I know for a fact that both Cellcom and Orange initially blocked VoIP ports on their data services network. Following some "pressure" ;) applied on them (by us as well); the networks were opened and today "theoretically" support VoIP applications. The current issue with the providers are the fact that their data network coverage is not similar to their GSM coverage. in many locations you will be able to talk via GSM, but receive a very poor data connection. Skype is a different issue since it communicate via port 80, though need a much more advance management tools to be filtered (what's called Traffic shaping).
It is my own believe that the cellular provider will do what ever in their power to delay the entry of VoIP application to their networks from reason discussed. BTW, if anybody needs a SkypeIn on Israeli numbers, let me know. nir -- Regards, Nir Grinberg I.T.C. IP Technologies Ltd. n...@israelnumber.com www.IsraelNumber.com 972.3.9707000 On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Rafi Gordon <rafigor...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oleg, first thanks for your answer. > >>> AFAIK, this DPI can block voip application like Skype. > >>That's an on-going war, similar to the war between P2P applications >>and DPI. It's not limited to cellular companies, of course. > > There is still a little difference here, I believe, with cellular companies. > Cellular companies get their profits mostly I believe with telephony > (the internet service in cellular is quite new). So Skype (or other > voip applications) on a cellular device using internet is a real > threat on their profits. Not all ISPs, on the other hand, deal with > telephony, and most of their profits are from internet services, I > believe. > > If this is true, than around the globe, it seems that blocking VOIP > traffic with DPI is more important to cellular companies supplying > internet service than to ISPs. > > Or am I wrong? > > Regards, > Rafi Gordon > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
