Skype calls now equivalent to one-third of global phone traffic

http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/02/skype-calls-now-equivalent-to-one-third-of-global-phone-traffic/     / New research TeleGeography telecom market analysis firm worldwide Skype usage shows that international telephone traffic grew 5 percent in 2012, to 490 billion minutes cross-border Skype-to-Skype voice and video traffic grew 44 percent in 2012, to 167 billion minutes This increase of nearly 51 billion minutes is more than twice that achieved by all international carriers in the world, combined Traditional telcos International providers apps services Viber Whatsapp Google Voice putting pressure traditional telcos /