| A September 2003 report in This Week in Consumer | | | | consultant for Next Generation Security Software Ltd. |
| Electronices, estimates that VoIP revenue will reach | | | | states that much of the notoriety of VoIP vulnerabilities |
| $13.76 Billion, yes that is with a "B", by 2010. However, it | | | | emerge because the technology is possibly new and |
| has its limitations and of course, being the new `kid` on | | | | its code was not necessarily written with security. |
| the block, its apparent problems. | | | | One of the more well known VoIP providers, SKYPE, |
| Darrell Dunn of Baseline reports of the dilemma of | | | | based out of the UK, has seen a share of its own |
| several U.S.-based companies in using Internet | | | | problems in recent months. Skype has been trying to |
| Protocol(IP)-based telephony. He claims that chief | | | | restore service to millions of its customers after they |
| information officers and other information technology | | | | have experienced problems in logging onto the VoIP |
| decision-makers in the U.S. are faced with the | | | | service. No reports indicate the amount of revenue lost |
| quandary in attempting to create a long-term | | | | or customers who abandoned the service. |
| communication strategy using the system to replace | | | | Greg Scoblete of TWICE reports, "SunRocket, the |
| traditional circuit-switched networks. According to his | | | | second largest pure-play voice over Internet protocol |
| report, companies are facing the prospect of either | | | | provider in Vienna, Virginia to shut down its telephony |
| joining the next generation of technology or clinging to | | | | service earlier in August 2007." He adds, "that the |
| outdated tools. | | | | company laid off a portion of its workforce in July 3, |
| Entering the collegiate realm, "VoIP implementation at | | | | 2007 and the company`s assets are being liquidated |
| the University of North Carolina at Charlotte aims to | | | | by Sherwood Partners." According to Adam Somer, |
| save money on long distance and PBX costs", claims | | | | president of American Telecom Services, one of |
| Elizabeth Millard of University Business. "The | | | | SunRocket`s clients, "there were management |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio made a | | | | problems with its management and their systems. A |
| contract with Centrex to maintain charges to a VoIP | | | | large part of the problem was the company`s |
| system with the use of Siemens HiPath 4000 with | | | | nonsensical offers to consumers for two years which |
| HiPath Xpressions and HiPath Manager technologies." | | | | slowed the company`s growth since 2006." |
| Then of course there is always the question of | | | | Due to is still relative infancy, as you can see, VoIP, as |
| security. Tim Greene of Network World reported in | | | | its share of problems. Many experts agree that not to |
| August that the launch of a hacking tool against VoIP | | | | worry. As with all new technology, there are going to |
| signaling protocols H323, AIX and tools to insert audio | | | | be some bugs and hiccups along the way, and that |
| into VoIP calls by computer researchers in the U.S. | | | | consumers should just hang in there. Many of the hard |
| Defcon Tech has launched a tool that automatically | | | | core tech nuts do hang on, however, the average user |
| probe the Session Initiation Protocol for vulnerabilities to | | | | will more than likely wait out the problems until they are |
| convert piggy backing of data over VoIP streams. | | | | fixed and the rest will wait until the cost comes down. |
| According to Greene, Barrie Dempster, senior security | | | | |