Video Conferencing

[Vodia PBX]

We experimented with that already some time ago. It all comes down to a URL, and then when the user clicks on it it takes her to the jitsi server. IMHO that is not a huge productivity tool, but if makes the clients happy, maybe we should just add a setting where the operators can put the base URL for their jitsi server and the apps offer the links. 

[Choicecloud]

Adding settings where the users can add the base url for their video server will be great , it gives the client the impression of having the collaboration tool in one platform. we currently have our own Jitsi server  fully customized for client registration and  scheduling from our website, but if we can pass the URL of the server into Vodia apps and open  a separate browser when clicked this would be great.

Even the current 1:1 video in apps settings has never worked for us !

[RichardDCG]

+1

[RichardDCG]

On 5/31/2022 at 1:50 AM, Vodia PBX said:

We experimented with that already some time ago. It all comes down to a URL, and then when the user clicks on it it takes her to the jitsi server. IMHO that is not a huge productivity tool, but if makes the clients happy, maybe we should just add a setting where the operators can put the base URL for their jitsi server and the apps offer the links. 

any road map for this?  There are a number of audio/video PBX options we need to compete with... 

[Vodia PBX]

What is in the pipeline is that when you eat to switch to a video conference, there'll be a popup where you can enter or just confirm the email addresses of the participants which will then receive the URL for the conference. We might also prompt for cell phone numbers if SMS was set up on the PBX. Then everyone has to click on the link and get into the conference. 

[RichardDCG]

On 5/27/2022 at 4:47 PM, Choicecloud said:

Even VitalPBX offers video with multi Tennant and cheaper compared to Vodia. So what’s the strategic advantage of Vodia Pbx ?

This has prompted me to look at VitalPBX, they seem to integrate Jitsi in their platform... Is there any roadmap for video conferencing and Vodia?

[Vodia PBX]

As for video conferencing, it mostly comes with email. Microsoft Office 365 and Google G-Suite cover a huge part of the market, and it comes with video conferencing. There are niches where that is not possible or their solution does not fit. This is the area where Zoom, WebEx and others are filling gaps. Then what is left over from that market is getting really special. Out of that remaining piece of the market, Jitsi is absolutely an option. You can search for "Jitsi hosting" on how to get videoconferencing service if all the other options are not for you. In order to compete in this market, Vodia would have to deliver true miracles to offer a better solution and there would be very little room to generate any meaningful revenue.

Video calls are a different topic. As the work from home topic evolves, we do see more and more demands for internal calls with video. We don't want to get into the discussion of how transparent work from home needs to be, but we do see the demand for a tool that makes it possible. The point about internal calls is that there is no scheduling necessary, it's just picking up the handset and dial, hold the call, and transfer it if you have to. We have some internal video calling capabilities already, but we need to take this to the next level where all internal calls from apps and VoIP phones can have a video stream. Call recording is still a necessity, though we are trying to understand in what format we can deliver video call recordings in a meaningful way.