[Serusers] How to start a VOIP business ?

[Nick Hoffman]

> Concy Pereira wrote:
> > Sir,
> >
> > I would like to know how can start a successful SIP base VOIP
> > business. I have being going through some documentation of Open server
> > software but could not come to a conclusion.
> >
> > Anybody can suggest me a complete solution for running PC to Phone
> > service Using GPL products, with accounting, authentication and
> > authorization with different rate Plans etc.
> >
> > Here is what I have decided to do.
> >
> > SIP Server (Hardware)
> > 1. Linux RedHat 9.0
> > 2. OpenSer or SIP express router
> > 3. Radius client
> >
> > Accounting  /CDR server ( Hardware)
> > 1. Linux Redhat 9.0
> > 2. CDRTool by  ag-projects   http://www.ag-projects.com/cdrtool.html
> > 3. MySQL
> >
> > 1.Carrirer
> > Subcription to any International whole sale VOIP carrier
> >
> > Please suggest if I have missed anything out.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Concy


On Mon June 19 2006 18:21, "Greger V. Teigre" <greger at teigre.com> wrote:
> It's a fairly big questions you're asking. But basically you're onto it
> ;-) Ad 1. You should go for something newer than 9.0
> Ad 2. You need to decide on your maintenance schedule and policies for
> upgrades/patching etc. Many larger-scale deployments are based on SER
> 0.9.x because a) it has proven extremely stable b) it is currently
> maintained for bug and security fixes and will be for a while. Others
> choose openser to get more features, but you need to make sure that you
> can handle testing and deployment of new versions more often.
> Ad 3. You need a RADIUS server with a user database or you can use mysql
> (you need mysql regardless of using RADIUS or not)
>
> g-)


Hi there Greger. I'm curious as to why a RADIUS server is required. Is this 
for billing purposes?
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