As the telecoms industry moves at breakneck speed toward IP convergence, service providers and consumers alike must attempt to keep pace ensuring all concerned know what?s possible and what?s not.
In the majority of cases the IT departments don?t pay the telecom, the Accounts Payable department doesn?t understand them and there isn?t an effective communication channel to bridge the gap. It?s costing you money, in more ways than you think.
The CEO of Skype, Niklas Zennström, recently declared that all voice calls would be free within 10 years, in the fixed line market at least.
The network, core to the telecommunication operator?s business, is now being seen as an outsourcing opportunity.
Few would deny the strong trend in communications networks towards IP (Internet Protocol). But what?s driving this, and where (and when) will the industry realize real value?