Is there the equivalent of cloud computing for modems?

Posted by morpheous on Stack Overflow See other posts from Stack Overflow or by morpheous
Published on 2010-06-18T09:43:46Z Indexed on 2010/06/18 10:03 UTC
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I asked this question on SF, and someone recommended that I ask it here - (I don't think I have enough points to move a question from SF to SO - and in any case, I don't know how to do it - so here is the question again):

I am interested in the concept of PAAS (platform as a service). However, all talk about SAAS/PAAS seems to focus on only the computer itself - not its peripherals.

Is it possible to 'outsource' modems as a resource - so that an app running remotely can pump data to a modem in the cloud?

As a bit of background to the question, a group of us are thinking of starting a company that offers similar services to companies like twilio etc - but I want to 'outsource' both the computing hardware (thats PAAS - the easy bit) and the modems (thats what I cant seem to find any info on).

Does anyone know if modems can be bundled as part of a PAAS service? - alternatively, is there a way that an application running on one computer can communicate (i.e. pump data) to a remote modem residing on another machine?.

I assume I can come up with some protocol over UDP or TCP - but there is no point reinventing the wheel - if such a protocol like that already exists (or if it some open source software allows one to do this).

Any suggestions on how to solve this problem?

Is there the equivalent of cloud computing for modems?

Posted by morpheous on Super User See other posts from Super User or by morpheous
Published on 2010-06-18T10:22:51Z Indexed on 2010/06/18 10:24 UTC
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