"Worldwide, bandwidth wasn't great, networks were dropping [voice] packets, and the adoption rate was low. "Now, bandwidth is pretty good, interoperability is solid now. We have enough bandwidth and the technology to do priority settings. We haven't heard [customers] complain about the quality of service (QoS)," he explained. Cisco made its intentions known in April this year when it acquired--for Linksys-- Sipura Technology for US$68 million. Sipura's technology was incorporated in some Linksys VoIP adapters, including those integrated into home routers and gateways, and a multi-line IP phone for the consumer and SOHO market. At the time of the announcement, Linksys said it would continue to work with the service providers that Sipura had already forged relationships with, as well as use its traditional retail channels to target consumers and SOHO environments with Sipura's VoIP products.