OzHub, the Macquarie Telecom-led cloud computing alliance, has come down firmly on the side of Optus over the copyright controversy surrounding Optus TV Now, warning that any moves to change the law "risk branding Australia a global luddite state."
Stefan Oberg, VP and general manager of Skype for Business, said that Skype had received applications from nearly ten thousand businesses and service providers since launch of the beta programme. "Now that we are opening up the beta programme, the companies on the waiting list and any new applicants can set up Skype for SIP and experience how it can help them save money on outgoing calls, as well as accept free incoming Skype calls from the more than 520 million registered Skype users around the world."
Skype for SIP beta enables businesses with interoperable PBXs to: place calls to landlines and mobile phones worldwide from any device connected to a SIP-enabled PBX or unified communications systems via Skype; receive and manage inbound calls from Skype users worldwide on SIP-enabled PBXs by either connecting the company web site to the PBX via Skype click-to-call buttons or purchasing online Skype numbers; and manage Skype calls using existing PBX or UC system features, such as call routing, conferencing, phone menus and voicemail.
Companies using Skype for SIP must purchase a monthly channel subscription from Skype based on the number of concurrent calls being made or received. Each channel allows for one inbound or one outbound call at any given time. Incoming Skype calls to the SIP-enabled PBX or UC system are free of charge to the Skype user. Calls to landlines and mobiles made using Skype for SIP are billed at Skype's standard per-minute calling rates. As part of the Skype for SIP open beta programme, Skype is offering monthly channel subscription at what it says is a "low introductory price" of €4.95 / $US6.95 per channel.
In October Skype announced that it was deploying session border controllers from Acme Packet to improve interworking of the Skype for SIP beta offering with customers' IP PBX systems. "Skype's deployment of Acme Packet's SBC simplifies the interoperability and feature compatibility of the Skype for SIP beta offering with enterprise IP-PBX equipment and next-generation unified communications (UC) platforms which utilise the SIP standard," Skype said.
"The implementation of an SBC...also enables the delivery of high-quality, real-time interactive communications, while minimising the exposure to risks for those companies who sign up for the trial. Skype will deploy Acme Packet's Net-Net OS-Enterprise (OS-E) session border controllers."
In November IP PBX developer, ShoreTel, claimed to have achieved the first SIP interoperability with Skype.
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