Mobile voice-over-IP (VoIP) is starting to gain traction, and will soon offer a direct challenge to traditional mobile operators, according to a recent report from analyst firm Gartner.
The growing adoption of flat rate mobile data packages has led the technology to take a significant slice of the US$692 billion global mobile voice market.
Gartner's Emerging Technology Analysis: Mobile VoIP, Global Consumer Communications Services report said that operators still have between five and eight years before mobile VoIP fulfils its full potential.
The accelerated development and uptake of smartphones has apparent several VoIP providers, such as Skype, Truphone and Fring, advance applications for the majority of adaptable operating systems for use over Wi-Fi or the adaptable operators' articulation networks.
These applications accept abhorred relying too abundant on 3G abstracts access due abundantly to the inconsistencies in the akin of service, according to Gartner. However, with the appearance of 4G networks such as WiMax or LTE, this is set to change.
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