VoIP service is not new rather it has been making waves for last many years. Till 2004, it was not much known for the common masses in the world. The term VoIP was considered weird for the common people, only the technical guys and the computer whiz knew about it. Today almost the entire world knows and understands about VoIP service. Not many know that voice over Internet protocol phone was launched in 1995 by Vocaltec. In that era, the users first had be registered on dialing software like Net2Phone and then they were able to make calls using a dial up connection. There used to be huge distortion and understanding each other on the line appeared to be difficult at times. After the arrival of VoIP’s improved technology, this problem has been solved and the broadband Internet connection has made everything smooth. Even the voice quality has become sharper than the traditional landline on VoIP.
With the growing need of VoIP service, enhancements are taking place. In the epoch of five years, we have witnessed that a number of telecom organizations have begun to make investments in this trade. VoIP service is now more trustworthy and fitting for every business and home. Today using a VoIP phone service has become an ideal way of communiqué.
In year 2004, almost 1.5 million users of Internet had been found in the United States and around 2.1 million were using Internet in 2005 in USA as per a survey of telecommunications industry. During the era of 2008 to 2010, nearly 17/18 million users of Internet have been calculated in the same country. Just imagine the growth rate….huh, it is almost 1000%. In 2007, almost 75 percent of long distance calls around the globe were placed through the Internet. It is being noticed that the United States happens not to be the colossal user of VoIP phone service rather it is being used widely worldwide. A boom is being seen in this trade of VoIP service and during the next ten years, it will expand like anything. The giant like E-bay made waves and bought the VoIP service provider Skype in 2005. Now the results are before the world, as Skype is ruling the scene today.
Many are turning face towards VoIP, as they know the cost saving and marvelous features. Awareness in the masses also came through the heavy advertisements. This worked big time as well. The organization like Verizon has also put the capital in VoIP service.
It is being seen that a number of PSTN organizations have fastened the belts to offer limitless long distance call service for a fixed charge of $39 a month. So the people now do not want to go for conventional phone lines and prefer subscribing to VoIP service that saves huge money.
