Last whole week, all VOIP news sites and blogs were flooded with the new of operators putting off VOIP features from N95. I decided not to join the crowd and wait till some more details are out so i can better judge and comment on the real situation.
It was evident that the operators ain't too happy that N95 is supporting SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), which now becoming a standard in VOIP applications & softphones. So why there is such a concern over SIP? Well, It's simple the operators would loose money on calls since users can place calls free with SIP as long as they are signed up for a SIP services such Fring. Now the funnier and darker side of the story is, some operator aint too happy that their users can place call totally free with services like Fring & Truphone, so they went ahead and blocked "SIP" option on N95. Wow, awesome way of manipulating the VOIP market. This will not only create panic in the VOIP marketplace but all Mobile VOIP services will be at loss. Hopefully this will not last for long and some industry pressure will force them to enable VOIP-SIP on N95 soon. Currently, Orange and Vodafone has decided to block SIP-VOIP on N95 and the reasons that they gave about VOIP market is not mature enough to offer the functionality is a joke.
This just proves that the mobile operators aint too happy with their biggest rival, Mobile VOIP. Although, the change is evident. Its just a matter of time that Mobile VOIP will be dominant and will call the shots! Suprisingly, o2 in UK has decided to offer SIP on N95. I always thought 02 mobile was the worst service (i used them for over 1 yr in UK)but i guess i need to change the opinion now :-)
It was evident that the operators ain't too happy that N95 is supporting SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), which now becoming a standard in VOIP applications & softphones. So why there is such a concern over SIP? Well, It's simple the operators would loose money on calls since users can place calls free with SIP as long as they are signed up for a SIP services such Fring. Now the funnier and darker side of the story is, some operator aint too happy that their users can place call totally free with services like Fring & Truphone, so they went ahead and blocked "SIP" option on N95. Wow, awesome way of manipulating the VOIP market. This will not only create panic in the VOIP marketplace but all Mobile VOIP services will be at loss. Hopefully this will not last for long and some industry pressure will force them to enable VOIP-SIP on N95 soon. Currently, Orange and Vodafone has decided to block SIP-VOIP on N95 and the reasons that they gave about VOIP market is not mature enough to offer the functionality is a joke.
This just proves that the mobile operators aint too happy with their biggest rival, Mobile VOIP. Although, the change is evident. Its just a matter of time that Mobile VOIP will be dominant and will call the shots! Suprisingly, o2 in UK has decided to offer SIP on N95. I always thought 02 mobile was the worst service (i used them for over 1 yr in UK)but i guess i need to change the opinion now :-)
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