As hosted VoIP PBX enthusiasts, our ears perk up when people start making predictions about the future of business VoIP technology. So when Skype CEO Josh Silverman made a bold prediction in a blog on GigaOm today, we were all ears.
Silverman’s post commented on the importance of video to VoIP, nothing new there. But what he said was that he believes it to be the game changer for VoIP communications. Silverman feels that VoIP video falls in line with our most basic form of communication, speaking face to face. He feels that writing and telephone calls are simply secondary communication mediums.
Silverman makes a great point. Real time video is about as close as you can get to speaking face to face without actually speaking face to face. So if this is the case, when video communications is available to the mass business VoIP audience, for a decent price, will it be heavily adopted?
Silverman ended his piece by mentioning that VoIP video communication is still in its infant stages, and it is clear we all agree with that. But what do you think? Do business VoIP users want video communications now? What are the highlights and drawbacks of this technology for business VoIP?
