TokBox
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Video conferencing |
| Founded | 1 May 2007  |
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| Fate | Acquired; brand retired |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, California |
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| Owner | Telefónica Digital a subsidiary of Telefónica |
| Website | www |
TokBox was a PaaS (Platform as a Service) company that provided hosted infrastructure, APIs and tools required to deliver enterprise-grade WebRTC capabilities. It did so primarily through its proprietary OpenTok video platform for commercial application.[1]
TokBox was founded by Serge Faguet and Ron Hose. Headquartered in the SOMA (South of Market) district in San Francisco, CA. TokBox was acquired by Telefónica Digital, a subsidiary of Telefónica, in October 2012.[2]. It was purchased from Telefónica by Vonage in 2018.[3] Vonage has since retired the name "TokBox", using "Vonage APIs" instead.[4]
Developer resources
[edit]Server SDKs
[edit]Server SDKs: OpenTok's server SDKs wrap the OpenTok REST API, and let developers securely generate tokens for their OpenTok applications. Officially supported libraries include: Java and PHP. Community supported and created libraries include: Python, Ruby On Rails, .NET, Node.js, Perl, Golang.[5]
Client libraries
[edit]Client Libraries: OpenTok's WebRTC client libraries enable video communications on a client platform. Officially supported libraries include: JavaScript, iOS and Android. Community supported and created libraries include: PhoneGap and Titanium.[6]
History
[edit]2007
[edit]- August: Series A funding from Sequoia Capital[7]
- October: Launched www.tokbox.com[8]
- November: Launched multi-party chat and partnership with Meebo[citation needed]
2008
[edit]- April: TokBox Version 2 launched[citation needed]
- July: Series B funding from Bain Capital Ventures and Sequoia Capital[9]
- September: Launched the TokBox platform/ API [citation needed]
2009
[edit]Added document collaboration tool—Etherpad (now owned by Google)[citation needed]
2010
[edit]- January: Rolled out its first set of paid features at $9.99 per month.[citation needed]
- November: Series C Funding from DAG Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures and Sequoia Capital[10]
- November: Announced the OpenTok API[citation needed]
2011
[edit]- February: TokBox announced that as of April 5, 2011, they would be discontinuing the TokBox video chat and video conferencing service to focus solely on their API, OpenTok.[11]
2012
[edit]- TokBox acquired by Telefónica.
2018
[edit]- TokBox from Telefónica by Vonage Holdings.
2020
[edit]- TokBox name redirects to Vonage.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cohen, A.D. (2014). Strategies in Learning and Using a Second Language. Longman applied linguistics. Taylor & Francis. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-317-86117-1.
- ^ Lunden, Ingrid (25 October 2012). "Telefonica Digital Buys Video Chat Platform TokBox, An Airtime For The Rest Of Us".
- ^ "Vonage Acquires TokBox, the Leading Programmable Video Provider" (Press release). HOLMDEL, N.J.: Vonage Holdings Corp. StreamingMedia.com. 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
- ^ "Tokbox is now Vonage APIs". www.vonage.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
- ^ "OpenTok Server SDKs". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
- ^ "OpenTok Client SDKs". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
- ^ "TokBox Raises $10 Million - PE Hub". PE Hub. 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "TokBox". 2007-07-15. Archived from the original on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ Kincaid, Jason. "Video Chat Service TokBox Raises $10 Million From Bain". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "TokBox raises $12M to jam Skype into your web browser | VentureBeat". venturebeat.com. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "Breaking up is hard to do - TokBox Blog". 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ "tokbox.com redirects to Vonage on 2020-03-31". 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
Further reading
[edit]- Alonso, Santiago Millán (June 5, 2016). "Telefónica acelera el avance de TokBox, su filial de comunicaciones visuales". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- Muchmore, Michael (July 25, 2008). "TokBox AIR". PC Magazine. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- Nicole, Kristen (July 2, 2008). "TokBox Brings Video to Facebook IM Chat". Mashable. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- Tong, Brian (March 31, 2010). "Tokbox gets super-sized group video meetings". CNET. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- Wankel, C. (2011). Streaming Media Delivery in Higher Education: Methods and Outcomes: Methods and Outcomes. Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development. IGI Global. pp. 277–. ISBN 978-1-60960-801-9.
External links
[edit]- TokBox Home Page (Archived 2008-09-30 at the Wayback Machine)