Voip Future 2
In the future, it is possible to see one service provider providing both Internet access and telephone communication by integrating data and voice transmission through the IP. This would mean the end of the telephone service as we have known, even though traditional telephone services will survive in a foreseeable future.
The VoIP applications will become only more and more efficient and stable. Better bandwidth utilization would come about with efficient multiplexing of data and voice. Efficiency would mean less expensive and easier telecommunication for the consumers.
Voice quality and the lack of means of commercial deployments are the major concerns that VoIP needs to overcome. Voice quality still lags behind traditional telephones, despite continuous improvements. Technological experts are confident that the voice quality of VoIP will equal that of traditional telephones eventually. Also, despite flood of new applications and devices that try to take advantage of VoIP's huge potential, it will take some time for majority of people to accept and get used to making calls through VoIP.
More user-friendly devices and well-orchestrated promotions will go a long way towards speeding up the adoption process of new technologies. Once VoIP's voice quality equals that of the traditional telephones, and people get used to VoIP devices, the prices of traditional telephones and VoIP telephones should equalize.
There are two other potential issues that VoIP needs to tackle. Like all adoption processes of new technology have experienced, the stance of government regarding the VoIP technology is a big concern. Traditional telephone companies have a lot of clout with government and it might not be so easy for the government to make regulations that will undermine telephone giants.
The telephone giants will protest vehemently if VoIP applications start taking a big chunk of its revenue. The government's subsequent ruling could play a vital role in shaping the future of VoIP. At worst, strict government regulations in favor of the telephone companies would retard the development and adoption of the VoIP applications. The best realistic scenario might be for the telecommunication giants to adopt VoIP and integrate it to their existing business. Also, the issue of wiretapping has been discussed. With better security technology, this issue will be taken care of.
VoIP is a natural outshoot of the Internet revolution. VoIP represents the future now, just like the Internet. However, there probably is only a limited time that it could become the dynamite success that its proponents are hoping. Laser disk technology was not tamed by the resistance of the old videocassette technology. Its fate was decided when a better technology, DVD, was introduced. VoIP needs to become integral to the computing world as soon as possible. Its biggest rival probably is in the process of getting developed. The fate of VoIP will be decided in within a decade. If VoIP applications have not become common to most PC users and corporations within a decade, some newer technology would overtake it.
The VoIP applications will become only more and more efficient and stable. Better bandwidth utilization would come about with efficient multiplexing of data and voice. Efficiency would mean less expensive and easier telecommunication for the consumers.
Voice quality and the lack of means of commercial deployments are the major concerns that VoIP needs to overcome. Voice quality still lags behind traditional telephones, despite continuous improvements. Technological experts are confident that the voice quality of VoIP will equal that of traditional telephones eventually. Also, despite flood of new applications and devices that try to take advantage of VoIP's huge potential, it will take some time for majority of people to accept and get used to making calls through VoIP.
More user-friendly devices and well-orchestrated promotions will go a long way towards speeding up the adoption process of new technologies. Once VoIP's voice quality equals that of the traditional telephones, and people get used to VoIP devices, the prices of traditional telephones and VoIP telephones should equalize.
There are two other potential issues that VoIP needs to tackle. Like all adoption processes of new technology have experienced, the stance of government regarding the VoIP technology is a big concern. Traditional telephone companies have a lot of clout with government and it might not be so easy for the government to make regulations that will undermine telephone giants.
The telephone giants will protest vehemently if VoIP applications start taking a big chunk of its revenue. The government's subsequent ruling could play a vital role in shaping the future of VoIP. At worst, strict government regulations in favor of the telephone companies would retard the development and adoption of the VoIP applications. The best realistic scenario might be for the telecommunication giants to adopt VoIP and integrate it to their existing business. Also, the issue of wiretapping has been discussed. With better security technology, this issue will be taken care of.
VoIP is a natural outshoot of the Internet revolution. VoIP represents the future now, just like the Internet. However, there probably is only a limited time that it could become the dynamite success that its proponents are hoping. Laser disk technology was not tamed by the resistance of the old videocassette technology. Its fate was decided when a better technology, DVD, was introduced. VoIP needs to become integral to the computing world as soon as possible. Its biggest rival probably is in the process of getting developed. The fate of VoIP will be decided in within a decade. If VoIP applications have not become common to most PC users and corporations within a decade, some newer technology would overtake it.
