OpenSky service
Note that Gizmo5 is out of business.
OpenSky is a service provided by Gizmo5 to enable communication between users of SIP (Internet standard RFC 3261[1]) and users of Skype (which uses a proprietary protocol).[2]
Early solutions to communication between the two classes of user typically required installation of a gateway.[3]
OpenSky – the first freely available hosted SIP to Skype gateway service[4] – commenced on 9 February 2009.[5]
In March 2009 Skype announced a beta of Skype For SIP, a comparable service for business users.[6][7]
On 30 July 2009 Digium, Inc. announced the opening of Skype for Asterisk Public Beta[8] (prior to the open phase, from 25 September 2008, Skype for Asterisk Beta was apparently non-open[9]). The download was available until 7 August 2009 and scheduled to expire on 30 August 2009.[10][11]
References
- ↑ "RFC 3261 - SIP: Session Initiation Protocol". February 2002. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ↑ Comparison of VoIP software
- ↑ "SIP to Skype Gateway – SipToSis – SIP to Skype Bridge". Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- ↑ CEO of Gizmo5 response to Mashable readers' comments under "Gizmo5 Launches OpenSky, Free Service to Call Skype From Any VoIP Phone". The GigaOM Network. 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ↑ "Building a Bridge to Skype Island with OpenSkyXX". 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ↑ "Skype opens up to corporate SIP communications - About Skype". 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ↑ "Skype For SIP now available in Beta - Skype for Business". 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ↑ "Skype for Asterisk: Public Beta available". Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- ↑ "Skype for Asterisk Beta – Skype Blogs". 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- ↑ "Skype for Asterisk Beta Limited Time Offer". VoIP Tech Chat. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- ↑ "Graves On SOHO VoIP » Skype For Asterisk Open Beta Now Available". Retrieved 2009-08-16.
External links
- – Gizmo5 description of OpenSky service
- Call Skype From Any Phone Through OpenSky – Mashable!. 10 February 2009.
- OpenSky enables SIP-to-Skype Calls – TMCnet. 10 February 2009.
- OpenSky: disambiguation – post to Gizmo5 forum for OpenSky concerning ambiguity. 16 August 2009.