Embedded broadband may push future VoIP

Future transmission of broadband received a boost recently, with the announcement by Korea University that they have successfully transmitted data at a rate of ten megabits per second through human skin, giving a potential boost to VoIP traffic between embedded devices, it has been widely reported.

This new invention means that embedded devices can now potentially communicate at high data rates through human skin alone, allowing applications, such as those embedded in clothing or watches, to transmit and carry VoIP networks.

Energy needs would also be cut, according to the study, allowing devices to consume less energy, stay on longer and transmit VoIP for longer.

The technology will take some time to come to market, but it poses interesting questions for the future of devices, and hosts the tantalising possibility of a future method for transmitting VoIP traffic seamlessly from the users' vocal centres to output devices located on their body.