Five Quick Questions with VoIP Switch Provider Sippy Software

Sippy Software’s Sippy Softswitch is a call-control software package that enables service providers to build scalable and reliable VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) networks. Based on Session Initiation Protocol, it offers call-routing capabilities to maximize performance for both small and large packet voice networks.

Complete carrier-grade VoIP switch solution

A complete carrier-grade VoIP switch solution and customer management platform, Sippy Softswitch provides the functionality necessary to quickly launch an internet telephony business, just in case to high-performance switching capabilities.

From subscriber self sign-up, to billing and ongoing customer support, the software supports multi-tier wholesale business models and features built-in IVR server for offering calling card and callback services.

To learn more about Sippy Software and the new version of its VoIP switch, TMCnet recently interviewed Maksym Sobolyev, CEO. What follows are excerpts from our interview:

Maksym Sobolyev: Currently our strongest market is small and medium size ITSPs of all kinds. From wholesale, to Vonage-like retail, calling card companies, call shops, call centers etc. We currently have around 100 production deployments worldwide. The bulk of our customer base has been with us for three or more years. The busiest systems do 4,000-5,000 concurrent calls at peak with 150-200 mbps of RTP traffic. To see some actual stats from one such production system, click here.

Most of our clients run on top of our integrated softswitch/billing platform, however we as well have some clients with custom-built networks to cater specific needs and integrate into existing business/IT infrastructure.

Geographically we have clients all around the globe. Asia and Middle East are probably the fastest growing in terms of VoIP conversion.

--More class 5 features: DND; Follow-me; Anonymous calling; Voicemail dial-in access; Supplementary service codes support

--New PBX (Private -Automatic- Branch Exchange)/Business features: Conferencing; DID routing enhancements to support more business scenarious; Billing including flexible DID billing

MS: Hardware and software cost is undoubtedly one that we can take out of equation. And this is not about initial cost, however also about ongoing maintenance cost. With our hosted plans one can start business with just $145/mo. Clearly you as well need a termination, and we would probably introduce some plans with minutes included to address this shortly. And our plans can be scaled up and down on demand.

MS: So then, the whole point of communication is to pass your message along from point A to point B quickly and without distortion. And each time you need to convert the "language" from one to another so that A can understand B there is always a cost and uncertainty. The cost of bandwidth nearly zero now, so the only way to go forward is to eliminate that conversion cost. There is simply no way around that. In the all-connected world you either speak language that everybody understands or fade to non-existence.