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FreeSWITCH is a scalable open source cross-platform telephony platform designed to route and interconnect popular communication protocols using audio, video, text or any other form of media.  It was created in 2006 to fill the void left by proprietary commercial solutions. FreeSWITCH also provides a stable telephony platform on which many telephony applications can be developed using a wide range of free tools. More

The Fight for Voice: The saga of telcos vs. OTT players

Submitted by mcollins on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 19:53
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I'd like to direct your attention to this post over at Vision Mobile. It's an interesting read from the perspective of Paul Golding, someone who has been in the mobile communications business for 21 years. For anyone who has ever wanted to call down evil upon a large telco (in other words, all of us) you will appreciate what he has to say. I especially appreciated the explanation of why carriers are not "dumb" even though it seems that way. They have something even worse than being dumb - read on to see what it is. It's a good lesson for anyone providing a service.
 
-Michael