What to Know about VoIP Installation
VOIP is the overall system that delivers voice communication and multimedia over Internet Protocal networks. Such things like voice, fax, SMS, and voice-messaging are delivered over the Internet instead of over the public switched telephone network. Often this requires setting up a signal and media channel, adding the technology to digitalize the voice signal, and creation of the “packets” that are required for transmission over the packet-switched-network. The receiving end must be able to decode those packets and switch from digital-to-analog. Specifically VOIP refers to telephone service over a IP telephony network.
VOIP is efficient with bandwidth and low cost to use. More and more businesses are selecting to move from copper-wire based telephones to VOIP. Doing so reduces monthly phone bills. Additionally business are able to handle phone calls, faxes, voice mail, e-mail, Web conferences and more to any handset that is able to hook into the VOIP system. This means that tablets, cellphones, and wired units can be used as the situation requires. Unlike traditional phones, VOIP combines voice and data communication into a single network, lowering infrastructure expenses. Plus unified phone numbers across the business network regardless of location is possible with VOIP systems.
Other things to keep in mind is that VOIP can use commodity hardware running either a PC or a Linux OS that uses standard interfaces. These are simple and easy to make system changes as needed. Additionally moving from a private VOIP inside a building to external wi-fi network is often seamless. Businesses can reduce the need for both a desktop phone and a cellphone, because one device works across the board. International calls using VOIP are only a fraction of the expense that traditional phone services. With the increasingly global business culture that exists, reducing this expense has never been more important.
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