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Sprint Moves Phone Network to IP

Posted by timothy on from the all-the-rage dept.

Ryan Barrett writes "Sprint announced that it has 'begun transforming its telephone network so voice calls are transmitted in packets.' AP article here. Combined with a recent /. story about Telus doing the same thing, this sets an interesting precedent. Many telcos already use packet-switching to handle a significant chunk of their calls. Is this the beginning of the end for circuit-switched networks?"

6 of 212 comments (clear)

  1. WOOHOO! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    FROST PISS!!!

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  2. What's better? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    (A) An IP phone network

    or

    (B) Sex with a mare?
  3. Lets face it by headbulb · · Score: -1, Troll

    Some things are not ment to be packetized.. I say voice communiction is one of them. I like having a call having its own dedicated bandwidth, That Can't be doss'd to be hungup. Sure it will make things cheaper, but is it really the correct thing to do. Also with packet networks They are not inherently secure, Switched networks are. (once you get over the taps)

  4. apt-get is better than packet switched telephones by Debian+Troll · · Score: -1, Troll
    Sprint announced that it has 'begun transforming its telephone network so voice calls are transmitted in packets

    This is a very interesting idea indeed. There are many skills and lessons which have been learned in the computer-related packet networking field which will be able to be translated to achieve enterprise-level synergies and produce a best-of-breed telecommunications system. I would like to point out, however, that a packet switched telephone network will not be able to be upgraded using apt-get. This is a serious problem. If we use Debian systems to run the network, just imagine how easy it would be to upgrade to video phones when they become available?!?! Simple...just apt-get install videophones. You couldn't do that with an RPM based telephone network.

  5. DSLers 'dedicated' line just got clipped? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    So does this mean now that DSLers can't claim that they are on a dedicated line instead of sharing bandwidth with the neighborhood? It's basically their favorite jab at cable users and i'm sure they will be in denial over this one...

  6. Re:IP?! Or ATM? Or something else? by virtual_mps · · Score: -1, Troll

    Dude! The 20th century called and it wants its ATM back!