Friday, May 06, 2005
InformationWeek > VoIP > VoIP Is Killing Traditional Telephony: Report > May 5, 2005
InformationWeek > VoIP > VoIP Is Killing Traditional Telephony: Report > May 5, 2005: "he rapid adoption of Voice over IP (VoIP) is killing off traditional telephony, with 50% of small- to mid-sized enterprises expected to rely on VoIP by 2008, according to a new study by Info-Tech Research.
VoIP is growing even more quickly than expected, according to Info-Tech research analyst George Goodall. The study found that 23% of small- to mid-sized enterprises are already using VoIP technology and the firm expects the number to grow to 50% by 2008. For all the promise of converged networks, however, the speed of the technology changeover has put a strain on IT managers, who are, Goodall notes, scrambling to implement the technology.'"
VoIP is growing even more quickly than expected, according to Info-Tech research analyst George Goodall. The study found that 23% of small- to mid-sized enterprises are already using VoIP technology and the firm expects the number to grow to 50% by 2008. For all the promise of converged networks, however, the speed of the technology changeover has put a strain on IT managers, who are, Goodall notes, scrambling to implement the technology.'"
