1. HTM 304 Management Information Systems IS news presentation 2007-09-04 Daniel Olsson Instructor : Proff. Fang Fang technologybackgroundconclusionrestrictionscompetitionfuture

2. technologybackgroundconclusionrestrictionscompetitionfuture Voice over Internet Protocol, also called VoIP, IP Telephony, Internet telephony, Broadband telephony, Broadband Phone and Voice over Broadband is the routing of voice conversations over the Internet or through any other IP-based network.BroadbandroutingvoiceInternetIP network

3. technologybackgroundconclusionrestrictionscompetitionfuture Simplicity Unity Flexibility the first product review of a VoIP product back in 1996 within CTI Magazine By 1998, VoIP traffic had grown to represent approximately 1% of all voice traffic in the United States. forecast to be over $8.5 billion by the end of 2008. Vonage lobbies Congress for VoIP

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5. technologybackgroundconclusionrestrictionscompetitionfuture public Internet The public Internet is still what is considered a "best- effort" network. "Performance of the network is largely unpredictable. It's like the freeway. Sometimes you can sail through with no traffic, and other times you can be stuck in a traffic jam for hours." large VoIP installations often require companies to invest millions of dollars to upgrade their local-area and wide-area network infrastructures

6. technologybackgroundconclusionrestrictionscompetitionfuture Can small business count on VoIP? difficult to locate network users geographically one large VoIP carrier requires the registration of the physical address where the VoIP line will be used. The support of sending faxes over VoIP is still limited ………codecs! Where IP packets are lost or delayed at any point in the network between VoIP users, there will be a momentary drop-out of voice. many experts agree that it's risky for small businesses to rely too heavily on services that use voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology that leverages the public Internet

7. technologybackgroundconclusionrestrictionscompetitionfuture http://www.top10voipproviders.com/index.php Plans vary 5.95 - 39.95 / mo.

8. technologybackgroundconclusionrestrictionscompetitionfuture Problems & Conficts Patents Lawsuits Bankruptcy More……. telephony player hit hard by patent problems is Net phone provider Vonage, which has been mired in a nasty patent battle with Verizon Communications and appears to be teetering on disaster Legal issues in different countries

9. technologybackgroundconclusionrestrictionscompetitionfuture The challenge for the mobile operator industry is to deliver the benefits and innovations of IP without losing control of the network service. VoIP Mobile industry is estimated to grow to 12 Billion Dollars by 2010 in Europe alone. Four technologies are required for mobile VoIP functionality: a device, client software, a wireless network and a VoIP service. International telephone calls

10. technologybackgroundconclusionrestrictionscompetitionfuture At the end of the day, small companies looking to deploy VoIP must weigh the pros and cons of the services or solutions they can afford Save Save………… not intended for enterprise-level needs video