VoIP Installation and Maintenance
Traditional phone calls works by allocating an entire phone line to each call. With VoIP, voice data is compressed and transmitted over a computer network. This means VoIP uses up to 90% less bandwidth than a traditional phone call and is consequently more cost effective and more efficient. VoIP will give an entity the provision of making calls directly from a desktop computer and uses a special VoIP phone for the purpose.
The services and benefits offered by Internet telephony feature the ones which are not available with a traditional phone. Here are some of the benefits of VoIP:
- Cost Efficiency: The most important benefit of VoIP technology is its cost efficiency, which in turn adds to the savings of consumers and companies using it. Generally, it saves around 30% to 50% of the traditional phone bills, and sometimes more. It may not sound as lucrative for individuals, but if large organizations are considered, the savings can be in the millions.
- Flexibility: The Internet telephony enables the user to integrate computer applications like email, efax and web conferencing, with the telephone. It gives the provision of using the phone, while accessing all the other programs, and surfing the Internet at the same time. It is also possible for the users to take the VoIP adapters anywhere, and use their number at any place which offers an Internet connection. This feature is particularly helpful for those with active lifestyles and whose jobs require lot of travel. All such calls made this way are also relatively cheaper.
- Improved Productivity: Installation of Internet telephony ensures improved productivity of an organization. As the technology is cost-efficient, the money thus saved can be utilized for various other purposes. VoIP technology treats services on the phone like any other kind of data, enabling the users to attach documents to voice messages, or participate in virtual meetings with the help of shared data and video conferencing. The clarity of voice over phone is also an added feature of the technology. Earlier, talking through VoIP phones often led to calls which were distorted, lagging and many a times, dropped. With the change in technology, the sound clarity is better than ever, and rarely the calls get dropped.
- Simple and Scalable Infrastructure: The installation process for VoIP phones is very simple, and once done, high mobility of the system is an added advantage. The hassles of separate cabling for telephone systems can also be avoided by using this technology. The infrastructure of the whole system is very scalable and new components can be added easily without much difficulty. As the transfer of voice, which is converted into signals, is based on software, rather than hardware, it is easier to alter and maintain the whole system. All these attributes makes VoIP more popular, as one does not have to be very good at computers, in order to avail its facilities.