Open source takes on telecoms, at a deep level
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Open sourcing takes on the telecoms industry, at a deep level, deeper than the Asterisk server level, at the switch level.
In networks, a switch is a device that filters and forwards packets between local network segments. And such device cost a lot due to the components and to its software.
The project called FreeSwitch ambitions to unite various technologies such as SIP H.323, IAX2, LDAP, Zeroconf, XMPP/Jingle (understand GTalk) while empowering people with their own PBX network or VoIP systems, and working on AMD, Intel and Mac PowerPC.
So FreeSwitch versatility could potentially outrun Asterisk’s already good efficiency. And you guess it already: This project, if it goes beyond its current experimental state, could torpedo margin profits of current proprietary device makers. Shrinking to $4,000-$5,000 the price of a server usually 10 times more expensive to deploy.
Jul 24, 2006 | By Nuno
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