Open Source in the Telephony Market

Sangoma hardware pioneered the evolution of Asterisk, the open source telephony platform, making it reliable for use and helping it develop beyond open source code for hobbyists into a dependable enterprise communications technology. As the leading provider of PC-based hardware and software products for proprietary and open source based telephony solutions, David can address topics surrounding open source telephony, specifically, how carriers and service providers can leverage open source to roll-out their VoIP solutions and develop their next generation services. David provides an insider's perspective on the state of open source telephony, offering practical enterprise knowledge as an industry expert.

David Mandelstam, Founder/President/CEO, Sangoma Technologies, Inc. As a pioneer developer of connectivity hardware and software products for IP telephony, Wide Area Network (WAN) and the Internet, David Mandelstam, Founder/President/CEO of Sangoma Technologies Inc., is responsible for overall the management of Sangoma and its future strategic direction. David and his Research and Development team are taking an industry lead by providing revolutionary PC-based telephony hardware, including the AFT Series T1/E1/J1 voice/data cards that are engineered for today’s demanding soft PBX, IVR and VoIP applications – such as AsteriskÒ, Callweaver, FreeSwitch, and Yate. They offer a competitive price and reliable performance standards unparalleled in the industry. Before starting Sangoma in 1984, David ran an engineering company and was engineering VP of an energy conservation company. David holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa, an M.Sc. in Aerodynamics from the Cranfield Institute of Technology in the United Kingdom and a B.Comm. from the University of South Africa.