> Not at all; I was just thinking last night about VoIP and what would be the > knock-on effects if lots of people started using VoIP - say a few million. > I was also thinking about whether prioritising this kind of traffic on a > consumer ISP, by default, would be advantageous or even necessary. > I have to say though: I don't know much about VoIP or the amount of bandwidth > it requires, so I thought here would be a good place to ask. > As far as axes go, the only one I have to grind is the one in my shed.
Free.fr has its all voice infrastructure on VOIP. So VOIP/SIP is already used by networks. I assume what you are asking is what would be the impact on the telcos if they saw all their voice minutes income disappear. They would have to make saving and/or provide better price on their current VOIP offering - they can : http://www.silicon.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Evolution-prix-minute-mobile.jpg Thomas From http://www.silicon.fr/free-mobile-xavier-niel-allume-les-3-operateurs-monopolistiques-70559.html
