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Business mobile VoIP users will increase tenfold over next five years: In-Stat

WITH THE ACCEPTANCE OF Voice over IP (VoIP) as a mainstay in business communications systems, the benefits of IP-based communications are now being extended to mobile devices through mobile VoIP, according to a new report from In-Stat.Mobile VoIP is an extension of VoIP that allows for IP-based calls to be made from a mobile handset. Voice traffic travels over the available broadband connection, whether that connection is 3G, EDGE, Wi-Fi, or GPRS. Growth rates are strong as it begins to take hold in the business environment, and the market research firm predicts that users will grow to nearly 83 million lines/seats...