WebRTC News for Tuesday June 25 2013-Early Edition

WebRTC Single Page Application (Photo credit: Tsahi Levent-Levi) As I wing it towards Atlanta I had a chance to do a quick read of the news that's coming out on the subject of WebRTC. As I mentioned earlier in the week, there will be lots of news announcements coming out surrounding the WebRTC World Conference … Read more

WebRTC News for Monday June 24 2013

With WebRTC World this week in Atlanta, a flurry of news is coming out today and likely through the week. Here are some of them…so far seem to be on the track of interoperability between the old and the new, which is a key component for today and the near term, with the SIP trunking … Read more

Call Obi Devices with WebRTC

Spotted—You can call Obi devices with webrtc now, but the set up seems to be challenging some die hards. Bascially, because it's SIP based the Obi devices can route calls to any SIP endpoint and vice versa. By creating a simple Chome widget the really intelligent folks behind Obi have come up with a way … Read more

Telcos: Feeling a Wee Bit Insecure about WebRTC?

WebRTC Single Page Application (Photo credit: Tsahi Levent-Levi) I think there's a bit of "insecurity" going on within both the last gen and next gen telco providers when it comes to WebRTC. And honestly, it's the same old story. An instant replay of sorts. Honestly, is it live or is it Memorex? As a matter … Read more

WebRTC Has Got to be Worrying the Hardware Oriented Players

I just read the transcript of pal Dave Michels UC Strategies Podcast on the topic of WebRTC and the Channel. Dave did a great job of asking questions that have got to be scaring the pants off of the hardware oriented players. Or at least, that's what Dave's line of questioning did to get me … Read more

Vidtel Adds WebRTC Sharing

Vidtel, whom I am a shareholder in, continues to make moves in the WebRTC space with news today adding WebRTC-based screen sharing and content sharing. Now MeetMe participants can use their web browser to join and participate in videoconferences and with the news today, they can share content with other participants.  Because it's all software based and … Read more

Another WebRTC Day at Infocomm

I was scouring the news today and found some forward thinking companies are using Infocomm as the springboard to launch or help propel their WebRTC efforts. Who did? Well rather than a series of blog posts, here's a quick summary: StarLeaf is promising video calling and conferencing hardware and software solution integration. Vidtel and IntelePeer are … Read more

I’m Going to WebRTC World….Are You?

WebRTC's roadmap (Photo credit: Tsahi Levent-Levi) WebRTC is hot. My agency already has 7 clients engaged deeply into the space as it is a disruptive technology that is changing the way the world communicates – While a benefit and threat to telcos, depending on how they approach it, already we're seeing that Enterprise companies are … Read more

Broadsoft Moves into WebRTC

With the upcoming WebRTC World Conference in Atlanta end of this month, we're already starting to see companies, both large and small begin to tip their hands, as they dip their toes into the WebRTC waters. So it's no surprise that Broadsoft has moved WebRTC into their UC-One platform, as today's news announcement lays out.  … Read more

Watch Toll Free Numbers Change due to Skype/Lync and WebRTC.

Image via CrunchBase AT&T Princess Signature Telephone (Photo credit: MarkGregory007) If you remember ever asking "do you have a toll free number" or if you have ever dialed one, you always were thinking how calling that number saved you money, and maybe realized that the cost was being paid for by the receiving party. Most … Read more