Comments on: Here Comes Open Source Telecom http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:36:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Vance Shipley http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-863753 Vance Shipley Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:59:39 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-863753 <p>I hope to see more opensource software for the IP Mutlimedia Subsystem. This is an area where it makes a great deal of sense.</p> <p>I have released an opensource 3GPP IMS Home Subscriber Server (HSS) here: http://hss.googlecode.com.</p> <p>Other projects are starting to appear such as the 3GPP CGF here: http://3gtelcotools.com.</p> I hope to see more opensource software for the IP Mutlimedia Subsystem. This is an area where it makes a great deal of sense.

I have released an opensource 3GPP IMS Home Subscriber Server (HSS) here: http://hss.googlecode.com.

Other projects are starting to appear such as the 3GPP CGF here: http://3gtelcotools.com.

]]> By: Romit http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-631866 Romit Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:46:39 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-631866 <p>Veru good idea, We need more of this projects :D</p> Veru good idea, We need more of this projects :D

]]> By: Pinging the World » Blog Archive » Open Source routing http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45324 Pinging the World » Blog Archive » Open Source routing Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:28:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45324 <p>[...] Looks like someone has decided to grab XORP open source routing platform and spend some dollars on it - vyatta. Via Om Malik. [...]</p> [...] Looks like someone has decided to grab XORP open source routing platform and spend some dollars on it – vyatta. Via Om Malik. [...]

]]> By: frank http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45323 frank Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:33:27 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45323 <p>Vyatta es una nueva empresa que ha creado el primer router open source del mundo, con el objetivo de atacar el mercado de Cisco.</p> Vyatta es una nueva empresa que ha creado el primer router open source del mundo, con el objetivo de atacar el mercado de Cisco.

]]> By: Matt http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45322 Matt Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:28:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45322 <p>Its not just H/W there are some really interesting services and software companies emerging. Take www.gingerall.com these guys are standards based and if they can seem to utilise their own and other open source to reduce cost of ownership. </p> <p>I think there will be more.</p> <p>Matt</p> Its not just H/W there are some really interesting services and software companies emerging. Take http://www.gingerall.com these guys are standards based and if they can seem to utilise their own and other open source to reduce cost of ownership.

I think there will be more.

Matt

]]> By: Mike Basten http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45321 Mike Basten Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:29:25 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45321 <p>I'm a fan… wait till open-source hits manufacturing :) http://reprap.org</p> I’m a fan… wait till open-source hits manufacturing :) http://reprap.org

]]> By: Dev Chandrasekhar http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45320 Dev Chandrasekhar Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:30:47 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45320 <p>More disruptive than Vyatt would be a top quality software router. Check out with the folks at Mumbai-based www.retortsoft.com.</p> More disruptive than Vyatt would be a top quality software router. Check out with the folks at Mumbai-based http://www.retortsoft.com.

]]> By: kiky http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45319 kiky Thu, 20 Apr 2006 02:13:38 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45319 <p>We supply the most cheapest replacement Laptop Batteries for SONY Notebook Computers in UK, all compatible with OEM SONY Vaio Laptop Battery.</p> We supply the most cheapest replacement Laptop Batteries for SONY Notebook Computers in UK, all compatible with OEM SONY Vaio Laptop Battery.

]]> By: Jian Liang http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45318 Jian Liang Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:59:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45318 <p>Is there have soft-switch like XORP ?</p> Is there have soft-switch like XORP ?

]]> By: VoIP & Gadgets Blog http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45317 VoIP & Gadgets Blog Fri, 03 Mar 2006 22:42:11 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45317 <p><strong>Sangoma Asterisk cards test drive</strong></p> <p>Sangoma Technologies, a publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV:STC ), has been designing WAN and telecom/telephony hardware for over 20 years. While Sangoma is well-known as a world leader in support of ATM, Frame Relay, SS7, X.25, PPP,…</p> Sangoma Asterisk cards test drive

Sangoma Technologies, a publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV:STC ), has been designing WAN and telecom/telephony hardware for over 20 years. While Sangoma is well-known as a world leader in support of ATM, Frame Relay, SS7, X.25, PPP,…

]]> By: Joe McGuckin http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45316 Joe McGuckin Wed, 01 Mar 2006 09:50:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45316 <p>This is nothing new. People have been building routers with GATED and Unix on cheap intel hardware for more than 10 years.</p> <p>This is at least the second company attempting to commercialize open source routing code running on Linux or *BSD. None, so far has been a resounding success.</p> <p>The Cisco routers this product would compete with aren't that expensive - $1000 - $2000. Just about the same price as a generic server + Vyatta software.</p> This is nothing new. People have been building routers with GATED and Unix on cheap intel hardware for more than 10 years.

This is at least the second company attempting to commercialize open source routing code running on Linux or *BSD. None, so far has been a resounding success.

The Cisco routers this product would compete with aren’t that expensive – $1000 – $2000. Just about the same price as a generic server + Vyatta software.

