Beginning in 2004, AT&T will offer VoIP as an option on its managed Virtual Private Network (VPN) service, which runs over its MPLS backbone. AT&T said its corporate VoIP service would deliver the first global VoIP-specific and ITU standards-based service level guarantee for voice quality. To monitor call quality, customers could view online reports with the scored quality of each and every call placed. The VoIP service would also benefit from dynamic real-time bandwidth allocation and prioritization between voice and data traffic. The service will provide on-net calling nationwide and to more than 40 countries worldwide, with hop-off to many more.
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- Earlier this month, David Dorman, AT&T Chairman and CEO, said his company was testing a "bring your own access" consumer VoIP service similar to the Vonage model. Dorman expects these trials will be expanded soon.
