文档介绍：VOIP & VIDEO TRENDS FOR STARTUPS
Yossi Cohen
CTO
DSP-IP
VOIP & VIDEO TRENDS FOR STARTUPS
Overview
VoIP
Challenges
Solutions & Trends
Portal Video
Portal Video Challenges
Solutions and Trends
Biz Models
VoIP
Video
VOIP SOLUTIONS AND TRENDS
VoIP status
VoIP Trends
VOIP STATUS
PC VoIP History
PC VoIP by two parallel paths for personal and business use:
PC VoIP
Personal
VoIP
Upgrade IM Client
Pure VoIP Clients
Enterprise VoIP
Enterprise Phone Extension
Enterprise Phone switches offered PC VoIP extensions
Large IM Portals offered VoIP
VOIP STATUS
Enterprise
PC VoIP started as PC phone extension for enterprise
Avaya
Cisco
Nortel
Connegy
Tadiran
Personal VoIM
Large portals with IM clients started offering VoIM
Single Client IM
IRC, ICQ
AOL AIM
MSN Messenger
Yahoo! Messenger
Jabber
Converged IM
Meebo
Trillian
Gaim
Yack!
VOIP STATUS
VoIP Challenges
VoIP subscription fees are:
None
Very low per minute rates
Low Monthly/Yearly Flat rate
Client acquisition costs are very high
Vonage–$150-200 according to CEO interview
Offerings of “VoIP subscriber for sale”$ 200 per head
Churn is very high
No Differential factors: if I’m on a flat package I could turn to a different vendor for
(Ask Vonage)
VOIP TRENDS
VoIP Trends
Personalization
Avatars
works
All Platform
Mobile VoIP
Converged VoIP
New Models
Pay Per Call
Call-to-Expert
Call statistics
VOIP TRENDS
Personalization
Skype Offers Klonies verse
More Avatars by
Combots
WeeMe
IDT
VOIP TRENDS
Mobile VoIP
Usually free calls between subscribers PC over current Portal works
Lower than standard rates for mobile calls
EQO - Widget for MySpace for Mobile
Fring – Leading Israeli Mobile pany
iSkoot – Deal with Skype Mobile
VOIP TRENDS
Messaging Convergence
Cerulean Studios’ Trillian Connects to
leading IM services:
MSN
ICQ
Yahoo
VoIM convergence
Farsight