]]> By: Michael Cullina http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45315 Michael Cullina Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:19:49 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45315 <p>Om -- It's more radical than that. Today you can download a free VMware Server preconfigured with Asterisk and immediately start running in virtual mode in your Windows or Linux Server. Thus, a powerful, completely free, preinstalled PBX is ready to implement in a flash. You can get the image at VMware's site. It's almost shocking.</p> Om — It’s more radical than that. Today you can download a free VMware Server preconfigured with Asterisk and immediately start running in virtual mode in your Windows or Linux Server. Thus, a powerful, completely free, preinstalled PBX is ready to implement in a flash. You can get the image at VMware’s site. It’s almost shocking.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45314 Om Malik Sat, 25 Feb 2006 16:44:33 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45314 <p>babak,</p> <p>vyatta is a hardware/software solution. - the software component is where open source kicks in.</p> <p>Sure, some of the other projects have been in existence but none has been able to get much traction.</p> babak,

vyatta is a hardware/software solution. – the software component is where open source kicks in.

Sure, some of the other projects have been in existence but none has been able to get much traction.

]]> By: Babak Farrokhi http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45313 Babak Farrokhi Sat, 25 Feb 2006 11:13:36 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45313 <p>I believe this is not a big deal. While other high quality open-source routing softwares are in existence (e.g. Zebra and Quagga), Vyatta is nothing but a short term hype. The main problem in networking is hardware. The ideal open source router should come with opensource drivers for high-speed serial interfaces and such sort of things which are only available on commercial hardware like Cisco and Juniper. Folks, Vyatta is not going to bring Cisco or Juniper to their knees. They have the hardware.</p> I believe this is not a big deal. While other high quality open-source routing softwares are in existence (e.g. Zebra and Quagga), Vyatta is nothing but a short term hype. The main problem in networking is hardware. The ideal open source router should come with opensource drivers for high-speed serial interfaces and such sort of things which are only available on commercial hardware like Cisco and Juniper. Folks, Vyatta is not going to bring Cisco or Juniper to their knees. They have the hardware.

]]> By: Stephan Schwab http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45312 Stephan Schwab Sat, 25 Feb 2006 05:44:37 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45312 <p>Gary, technically you are absolute correct. But I believe what counts here is the message itself. Tech people know very well what you were talking about. But the business people currently haven this open source thing on their RADAR and for them this message matters. To what this might lead is another question though...</p> Gary, technically you are absolute correct. But I believe what counts here is the message itself. Tech people know very well what you were talking about. But the business people currently haven this open source thing on their RADAR and for them this message matters. To what this might lead is another question though…

]]> By: Gary Wisniewski http://gigaom.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45311 Gary Wisniewski Sat, 25 Feb 2006 04:55:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/23/here-comes-open-source-telecom/#comment-45311 <p>This is a lot of hype. Software and hardware are not the "secret arsenal" of telcos and open source versions don't make it much easier to compete. Internetworking is complex, and the skill of telcos in managing, designing, and building infrastructure is what makes them successful.</p> <p>We run many, many racks of equipment using an Open Source router called Linux. It's been possible for years. While it's true that XORP is a valuable addition, I definitely see the the scarce commodity is network architecture knowledge.</p> <p>Cisco equipment is valuable only in the hands of qualified network personnel. If you don't have those, it doesn't matter what kind of equipment you have. Plus, if Open Source routers can compete with Cisco equipment in terms of quality and value, then telcos can simply replace their Ciscos and eliminate any competitive advantage anybody else has.</p> <p>Throw a heap of great equipment at a group of technical know-it-alls and tell them to set up a telco data centre. Unless they've done it before, and have the rare qualifications necessary to do it right, all you're going to have in the end is a heap of useless great equipment.</p> <p>It's true, Cisco equipment is overpriced. Packaged router solutions (similar to what Smoothwall has done for firewalls) certainly will simplify life. We run racks of servers now using Linux systems as routers, have done it for years, and it works great. The scarce resource we always need to find is qualified people.</p> <p>Open Source routers just aren't revolutionary at all. It's just a incremental step forward in expanding the scope of open source applications.</p> This is a lot of hype. Software and hardware are not the “secret arsenal” of telcos and open source versions don’t make it much easier to compete. Internetworking is complex, and the skill of telcos in managing, designing, and building infrastructure is what makes them successful.

We run many, many racks of equipment using an Open Source router called Linux. It’s been possible for years. While it’s true that XORP is a valuable addition, I definitely see the the scarce commodity is network architecture knowledge.

Cisco equipment is valuable only in the hands of qualified network personnel. If you don’t have those, it doesn’t matter what kind of equipment you have. Plus, if Open Source routers can compete with Cisco equipment in terms of quality and value, then telcos can simply replace their Ciscos and eliminate any competitive advantage anybody else has.

Throw a heap of great equipment at a group of technical know-it-alls and tell them to set up a telco data centre. Unless they’ve done it before, and have the rare qualifications necessary to do it right, all you’re going to have in the end is a heap of useless great equipment.

It’s true, Cisco equipment is overpriced. Packaged router solutions (similar to what Smoothwall has done for firewalls) certainly will simplify life. We run racks of servers now using Linux systems as routers, have done it for years, and it works great. The scarce resource we always need to find is qualified people.

Open Source routers just aren’t revolutionary at all. It’s just a incremental step forward in expanding the scope of open source applications.

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