SmartNode 10200 media gateway allows adding VoIP capabilities to networks; it ensures the delivery of VoIP service by connecting voice traffic between the PSTN networks based on TDM (Timedivision Multiplexing) and IP networks such as the Internet.
IDC projected over 9 billion minutes of voice traffic to travel over worldwide packet networks in 2000, exceeding 135 billion minutes in 2004. Service revenue is projected at 1.6 billion in 2000 and 18.7 billion in 2004.