Freeswitch + mod_skypiax = Skype for all?
Skype for SIP beta program, announced last week, is a big step for the VoIP industry. Still, as I said before, Skype has more way to go before it becomes truly interoperable and could provide advanced VoIP features. Currently, Skype for SIP is aimed at organizations with IP-PBX wishing to integrate its SIP standard with Skype. It is not known at this time when, and if, Skype will launch a similar program for individuals.
Well, until that happens, you might consider using Freeswitch’s skypiax module. Though only two months on the trunk source code and still in beta stage, it’s quite stable and can be used on both Linux and Windows OS. IT guys and developers should have no problem using it for their organizations or even private use. You could see a great video by Kulwinder Singh explaining how to configure the module on windows and possible usages. Using Freeswitch strength, you could connect your Skype IDs to SIP servers, combine with advanced dial-plans and even bridge a Skype call To GoogleTalk! now that’s really cool!
Tags: freeswitch, Google Talk, Skype, VoIP
April 3rd, 2009 at 17:37
Tzah,
Thanks for this insightful post. FYI, the main author of the the Skypiax module, Giovanni Maruzzelli, is very open to ideas and suggestions. I would like to invite all who are curious to grab a copy of FreeSWITCH and give it a test drive. For those who have a handy Linux box (preferably not bleeding edge like Ubuntu Ibex) and who are eager to get FS going right away, please visit this page:
http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Quick_and_Dirty_Install
One other quick note: the FS developers are very active and they work very hard to make sure that SVN trunk is stable, so don’t be afraid to be using the latest version of FreeSWITCH. Enjoy!
-MC
April 5th, 2009 at 14:32
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