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WebRTC Will Disrupt Telecom Big Time

November 16, 2012

There are few technologies in telecom which seem to have generated as much excitement as WebRTC – VoIP and SIP come to mind as two others.

With WebRTC, every web browser becomes a communications server. It really is a fundamental shift in how communications systems work.

I apologize in advance for the self-promotion but I feel it is very important to share the following news with you. A few months back TMC co-launched an event in the space called WebRTC Conference & Expo and we have been happily surprised by the top sponsors and conferees who have signed up - very quickly.

Posted in Google, IP Communications, WebRTC

WebRTC Conference & Expo Kicks Off

November 28, 2012

I am at the WebRTC Conference & Expo here at the South San Francisco Conference Center and the mood at the show is positive. What I have heard over and over from telecom equipment vendors, call center vendors and software vendors is that WebRTC is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in the telecom space.

At a cocktail party sponsored by Google and Plantronics many people told me that the handset players are in trouble while the headset vendors have a great opportunity. This of course explains why Plantronics has taken such an active role at this conference and in this space.

I will update you with more as the event progresses - here are some photos of the show for your viewing pleasure - The person at the podium is Phil Edholm who has partnered with TMC and Crossfire Media to host this conference.

Posted in Consumer Electronics, IP Communications, SIP, Skype, Technology, VoIP, WebRTC, Wireless

Acme Packet Getting Ready for WebRTC's Second Wave

November 28, 2012

At the inaugural WebRTC Conference & Expo in San Francisco, much of the crowd was focused on demos of WebRTC working in a production environment. In one example at a luncheon keynote Mozilla showed how WebRTC communications could take place between two browsers on the same laptop. This one of the first demonstrations of the technology much of the audience had ever seen.

The event has brought together a wide swath of technology companies like Google, Plantronics, Oracle, Sangoma and Ericsson who are all very optimistic about the potential for WebRTC to be as some describe it, “A once in a lifetime opportunity in telecom.”

Posted in Android, Broadband, Call Center, Communications Developer, Conference, E-Commerce, Google, HTML5, IP Communications, Technology, Unified Communications, WebRTC

WebRTC Expo 2012 Winding Down

November 29, 2012

Sorry for the delayed post - accidentally posted as "draft."

Thanks to all of you who came to WebRTC Expo 2012 in South San Francisco – the show was amazingly successful thanks to many of you who took time from your “day jobs” to learn about what many are calling a once-in-a-lifetime transformational communications opportunity. I happened to take a shot and video of a SIP to WebRTC session just now which you can see below. Here are more event photos as well.

WebRTC is much more than a PSTN replacement as Ericsson mentioned on stage but it is still interesting to see the evolution from PSTN and digital PBXs to IP-PBXs to IP-PBXs using SIP to now WebRTC and whatever additional software or equipment this transformation may entail.

There seems to be good interest in this topic as it's the last breakout session of the third day of the conference and the room is quite full.

Posted in Broadband, SIP, Technology, VoIP, WebRTC

WebRTC Advisory Board Announced

February 20, 2013

One of the more exciting bits of news this week has to do with TMC and partners choosing the Inaugural WebRTC advisory board. After the huge success of the first WebRTC World show in Santa Clara, California, we wanted to make sure we worked with the absolute top minds in the communications, technology and WebRTC fields to ensure our conferences have the best content possible.

The next show takes place June 25-27, 2013 in Atlanta, GA. Here is a list of the new board members with Twitter handles for easy-following purposes.

Update: Jim Donovan's correct Twitter handle is now listed below.

Name/Company Member Handle Company Handle Jim Donovan
Acme Packet @jdrtc @Acme_Packet Tsahi Levent-Levi
Amdocs @tsahil @Amdocs Alan Johnston
Avaya @alanbjohnston @Avaya Chris McGugan
Avaya @cmcgugan @Avaya Arnaud Budkiewicz
Bistri @arnaudbud @Bistri Cullen Jennings
Cisco @cfluffy @CiscoSystems Steven Sokol
Digium @ssokol @digium David Duffett
Asterisk @dduffett ‏ @asteriskpbx Dean Bubley
Distruptive Analysis @disruptivedean @DApremium Geoff Hollingworth
Ericsson @geoffworth @ericsson Craig Walker
Fierspotter Labs @cwalker123 N/A Jan Linden
Google @jtlinden @google Justin Uberti
Google @juberti @google Stephen Brown
Mitel @mitelcloudchief @mitel Boris Selitser
Oracle N/A @Oracle Joe Burton
Plantronics @JoeBurtonCTO @Plantronics Goncalo Morais
Siemens @gnclmorais @SiemensEnt Mohan Palat
Sonus @mpalat @sonusnet Mark Weidick
TenHands @markweidick @TenHandsInc David Jodoin
ThruPoint @david_jodoin @Thrupoint Dan Burnett
Voxeo @voxeodanburnett @voxeo Alexey Aylarov
Zingaya @aylarov @Zingaya_Service

Posted in Android, Avaya, Google, HTML5, IP Communications, Technology, Video, VoIP, WebRTC

IPgallery Helps Carriers Become Social Hub and More

March 1, 2013

Communications service providers once the center of the customer's world have awoken to the new reality - social and apps are the new hub. In fact, Facebook, Twitter and a wave of other social networks have fully overtaken the telephone number as the primary method of communicating among many - especially younger users. Then there are the the OTT VoIP and video vendors such as Skype. The telephone number has gone from being a protected client relationship to an afterthought.

Posted in 4G, Cloud Computing, Conferencing, E-Commerce, Facebook, HTML5, IMS, MWC, SIP, SaaS, Skype, Social Networking, Technology, Twitter, Unified Communications, Video, WebRTC, Wireless

Momentum Continues in WebRTC Space

April 12, 2013

Last year, TMC and its partners launched the first WebRTC conference in the world and the market reacted enthusiastically with a sold out exhibit hall and a standing room only crowd. I tell you this because I haven’t seen so much interest in a new technology in over a decade. It reminds me of the early days of VoIP and SIP and the Internet all rolled up in one.

Posted in WebRTC

GENBAND Perspectives 2013 Live Blog

April 30, 2013

Check out What's on Tap for the GENBAND Perspectives Summit? by TMCnet's Rich Steeves

See me live at 2:00 pm today here at GENBAND Perspectives 2013 where I speak on a panel "Harnessing the Power of Social Networking" in the Grand Cypress Ballroom here at the Hyatt Regecy Grand Cypress.

I am in Orlando for GENBAND Perspectives 2013 and the show is about to begin. last night there was a poolside reception which was rained out - but the venue was able to move about 1,000 people quickly indoors where the reception continued without a hitch. OK, a few of us had some wet clothes but other than that things have gone well so far.

Drummers kick off event

GENBAND Chairman David Walsh takes the stage. "Digital life is interactive.

Posted in 4G, Broadband, FCC, Financial, IMS, IP Communications, Networking, Technology, Unified Communications, VoIP, WebRTC, Wireless

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