Mozilla has, in collaboration with the American telecom provider AT&T developed a concept for a web application that allows users to via the web, call and sms. The technique works with the opensourceframework WebRTC.
The browserbouwer already has a working concept shown where it is possible to make phone calls to set up from the browser, just as the sending of sms messages. Used Mozilla in the WebRTC framework, which was previously by Google under an open source license is released. Mozilla is working with telecom provider AT&T, which is via an api with the support of a full-fledged call and sms app in the form of a web application.
In the future, has the concept to ensure that customers of AT&T through the service, their phone number is also on the computer can use. Sms messages would then be, for example, via a popup displayed on a computer can be. Also makes the service possible to be in a foreign country, the telephone number to use without roaming: there is only a working data connection is required.
The technology is also by AT&T and Mozilla WebPhone, and on the Mobile World Congress, Monday, shown. Later AT&T, an alpha version of the service available for its users, but it is still unclear when the software is placed on the market. It is also possible that Mozilla is going to collaborate with other telecoms operators, but, or, for example, there are already talks with Dutch telco’s, is still unclear.
The advantage of the WebRTC framework is that there are no plug-ins required to have a voice or video connection to convert in the browser. The Google-developed framework makes use of the VP8 video codec and the audio codecs iSAC and ilbc, call wait, that is Google owned, has been through the acquisition of Global IP Solutions. Currently support Firefox and Chrome the WebRTC api.