Voice 2.0 and the Purple Minute
In cruising the Blogosphere this morning, I stumbled across a post by Alec Saunders submitted regarding a XO press release about the number of VoIP minutes they are pumping. Alec responds with a 'Yawn!" and rightfully so.
I know that this is an older concept in relative terms, but it's still as relevant today as when it was first conceived. It's more important for those of us tracking VoIP with a passion that we start gauging, and quantifying the adoption of Voice 2.0 minutes - aka - Purple minutes as coined by Jeff Pulver. We need to start realizing and acknowledging the true potential in voice communications over IP. The main drivers thus far have been cost savings plays - like toll arbitrage, TDM port reduction, etc - and that trend appears to be continuing with concepts like Fixed Mobile Convergence. At it's very core, FMC is just another way to route/move calls from costly toll-base meduim to a cheaper IP-based infrastructure - meaning from GSM/CDMA/etc to IP.
It's not until the focus shifts from mere transport of voice, to voice as a foundation of many new forms of communication that we start entering into the world of purple minutes. Alec's Relevance Engine is an excellent example. I hope to see 2006 as the year of transition from somewhat interesting Voice to the WHIZ-BANG sexy VoIP that we have been hearing so much about over the years.
Adam "voiploser" Uzelac
I know that this is an older concept in relative terms, but it's still as relevant today as when it was first conceived. It's more important for those of us tracking VoIP with a passion that we start gauging, and quantifying the adoption of Voice 2.0 minutes - aka - Purple minutes as coined by Jeff Pulver. We need to start realizing and acknowledging the true potential in voice communications over IP. The main drivers thus far have been cost savings plays - like toll arbitrage, TDM port reduction, etc - and that trend appears to be continuing with concepts like Fixed Mobile Convergence. At it's very core, FMC is just another way to route/move calls from costly toll-base meduim to a cheaper IP-based infrastructure - meaning from GSM/CDMA/etc to IP.
It's not until the focus shifts from mere transport of voice, to voice as a foundation of many new forms of communication that we start entering into the world of purple minutes. Alec's Relevance Engine is an excellent example. I hope to see 2006 as the year of transition from somewhat interesting Voice to the WHIZ-BANG sexy VoIP that we have been hearing so much about over the years.
Adam "voiploser" Uzelac
posted by voiploser at 9:03 AM
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