Ten things to know about VoIP
WHEN Tesco announced that it was launching its own voice over internet protocol (VoIP) service, which allows people to make cheap telephone calls with each other over a broadband internet connection, it raised a few eyebrows.
The decision by the UK’s biggest retailer to take on BT and the internet big guns such as Google and Microsoft will inevitably result in an increase in the number of people using VoIP. Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, estimates that there are already 500,000 active VoIP users in the UK and recently launched a consultation into the growth of the market.
