Voip - soaring high in popularity
Voip is the latest buzzword in the Internet world. Everyone in this technosavy world is overwhelmed with the facilities it offers. Well, then…. its just right to know that it all started in 1995 when Vocaltec Inc. released Internet Phone Software. This software could be used on PC’s that had modems, microphones, speakers and sound cards. Both the caller and the person being called had to have the same software. Thus, the first IP phone was born.
Now most IP switching and routing suppliers offer VOIP as a standard option on equipment. By the year 2000, VoIP made up over 3% of voice traffic. It is expected to increase substantially. VoIP traffic is expected to account for 25-40% of all international voice traffic in the recent coming years.
VoIP may have once been looked upon as being a novelty, but it is growing in popularity and viability. Many technology providers now offer PC telephony software. Initially, VoIP offered PC-PC telephony through the use of business intranets. With the advances in gateway infrastructure and telephony software, VoIP technology is also available over the Internet.