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Voice over IP hits prime time

IP phones have been around since 1995 but never really hit off. During 2004 this will change.

I love this quote:

IP telephony also aims to collapse the proliferation of communications gadgets clogging the pockets and purses of our mobile work force into a single seamless stream of information. "Over the past 20 years, we've seen the emergence of discrete communication vehicles — like PDA, cell phones, personal computers and instant messaging," says Sue Spradley, president of the wire-line-networks group at Nortel. "The integration of these devices and media into one communication session will revolutionize the way we interact."

Most definitely. The only result I have seen so far of the "communication revolution" is that the remote control disease that my coffee table has suffered from for years has spread to my trousers, jacket and laptop-bag. Too many devices. If all of those devices finally converge interesting things will happen to the way we communicate.

I am positive that 2004 will see VOIP boom. As broadband finally reaches the home this will be one of the first killer apps.

TIME.com: Say Hello to the Next Phone War -- Dec. 08, 2003

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