Adoption of VoIP Applications in Public and Private Organizations

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Author(s): Nicoletta Corrocher (Bocconi University, Italy and University of Tromso, Norway), Roberto Fontana (University of Pavia, Italy and Bocconi University, Italy)and Claudia Parlanti (Bocconi University, Italy)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 14
Source title: Handbook of Research on Telecommunications Planning and Management for Business
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): In Lee (Western Illinois University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-194-0.ch028

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Media & Communications / Networking and Telecommunications / Telecommunications

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We provide evidence on the determinants of diffusion of Voice over IP (VoIP) applications in a sample of public and private organizations in Italy. We first review the recent developments in the technology in order to identify the current trends and the costs and benefits of VoIP adoption. Second, we discuss the recent policy efforts at the European level toward the implementation of the technology. Third, we present an empirical investigation. Our results suggest that organizations become more likely to adopt as time goes by, and that the decision to adopt is mostly affected by size and availability of financial resources. Organizations can benefit from IP communications systems, because they offer cost savings and enhanced applications facilitating network management and on-line transactions. However, technical shortcomings, established habits and practices, and legacy network investments can inhibit adoption. This explains why firms are more likely to adopt as time passes and why small organizations are more inclined to adopt than larger ones.

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