- Title
- Unicorn: A unified communication solution for marginalized communities
- Creator
- Nyathi, Okelitsi, Terzoli, Alfredo, Tsietsi, Mosiuoa
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2013
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/430666
- Identifier
- vital:72707
- Identifier
- 10.1109/ICASTech.2013.6707506
- Description
- The convergence of previously distinct networks into an All-IP network has resulted in an increase in the number and diversity of devices, channels and communication networks available to users. This has increased the number commu-nication options available and is evidenced by the number of different communication devices owned and services subscribed to. How-ever, this has created complexities that call for proper methods to manage these diverse and in-compatible communication options. The objective of Unified Communication (UC) is to seamlessly integrate the dispar-ate communication channels into a device independent plat-form that can easily be managed by users. Due its focus on a largely urban and highly connected market, UC has not benefited marginalized communities. This paper discusses the design and implementation of Unicorn, a UC solution for a middleware software platform called Teleweaver which was designed to support the development of services for marginalized communities. The solution integrates services from a telecommunication container called Mobicents. It seamlessly amalgamates voice, data and video onto one device independent unified platform easily accessible by users.
- Format
- 5 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- International Conference on Adaptive Science and Technology, Nyathi, O., Terzoli, A. and Tsietsi, M., 2013, November. Unicorn: A unified communication solution for marginalized communities. In 2013 International Conference on Adaptive Science and Technology (pp. 1-6). IEEE, International Conference on Adaptive Science and Technology volume 2013 number 1 1 6 2013 Conference
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