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VoIP is the killer consumer broadband app, Cisco CTO says

Cisco CTO and president of Linksys (now a subsidiary) Charlie Giancarlo comments on consumer broadband applications, like VOIP, will determine the future of networking, reports NetworkWorld.

“The idea in the past has been that the kind of network [carriers] build will define the kind of services consumers get,” Giancarlo says. “Now, it’s the consumers that will drive the next-generation network like never before.”

He says convergence in consumer electronic devices is driving part of this. Cameras that can take and send photos or video clips, as well as Wi-Fi-enabled PDAs with voice, are some of the driving forces. Convergence in home networking and applications, such as Internet telephony and sharing streaming MP3 music over wireless PCs, is another example.

Among these technologies, VoIP will be one of the most appealing among broadband consumers.

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