September 27, 2004
Will Skype VoIP Overtake Traditional Telephone?
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell expects that Skype's VoIP software, because it offers high-quality peer-to-peer voice communication for free, will inevitably change the world.
According to ZDNet:
Because of its peer-to-peer architecture, Skype requires absolutely no infrastructure and only minimal capital investment compared with phone companies that own their own lines and switches. Rather, Skype's 750,000 daily users create the network on the fly, sharing computer resources to manage traffic flow and ensure call quality. Skype claims its network can grow organically without the need to add new equipment to support increased traffic demands.
Read more: Can Skype live up to the Net phone hype?
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