OpenSky service

For other meanings & uses, see Open Sky (disambiguation).

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

  1. ↑ "RFC 3261 - SIP: Session Initiation Protocol". February 2002. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  2. ↑ Comparison of VoIP software
  3. ↑ "SIP to Skype Gateway – SipToSis – SIP to Skype Bridge". Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Building a Bridge to Skype Island with OpenSkyXX". 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  6. ↑ "Skype opens up to corporate SIP communications - About Skype". 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  7. ↑ "Skype For SIP now available in Beta - Skype for Business". 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  8. ↑ "Skype for Asterisk: Public Beta available". Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  9. ↑ "Skype for Asterisk Beta – Skype Blogs". 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  10. ↑ "Skype for Asterisk Beta Limited Time Offer". VoIP Tech Chat. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  11. ↑ "Graves On SOHO VoIP » Skype For Asterisk Open Beta Now Available". Retrieved 2009-08-16.

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