VOIP is the technology that came to replace the original telephone system. VOIP stands for Voice over IP, this means that researches found out a way to send voice over the internet. VOIP is the best choice for people who travel a lot and for people who wants to save money on calls, specially on international calls.
Comcast, Skype, Vonage, CISCO are the top VOIP provider in the USA. Comcast has just surpass Vonage and it’s the top VOIP subscriber. Skype is one of the providers more easy to use because it’s just a software installed in the computer of the user.
Even though VOIP is widely known around the world. Many organizations are against the technology, this happen because the security issues, difficult of sending fax and not be able to make emergency calls before give some personal information.
VOIP was developed to be used for any device that has access to broadband internet. An example is the new Iphone 3G that can use VOIP. Apple is not to happy about it however there are many companies developing VOIP softwares for Iphone. This is the best way to save money and time, because you don’t have to be home to make the calls.
Revenue in the total VOIP industry in the US is set to grow by 24.3% in 2008 to $3.19 billion. Subscriber growth will drive revenue in the VOIP sector, with numbers expected to rise by 21.2% in 2008 to 16.6 million.
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