VoIP to face a great growth

Posted on Tuesday, April 05 2005 @ 3:26 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

IDC suggests that VoIP (Voice over IP) will know a great growth in the United States in the next few years. According to the data released by IDC the amount of net phone subscribers will grow from 3 million this year to 27 million by 2009.

Lower calling rates are attracting customers to Net phone plans, but carriers will have to educate consumers about the features and functions of services to avoid a pricing war, IDC said. This could mean offering converged services in the future.

More info at Cnet

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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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