• The concept of VoIP originated in about 1995, when hobbyists began to recognize the potential of sending voice data packets over the Internet rather than communicating through standard telephone service.
• Contemporary VoIP uses a standard telephone hooked up to an Internet connection, but early efforts in the history of VoIP required both callers to have a computer equipped with the same software, as well as a sound card and microphone.
• The greatest advantage of VoIP is that it removes the long distance company from the equation, making a long distance phone call virtually the same as a local phone call.
• VoIP usage has expanded dramatically since 2000 when hardware started become more affordable. Today, ten percent of all phone calls are now transmitted with VoIP technology.
• Traditional phone lines are slowly being phased out as businesses and households around the world embrace the benefits and features that VoIP technology has to offer.
Sources: voipreview.org, voip-broadband-phone-providers.com |
