Purple minutes in internet communications refers to IP network traffic that has a value-added component, e.g. voice, video etc. Coined by Voice over IP evangelist Jeff Pulver.
Compare to standard telephony traffic which is termed black and white minutes.
Famous quotes containing the words purple and/or minutes:
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For amber waves of grain,
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