H.323 Forum - Industry News

H.323 and SIP Becoming Legacy. XMPP and JS are the Future

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:32:18 GMT

This article highlights that SIP and H.323 are now viewed by many as legacy protocols and that the future is looking more like XMPP and JavaScript. WebRTC is a part of this JavaScript future. The author did not mention H.325, but that is another forward-looking technology that is still in the works.

GNU Gatekeeper 3.0 Released

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 16:24:57 GMT

A new version of the open source H.323 Gatekeeper GnuGk was released introducing a number of new features, including NAT/FW traversal features, IPv6 support, RTP multiplexing, and many other capabilities.

Mirial launches ClearSea in the Cloud

Tue, 5 Jul 2011 02:14:31 GMT

Mirial announces the availability of ClearSea in the Cloud, a fully hosted and managed service for professional video conferencing on any network and any device.

Mirial ClearSea Brings Standards-based Video Conferencing to Motorola Xoom and HTC ThunderBolt

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:20:12 GMT

Mirial announces that Motorola Xoom and HTC ThunderBolt have been added to the list of certified devices for Mirial ClearSea.

Multipoint Videoconferencing: H.323 & Skype on the Blue Jeans Network

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:03:17 GMT

Blue Jeans Networks enables users using protocols like Skype and H.323 to participate in multipoint conferences using any device from anywhere.

ITU-T Leading Work on Telepresence Standardization with H.323

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:43:47 GMT

A new experts group at the ITU started work on standardizing Telepresence functionality in H.323 systems. This is an important next step in the growth and adoption of videoconferencing, and industry that is finally seeing video communications go mainstream.

Mirial releases SIP/H.323 video conferencing client for iPhone

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:11:16 GMT

Mirial announced the availability of the first professional video conferencing client for Apple iOS devices, supporting both SIP and H.323 standards, featuring high-quality video conference and optimized in order to get the most out of the mobile networks.

Video Conferencing on Galaxy Tab today with Mirial ClearSea

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:18:53 GMT

Mirial announced that the Samsung Galaxy Tab has been added to the list of certified Android devices for Mirial ClearSea, the first professional video conferencing software for Android devices over Wi-Fi, 3G and 4G networks supporting both SIP and H.323 standards.

Mirial presents first standards based client for professional video conferencing on Android based devices

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:12:51 GMT

Mirial launched the first professional videoconferencing client for Android devices supporting both SIP and H.323 standards, featuring high-quality video conference and optimized in order to get the most out of the mobile networks.

ITU-T Focuses Effort on H.323-based Telepresence

Fri, 6 Aug 2010 02:19:16 GMT

ITU-T SG16 initiated work on the study of Telepresence systems with the creation of a new experts group (or, “Question”) focused on the topic. For more information, you might wish to subscribe to the itu-sg16 mailing list (see http://lists.packetizer.com/) and review the complete text of the new Question.

What I Learned From the IMTC 2025 Virtual Event

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:38:44 GMT

To say the IMTC 2025 event was an impressive and successful undertaking is an understatement. Participants were connected from their offices, homes, or hotels. They connected with their PCs, Macs, standard H.323 endpoints or telephones. And they were all seeing each other, hearing each other, sharing presentations and interacting with each other.

H.323 Continues to Lead Videoconferencing Revolution

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:31:46 GMT

H.323 and SIP were both created in the later 1990s to more-or-less address the same market: to enable one to place a voice or video call over an IP network. H.323 benefited from borrowing a lot of concepts from previous-generation multimedia systems, giving it the ability to easily handle voice and video conferences that might be as small as two people or as large as hundreds of people. SIP took a different direction and it seen an extremely slow road to adoption.

Skype Won the Protocol Wars

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:53:19 GMT

Skype has captured the mind share and market share to be called the King of VoIP protocols. Service providers do not seem to be able to keep up with the growth of Skype. What will the future hold? Will we see a major shift in technology again as service providers try to find a business model that works?

The ITU Approves H.323 Version 7

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:41:29 GMT

The ITU approved a new revised version of Recommendation ITU-T H.323. H.323 is the most widely-deployed IP-based multimedia communication system in the world, used in videoconferencing, telepresence systems, and by service providers for international VoIP calls.

New Collaboration Activities in the H.323 Forum

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 04:18:40 GMT

The H.323 Forum has launched a new initiative to define new features and functionality for the H.323 multimedia communication system through a suite of new specification documents called "Open Community Specifications".

Cisco Makes Recommended Offer to Acquire TANDBERG

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 15:46:19 GMT

Cisco announced a definitive agreement for Cisco to launch a recommended voluntary cash offer to acquire TANDBERG. Under the terms of the agreement, Cisco will commence a cash tender offer to purchase all the outstanding shares of TANDBERG for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3.0 billion.

SoliCall's PBXMate for Audio Improvement is Now available for H.323 VoIP Networks

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:31:03 GMT

SoliCall's PBXMate, which also continuously monitor the quality of the calls, was initially used for VoIP networks using SIP signaling only. Following increased market demand, SoliCall has added integration procedures to the H.323 signaling.

H.323 Brings Video Conferencing to the Enterprise and Consumer Markets

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:27:07 GMT

H.323 is the most widely deployed IP-based video conferencing standard in the world. However, NAT/FW devices have presented challenges to deploying H.323, especially in the consumer space. Recent efforts on the part of the open source community and the renewed interest in video communication are now changing that for the better.

ITU-T Prepares to Approve H.323v7 in October 2009

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:17:01 GMT

The ITU-T plans to approve several new H.323-related Recommendations and a new revision of the H.323 specification at the meeting in October 2009. The next Rapporteur meeting, tentatively scheduled for the end of June 2009, would be an excellent opportunity to submit proposals for H.323v7.

Why We Should Not Question Moving To VoIP

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:39:57 GMT

People are still asking the question of whether they should or should not move to VoIP. That is the wrong question to ask. Of course you should move to VoIP, and you should do it quickly. The technology is now firmly rooted in the industry and is viewed as the only technology going forward to provide voice and video communications to enterprises and end consumers.