Why our future is not in federated communication services but rather in siloed islands and how WebRTC is getting us closer to that.

1. Tsahi
Levent-Levi
WebRTC Islands
The future in a non-federated world
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2. WebRTC Architectures: The Triangle
Signaling
Media
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3. WebRTC Architectures: The Trapezoid
Federation
Signaling
Media
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4. WebRTC Architectures
Federation
Signaling
Media
Media
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5. WebRTC Architectures
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6. Triangle or Trapezoid?
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7. Trapezoid = Federation
• Agreement on communications protocol
• Business agreement
SIP, XMPP
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8. Traditional Means of Communications
Carrier
Carrier
A
B
I use my service to call your service
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9. Triangle
• Single service takes care of its own
• Federate via PSTN for monetization
OTT
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10. The “WebRTC Way” of Communicating
Carrier
Carrier
A
B
I reach out to you at your URL
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11. Example: tawk.com
http://tawk.com
A service by Priologic
• I choose my own URL (http://tawk.com/tsahil)
• You go to the URL and “knock on my door”
• I decide if I want to answer you or not
• No identification besides a cam-shot
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12. Example: vLine
Copy+paste service
vLine offers APIs as well
• Go to http://vline.com
• Copy the ad-hoc link you see and send it to
anyone
• Identify yourself by writing down your name
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13. Example: LiveNinja
http://liveninja.com
Experts market
• I signup and create a profile and preference
• You go online in search of a professional
• You schedule a meeting and we meet
• Identity handled via signup or social networks
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14. OTT vs. Carriers
Whatsapp
OTT
islands
Line
Skype
WeChat
Viber
China Mobile
Singtel
Federated
carriers
Vodafone
America Movil
Telefonica
0
100
200
300
400
Millions of users
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500
600
700
800

15. One Last Thought
• Islands are here to stay
• WebRTC will increase this trend
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16. Thank You!
Tsahi Levent-Levi
http://bloggeek.me
tsahil@bloggeek.me
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