 +0000

The Telcos already know all this (well, the ones we have worked for certainly do

Its an opportunity as well as a threat.

By the way, I seem to be getting an increasing number of spam calls on Skype, so i don’t think that telespamming will go away.

By: Moshe Maeir

Moshe Maeir — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:36:35 +0000

Mike,
You are right on target. Voice is just another way of communications. So if I manage most of my communications on a social network. Why not throw in voice?
Here at the Flat Planet Phone Company we enable the fast deployment of voice applications. It is interesting to note that we have seen recently a number of inquiries from social networks looking to add voice applications.

As time goes on, it will be a default component of all networks. I hope though, that Skype will not be the enabler. Communications should be open and as long as Skype does not use SIP, it is not a candidate in my mind