Etel bites the dust
Etel is gone. ALL of Etel. No more conference, no more website, no more blog.
What a bummer.
ETel was one of the few events where those interested in the bleeding edge of communications could easily meet and mix. It was a place where you could see an Asterisk hacker sit down with an Orange or BT exec, and have a meaningful conversation. It wasn't just for telephony geeks either. Last year's mashup showcase was a phenomenal blend of the web and the phone network — where Web 2.0 met telephony.
A bunch of folks are trying to organize an alternative. If you'd like to participate, check out the EComm group on Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7710866479
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:03 pm
[...] And it was not only me who had such sentiments. I noted some snippets put up immediately following the cancellation: “ETel was one of the few events where those interested in the bleeding edge of communications could easily meet and mix. It was a place where you could see an Asterisk hacker sit down with an Orange or BT exec, and have a meaningful conversation. It wasnt just for telephony geeks either. Last years mashup showcase was a phenomenal blend of the web and the phone network where Web 2.0 met telephony.” (Alec Saunders, SaundersLog) [...]