Editing History of the Internet (section)

=== Telephone networks convert to VoIP ===
Telephone systems have been slowly adopting [[voice over IP]] since 2003. Early experiments proved that voice can be converted to digital packets and sent over the Internet. The packets are collected and converted back to analog voice.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Purton |first=Peter |date=October 11, 1999 |title=Rapid Development of the Net Forces BT to Adjust Its Plans |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB939641595931044725 |work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Young |first=Shawn |date=May 27, 2003 |title=Sprint Converts Local Network To 'Packet Switched' Technology |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB105399586254936300 |work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Packet Softswitches – The Next Generation |url=https://telephoneworld.org/telephone-switching-systems/packet-softswitches-the-next-generation/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=telephoneworld.org}}</ref>