VoIP represents a major paradigm shift in communications technology. It is changing business processes and consumer lifestyles worldwide. Not only is the change over to VoIP irreversible, VoIP has proven to be the main catalyst in convergence of services and networks. And yet, there is no documented recognition of the contribution made by the companies that established this industry. Although the contribution of varying nature and importance came from numerous organizations, a few among them stand out in the crowd. They have been the chief agents of this change, the paradigm shift. iLocus intends to write this important chapter in communications history which could otherwise remain unarticulated.
Starting next week, iLocus will write about the top 10 organizations that established VoIP industry. We will examine the VoIP market from 1996 onwards and list certain critical developments in the industry that helped establish it. We will then correlate those developments with 10 selected companies, and further discuss in detail the contribution made by each of those companies.
Having established a list of developments that we regard as critical in establishing VoIP industry, we will cover one or two companies in the context of that development. We will discuss why the company was selected over others in that particular area, contribution made by the company that established benchmark for the industry, key personnel who worked at the company on important issues in those times, challenges they had set themselves and how they solved them. We will also briefly discuss the company background, main VoIP developments over the years, and the present market status of the company.
The emphasis will be on (1) contribution made by the company in establishing VoIP, and (2) the reasons why the company was selected over others in its particular area.