You reference Germany, Japan, and China in the same breath, even though they represent 3 vastly different points on the spectrum for this sort of thing. German suppliers are happy to tell you to get bent if you suggest they radically change what is profitable for them just to bump up 2 quarters of revenue (that's a uniquely American perspective, really...) Japan is likely to use a banking environment favorable to domestic business to underwrite it instead of either party actually fronting cash, and China is just going to tell you what to do.
Google's current protocol actually IS SIP, but with funky headers and flags.
Ah, the old 'Avaya' strategy. Bold move Cotton, let's see how it works out for them...
Literally the first comment I can see to you completely misinterprets how probability and natural selection work to argue your point. I feel your pain.
NY is reaping the cost of deferred maintenance, and doing so in about the most visible manner one could design.
"Only the hypocrite is really rotten to the core." -- Hannah Arendt.