Re: [Serusers] How to start a VOIP business ?

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

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-)