VoIP Advances And Trends For 2004

gardel writes "So everyone's top-tech predictions for 2004 says it will be the year of VoIP. What does that really mean? This may narrow it down. Here's Voxilla's list of the top-10 advances and trends in the world of VoIP. On the list: VoIP and cellular converges, IP phones take over, Chinese and Mexican phone numbers come to the U.S., Asterisk hits it big. What would you add?"

Comments

VoIP's short term future.

[Anonymous Coward]

With or without VoIP regulation, a global P2P (PSTN-connected) voice network emerge..

How? The article talks about Asterix-to-asterix networks bypassing telcos totally. Also VoIP providers routing IP only to each other to end call termination costs.

I beleve that the Larger Asterix networks and VoIP providers will enter into call peering agreements just like the early internet.

It start out as hobbyists setting up Asterisk Open Source PBX boxes connected to their home POTS line.

Will some form of ENUM allow least cost routing to boxes sitting in basements and garages around the world?

If an ITSP in Europe can setup an Asterisk box with PSTN access and start offering US phone numbers and vice-versa, will global number plans become obsolete? What effect will the ridiculously low barrier to entry for VoIP have on telecommunications?

2004 Will be interesting indeed.

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