Google bought GIPS, a company which had developed many components required 
for RTC, such as codecs and echo cancellation techniques. Google open 
sourced the technologies developed by GIPS and engaged with relevant 
standards bodies at the IETF and W3C to ensure industry consensus. 
In May 2011, Ericsson built the first implementation of WebRTC.

The Internet Area Working Group (INTAREA WG) acts primarily as a forum
for discussing far-ranging topics that affect the entire area. Such
topics include, for instance, address space issues, basic IP layer
functionality, and architectural questions.