This is a device allowing a user to make VoIP calls using session initiation protocol (SIP). SIP is a telecommunication technology developed as a fast, easy standard for delivering IP-based data, voice, and video communications.
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.