WengoPhone new open-source soft phone

September 7, 2005

announced WengoPhone, an open source alternative to .and Google Talk. And no, this is NOT the open-source softphone I predicted last week and asked blog readers to guess the company planning to launch an open-source softphone.

From their website:

Wengo is a European company backed by a major telecom player, totally commited to providing you with the most open platform for IP telephony, video conferencing, and more. Feel the love!

World, say Hello to OpenWengo!

It's a bit early for me to judge the WengoPhone, but WengoPhone has some interesting features including chat, SIP support, send SMS, video, and best of all it's open source. Gotta love that! Still, the softphone market is becoming mighty crowded. If all the non-Skype softphones (Google Talk, Earthlink Vling, Xten, WengoPhone etc.) join forces and allow SIP calls to each other then Skype might be in trouble. But if each softphone client is its own "silo" only allowing calls to its internal list of users then Skype will be the leader for the foreseeable future. My advice - federate with other SIP softphones, use the SIP standard and then watch the softphone market explode!



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Comments to WengoPhone new open-source soft phone


  1. Pratik :
    November 9, 2005 3:52 AM

    Can I use this WengoPhone for our local Asterisk network?
    I didn't get any setting for this. Please give suggestion.


  1. sofiane :
    January 18, 2006 4:48 PM

    no


  1. Web Designer :
    March 29, 2006 10:38 AM

    Well... well... well...
    Maybe this is the tool that I've been looking for to communicate cost effectively with my overseas clients. Let me check it out!

    Rishu


  1. idahosa :
    April 21, 2006 1:49 PM

    googs


  1. anil :
    June 23, 2006 10:39 PM

    dd


  1. amr :
    March 12, 2008 12:09 PM

    wow!
    go ahed Mr.........
    and i hope u help me to find an open source soft phone for mobile that make the mobile simulate like soft phone
    *this application with(j2me or sembian c++ will help me to make an application that transfer the voice over bluetooth or wireless .
    *by sip server i'll be able to connect with thise mobile soft phone &another mobile or pstn or another soft phone
    thanks alot.


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