Convivo communicator: An interface-adaptive VoIP system for poor quality networks

Convivo is a VoIP system designed to provide reliable voice communication for poor quality networks, especially those found in rural areas of the developing world. Convivo introduces an original approach to maintain voice communication interaction in the presence of poor network performance: an Inte...

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Published in:Journal of information, communication & ethics in society (Online) communication & ethics in society (Online), 2003-08, Vol.1 (3), p.167-180
Main Authors: Escobar, Marco A, Best, Michael L
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