Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has become an increasingly hot market, with new players such as Vonage touting the ability to deliver voice communications for less cost. While there are technical, regulatory and other issues that remain ahead for VoIP, security was highlighted as a chief concern at the VON conference in the UK this week. Speakers said that despite the cost savings and increased capabilities of a converged, voice-data network running over traditional technology, there are still significant security issues around VoIP’s reliance on the Internet.
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VoIP Opportunity Comes with Risk, Experts Warn
Posted by: Jay Lyman June 10, 2004 01:06 PMVoice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has become an increasingly hot market, with new players such as Vonage touting the ability to deliver voice communications for less cost. While there are technical, regulatory and other issues that remain ahead for VoIP, security was highlighted as a chief concern at the VON conference in the UK this week. Speakers said that despite the cost savings and increased capabilities of a converged, voice-data network running over traditional technology, there are still significant security issues around VoIP’s reliance on the Internet.