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October 02, 2007
Lypp Helps Developers Create VoIP Solutions Faster with API and Wholesale Termination Service
By Mae Kowalke TMCnet Senior Editor
Many voice services developers would like to create solutions that integrate VoIP
with various applications. Often, though, the creation of such solutions requires purchasing expensive infrastructure and equipment, putting the goal firmly out of reach for many developers.
with various applications. Often, though, the creation of such solutions requires purchasing expensive infrastructure and equipment, putting the goal firmly out of reach for many developers.
The road to affordable development of revenue-generating VoIP solutions got considerably straighter and less bumpy Tuesday when Lypp (owned and operated by Gaboogie Canada, Inc.) announced launch of a new application programming interface (API) and wholesale VoIP termination service. This API/service is designed to decrease time-to-market and cost for developers seeking to integrate VoIP with other applications.
) and wholesale VoIP termination service. This API/service is designed to decrease time-to-market and cost for developers seeking to integrate VoIP with other applications.The solution is based on extensible markup language (XML), a programming language that makes it possible to encode information and services with ‘tags’ that computers and humans can understand and use. As such, developers who are familiar with XML get a fast path to integrating VoIP with different applications.
), a programming language that makes it possible to encode information and services with ‘tags’ that computers and humans can understand and use. As such, developers who are familiar with XML get a fast path to integrating VoIP with different applications.Lypp described its solution as a “REST-based VoIP API” that developers can use to access the publicly switched telephone network (PSTN) operated by North American carriers including Rogers, Bell, Verizon, TELUS, AT&T (News - Alert) SBC, BellSouth and Sprint (News - Alert). This access is made possible by interconnect partners including Global Crossing, XO and Level 3.
, BellSouth and Sprint (News - Alert). This access is made possible by interconnect partners including Global Crossing, XO and Level 3. For those not familiar, REST (short for ‘representational state transfer’) is technique for retrieving information from a Web site via a designated page that contains an XML file describing the desired content.
“We are working with the best partners to deliver the best call experience in North America and we’re excited that our partners can leverage our API to deliver this experience to their customers,” Lypp said in its Tuesday announcement.
The Lypp API makes it possible for developers to rapidly build VoIP feature implementations such as click-to-call, virtual phone booth and click-to-conference. Developer also can integrate basic and advances telephony applications like e-mail and profile call links for Facebook and other Web 2.0 apps/services.
Developers can access the Lypp API at lypp.com/api. To get the API, developers also need to request a username and password via e-mail by sending a message to api@lypp.com.
To learn even more about VoIP, check TMCnet’s White Paper Library, which provides a selection of in-depth information on relevant topics affecting the IP communications industry. The library offers white papers, case studies and other documents free to registered users.
communications industry. The library offers white papers, case studies and other documents free to registered users. Mae Kowalke previously wrote for Cleveland Magazine in Ohio and The Burlington Free Press in Vermont. To see more of her articles, please visit Mae Kowalke’s columnist page. Also check out her Wireless Mobility blog.
