SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSITIONING A TELEPHONY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CONNECTION PATHS TO PRESERVE COMMUNICATION QUALITY

An IP telephony communication being conducted by a user telephony device is transitioned from a first communications path to an alternate communications path if a quality of the telephony communication falls below a threshold level. The user telephony device and/or elements of an IP telephony system handling the call could detect when the quality is below the threshold level. The communication might also be transitioned to a cellular based voice or video communications channel if the strength of a wireless data connection between the user telephony device and a wireless access point providing access to a data network falls below a threshold level. Further, the speed of movement of the telephony device may be taken into account in determining which alternate communication path should be used.