September 15, 2004
VoIP's Importance to Telecom Industry
Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) is beginning to transform the telecom industry. Service providers should not ignore this emerging technology, according to some at Light Reading's Next Generation Services (NGS) forum.
According to Light Reading:
"Voice is a uniquely powerful communication medium," said keynote speaker Odlyzko, director of the Minnesota’s Digital Technology Center, Digital Technology Center. [...]
In fact, if anything, Odlyzko says that in examining new opportunities, service providers should be careful not to ignore voice. [...]
"ATM, RSVP, multicasting, streaming real-time media, 3G: these are all technical successes, but failure in the marketplace."
Read more: VOIP: King of New Services
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