White Paper: Voice over Internet Protocol.

The article reports on the Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP). The VoIP is an internet phone call system that has been gaining popularity. The VoIP is also considered to challenge the plain old telephone service (POTS) in the next few years. Skype, the prominent purveyor of VoIP has claimed to have almost 300 million downloads of its free software while Skype's competitor, Vonage, claimed two million of paid subscriber lines. However, with the figures presented, it has been feared that the VoIP could replace the traditional telephone technology.