If things go well, we can expect better VoIP inter-connectivity, as popular Voice-over-Internet Protocol software provider Skype may interconnect with other VoIP providers. This was disclosed by representatives of eBay, parent company of Skype, as a possibly scenario in the near future, especially in view of Skype’s talks with Google in the establishment of the community-driven FON WiFi network.

While Skype has long been regarded as the enemy of open-standard telephony, with its proprietary nature, there can be no denying that Skype’s voice quality and compression technology are among the best in the industry. With Skype, one can call even over non-broadband connections, and still expect satisfactory voice quality that far exceeds regular telephone audio quality. This fact, along with brand-name recognition, made Skype into one of the most popular VoIP networks, leading to the company’s multibillion-dollar acquisition by eBay late last year.

At present, Skype has its pay-services SkypeOut and SkypeIn that let users call and receive calls from regular telephones or mobile phones anywhere in the world. However, Skype does not have a direct interconnection agreement with any other free VoIP or voice-enabled instant messaging service provider such as Yahoo IM and Google Talk. Inter-connectivity will hopefully end the need for users having to sign up and open different IM and VoIP client software on their computers.