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Published : August 18, 2007 |
Author : stevenjr
Category : VOIP | Total Views
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VoIP, or Internet Telephony, is on a path towards revolutionizing the
world of telecommunications. The explosive growth we've seen in the
very recent past is just the beginning. Most telecom industry experts
agree that it is only a matter of time before POTS ("Plain Old
Telephone Service") calling will be a thing of the past.
So many market factors are in place to maintain and fuel the momentum
of VoIP's growth in the not-so-distant future, that it only makes sense
to consider a transition to VoIP for your business. VoIP offers many
incentives to justify the effort, and that translates to healthy
rewards for your business's bottom line.
Cost Savings
This is probably the most obvious incentive any business could have for
transitioning to VoIP. The greatest savings is realized with toll
calls, which are virtually eliminated, and which can be exceedingly
expensive with traditional PSTN calling. VoIP saves you on local and
international calling as well, while drastically lowering your
regulatory fees.
Feature Rich is Free
The features that come automatically (and free) with typical VoIP
service would be cost prohibitive for most businesses if purchased with
traditional telephony plans, especially when you begin to ponder the
economics of scale. Voicemail, Call waiting, 3-way calling, "follow
me", call forwarding (on busy, always, no answer)...etc. are examples
of just a few.
Flexibility
You can take your VoIP with you anywhere that access to the internet
protocol is available. Whether you use a portable ATA ("Analog
Telephone Adapter") with a regular phone, a wireless VoIP phone and
WiFi network, or your laptop configured for softphone, it makes no
matter. You can take your phone number, calling service, and features
on the road with you on your next business trip. Whether you need to
plug in at a satellite office, your hotel room, or Starbucks (since
most offer free WiFi) the convenience is unbeatable, and at no
additional cost.
Convergence is King
An obvious benefit of VoIP, from the standpoint of resource
utilization, is the fact that the same network that carries your data
packets, also carries your VoIP packets. Besides eliminating redundant
network hardware, this makes changes and additions to your VoIP system
quick and inexpensive, unlike traditional telephone networks. This also
provides network managers with an efficient means of monitoring VoIP
usage data (i.e. by way of any workstation on the network with the
appropriate software tools installed) and it means your business can
use the same network engineers to manage both data and VoIP systems.
Hold On to Your Assets
You may not realize it, but it is possible to adapt your existing
system to a VoIP network. Often, much of the hardware and telephone
equipment, in a PBX system for example, can be re-used with VoIP. The
beauty of this is, you can evolve your business's telecommunication
platform, reaping all those benefits of VoIP, and without losing your
investment in traditional telephony equipment (...or at least not all
of it.)
The Bottom Line
When you consider the direction of the telecommunications market, as
well as the many features, benefits, and opportunities for cost savings
made possible with VoIP for your business, the picture that emerges is
pretty clear; Business VoIP is a win-win.
By: 5PCom
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