OpenSky service
Encyclopedia
OpenSky is a service provided by Gizmo5
to enable communication between users of SIP
(Internet standard
RFC 3261) and users of Skype
(which uses a proprietary protocol
).
Early solutions to communication between the two classes of user typically required installation
of a gateway
.
OpenSky – the first freely available hosted SIP to Skype gateway service – commenced on 9 February 2009.
In March 2009 Skype announced a beta of Skype For SIP, a comparable service for business users.
On 30 July 2009 Digium, Inc. announced the opening of Skype for Asterisk Public Beta (prior to the open phase, from 25 September 2008, Skype for Asterisk Beta was apparently non-open). The download was available until 7 August 2009 and scheduled to expire on 30 August 2009.
Gizmo5
Gizmo5 was a Voice over Internet Protocol communications network and a proprietary freeware soft phone for that network. On November 12, 2009, Google announced that it had acquired Gizmo5...
to enable communication between users of SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
The Session Initiation Protocol is an IETF-defined signaling protocol widely used for controlling communication sessions such as voice and video calls over Internet Protocol . The protocol can be used for creating, modifying and terminating two-party or multiparty sessions...
(Internet standard
Internet standard
In computer network engineering, an Internet Standard is a normative specification of a technology or methodology applicable to the Internet. Internet Standards are created and published by the Internet Engineering Task Force .-Overview:...
RFC 3261) and users of Skype
Skype
Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice and video calls and chat over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a fee using a debit-based user account system...
(which uses a proprietary protocol
Proprietary protocol
In telecommunications, a proprietary protocol is a communications protocol owned by a single organization or individual.-Enforcement:Proprietors may enforce restrictions through patents and by keeping the protocol specification a trade secret...
).
Early solutions to communication between the two classes of user typically required installation
Installation (computer programs)
Installation of a program is the act of putting the program onto a computer system so that it can be executed....
of a gateway
Gateway (telecommunications)
In telecommunications, the term gateway has the following meaning:*In a communications network, a network node equipped for interfacing with another network that uses different protocols....
.
OpenSky – the first freely available hosted SIP to Skype gateway service – commenced on 9 February 2009.
In March 2009 Skype announced a beta of Skype For SIP, a comparable service for business users.
On 30 July 2009 Digium, Inc. announced the opening of Skype for Asterisk Public Beta (prior to the open phase, from 25 September 2008, Skype for Asterisk Beta was apparently non-open). The download was available until 7 August 2009 and scheduled to expire on 30 August 2009.
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.