ITU Internet Reports 2001: IP Telephony 3rd edition, price: 100 Swiss Francs Summary (HTML,  PDF) Table of contents List of tables List of figures List of boxes List of statistical tables Second report (February 1999, updated October 1999) "Challenges to the Network: Internet for Development" First report (September 1997) "Challenges to the Network: Telecoms and the Internet"

This report, ITU Internet Reports: IP Telephony", is the third report in the series (previously known as "Challenges to the Network"). The subject this year is Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony.  Individual chapters discuss and analyse the issues surrounding IP Telephony, and also include definitions of IP Telephony and its technical aspects, its recent popularity and growth as well as the regulatory aspects of IP Telephony.  The report provides some 147 pages of analysis, complete with data tables and charts. A Statistical Annex to the report presents the latest available data (for January 2000 and July 2000) on Internet penetration throughout the world, as well as time-series data on Internet development such as number of Internet hosts, hosts density, Internet access tariffs, estimated number of users in major economies, etc. The report also provides data on the status of the public telephone network, PC penetration, ISDN and data communications.

English only.  147pp.  SAP: 18100