Post #2346312
2026-05-03 23:11 UTC
What got me thinking about interop laws is trying to decide which words to use for mobile/ cell network calling. While I was chewing on that, it occurred to me that it's all VoIP now, as are all remaining landlines. As are all voice calling apps/ platforms.
So... why isn't there a universal VoIP standard that would allow any voice calling device or app to call any other, using a universal addressing system? Like there is with the international landline/ mobile network and phone numbers.
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@alcinnz@floss.social 2026-05-04 21:32
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz @ByronCinNZ@mastodon.nzoss.nz Its funny, there kind of is a VOIP standard. Its called (S)RTP & is what the WebRTC protocol exposes. All the videoconferencing apps use it. The issue is that (S)RTP connections need to be initialized, & the way that's handled isn't standard.