Rod Ullens's presentation at eComm 2008

voxbone @ eComm march 13, 2008 new numbers for a new world

voxbone @ eComm march 13, 2008 (what kind of world?)
the new geography
is not defined by distance
is defined by relationships

voxbone @ eComm march 13, 2008
carriers/users holding onto past
new geography/opportunity waiting in future
how do we make the past work with the future?
(what’s the challenge?)

old numbers can learn new tricks
numbers can make PSTN work with VoIP
numbers can make the past work with the future
(why numbers?)

phone invented
“ Hello Girls” connected people
names not numbers
1876 a short history of phone numbers

measles epidemic
replacement operators don’t know names
names become numbers

millions of users
dials have numbers and letters
Pennsylvania 6-5000, Butterfield 8…
and soon… a short history of phone numbers

DDD direct dialing
9 digit numbers with area codes
12 digit numbers with country codes

skype
computer-based calling
numbers become user names

voxbone
“ DID numbers on demand”
local numbers ring where you need them

local numbers for 5,000 cities, 40 countries
automated on-demand provisioning
largest global backbone for incoming voip
wholesale… to 1200+ carriers worldwide
voxbone a short history of phone numbers

ITU gives provisional approval to iNum
ITU allocates first number band
global phone numbers

area code for earth
one number, worldwide, for life
global number portability
unique identifier for voip users
all voip users can communicate for free
iNum users reachable from pstn for low fee
(what is iNum?)

voxbone @ eComm march 13, 2008 VoIP user   voip user dials +883 123456 from voip phone  originating iNum member forwards call to voxbone  voxbone forwards call to terminating iNum member  iNum member forwards call to his customer  VoIP user   (what is call flow between member?)

(what is call flow from pstn?) VoIP user   pstn caller dials +883 123456 from regular phone  voxbone forwards call to iNum carrier  iNum carrier forwards call to the user with +883 123456  VoIP user 

iNum numbers free
iNum numbers good for life
carriers use iNum to acquire more users
global interaction means more minutes, models, ads
carriers share revenue for calls coming from pstn
global premium services generate new revenue
(what is business model?)

incumbents
incumbents don’t like new geography
incumbents not easy to change
(what are challenges?)

voxbone @ eComm march 13, 2008 (what are milestones?) august 2006 june 2007 march 2008 march 2008 june 2008 november 2008 voxbone applies to ITU ITU allocates +883, alpha begins iNum announced at eComm private beta begins public beta begins iNum Alliance launches globally

small company, fast & flexible
people know our customers (not us)
free APIs (innovation automation)
iNum simple extension of successful voxbone model
(why voxbone?)

voxbone @ eComm march 13, 2008 (what’s next?)
email [email_address]
sense able City Laboratory, MIT

voxbone @ eComm march 13, 2008 (what’s next?) ( thanks ) sense able City Laboratory, MIT

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