Gold rush to VoIP may not pan out

Om Malik | Sunday, September 26, 2004 | 8:27 AM PT | 0 comments

The Seattle Times: “When someone heard I was in telecom, they’d ask what they should buy to invest” in Internet phone calling, said Van Cullens, president and chief executive of Westell Technologies, of a trip back to his hometown in Georgia. “It’s a hot topic.” It is more like a gold rush, and many are looking for nuggets. “Everybody’s running around thinking there’s going to be a quick buck here,” he said. “But this isn’t a revolution, it’s an evolution. There are too many unresolved issues for this to happen quickly.”

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