On Thu, 30 Apr 2009, Chris Kairalla wrote: > Hello, I've started to do some research into the new 4G wireless > standard, and there's one part of the standard that intrigues me. > Apparently all data is packet based, including the phone calls. Every > phone will have its own IPv6 address. This seems to pave the way for > a call to go directly from a cell phone to a soft PBX like Asterisk.
Gosh. Telcos allowing their nice data network to let you connect your shiney new phone to a voice network that they don't control (or bill for)... Somehow I don't think that'll happen, but I'm happy to be proven wrong! My mobile phone currently has an ipv4 address - from RFC1918, so while I can use it (as a modem to my lapop) to make SIP and IAX calls, those calls eat away at my data allowance... Although I'm breaking the T&Cs of my mobile operator by making such VoIP calls anyway, so I'm sure that as soon as thy wise-up, they'll block it, or charge me more. > Is this possible under the 4G spec? If so, what protocol will these > 4G phones use for signaling and media? It would be a dream come true > for a cell phone call to go straight to Asterisk and not touch the > PSTN as part of the core spec of the phone, without the aid of a 3rd > party VOIP app. My mobile phone has a VoIP app built in - SIP. However it only uses Wi-Fi )-: Gordon _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
