This is a way of communicating on the half-duplex communication line, includes receiving and transmitting devices (walkie-talkie) by the way of pressing the button for switching to the voice mode or transition to the listening mode. It works as a radio speaker; one can talk by pressing the button and can listen to a voice message by releasing the button.
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.