VoIP - Future Developments For Users

VoIP is a telephony term for a set of facilities forThe economies of scale of placing all traffic- data,
managing the delivery of voice information usingvoice, and video-over an IP-based network is highly
Internet Protocol (IP) and is the future ofattractive to corporate users.
communication.The reason for this is:
Here we will look at changes that are coming that willIP will act as a unifying agent, regardless of the
increase what is already substantial growth in theactual underlying architecture (i.e., leased lines, frame
industry.relay, or ATM) of a companies network.
With Voice over IP -- businesses have the ability toVoIP The Future - Corporate Intranets &
manage calls at the IP layer which enables operationalCommercial Extranets
and productivity benefits that have never beenCurrently, the most promising areas of development
available before at such affordable price.for VoIP are corporate intranets and commercial
Worldwide revenues from Internet voiceextranets.
technologies are expected to grow from about $13Their IP-based infrastructures enable operators to
billion in 2002 to nearly $200 billion by 2007.control who can use a network.
The Future Of VoIP Projected GrowthCommercial extranets, based on conservatively
When it comes to VoIP technology already availableengineered IP networks, will deliver VoIP and
long-distance phone calls, conferencing, e-mail, andfacsimile over Internet protocol (FAXoIP) services to
other communications are now affordable and flexible.the general public, by guaranteeing specific
VoIP technology however is developing and some ofparameters, such as packet delay, packet jitter, and
the developments that will ensure the future of VoIPservice interop.
are outlined belowCompanies are already looking to remove fax traffic
The Future Of VoIP SIPoff the PSTN and relocate it on to the Internet and
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) retrieves servercorporate Intranet, through FAXoIP gateways and
responses and handles client requests.via IP-capable fax machines.
This technology is able to determine the end systemVideo conferencing
that will be used for a communication session,Another area of growth will be video conferencing.
automatically sets the relevant parameters of theVideo conferencing (H.323) with data collaboration
communication at receiver and user ends and then(T.120) will become a popular method for corporate
manages call transfer and call termination.communications in the future, as network
In addition, SIP allows users to initiate and receiveperformance and interoperability increase.
communication from any location and networks areVoIP The Future Expanding Services & Lower
also able to identify users, wherever they are.Cost
This technology is an alternative to H.323, which isMore user-friendly devices and increased promotions
the protocol, used for IP videoconferenceare starting to be seen by wider audience and this
transmissions for VoIP up to now.education, combined with ease of use of VoIP
SIP has taken VoIP technology forward in terms oftechnology is needed for any new technology to gain
operational efficiency and many VoIP vendors aretrust and grow.
now including SIP as standard, bringing SIP to aFor instance, new VoIP telephones are being offered
growing audience.at cheaper prices in a variety of colours, with touch
VoIP The Future - VoIP Gatewaysscreens that are getting easier to use.
Another influential element in the future ofPrices in all VoIP services will continue to drop, as the
Internet-telephony is improvements VoIP gateways.market grows and competitivness increases.
Gateways are developing from PC-based platformsThe future of VoIP as a major communication
to more robust embedded systems, which will bemethod over the coming years is therefore assured.
able to handle an increased amount of call traffic.VoIP Telecommunications are here to stay.