The Basics Of VoIP Technology

| Saturday, February 11, 2012
By Adriana Noton


With the use of modern technology in the world today a small company can do what would take dozens of people to do a few decades back. One of the most versatile tools is the internet and the technologies that make it up. One of those tools that is gaining popularity is Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP technologies.

Using the internet for the carrier this technology can use your network and current web connection to transmit voice to any part of the world. This can be done at very low costs as compared to regular telephone transmissions due to the ease of transmitting data through the world wide web. Other systems can in addition be easily added such as video calls to the audio data with this system.

The basic standards and base for these tools are in open source languages and tools that allow many companies to develop tools according to a common standard. Encryption or scrambling the data for security reasons can be done for those companies who need extra security. And you avoid the problem that comes up with many regular phone systems of locking you into their particular system and making it hard to change.

These phones come in three types known as soft phones, USB VoIP phone and power over Ethernet or POE phones. Soft phones use software on a computer and a headset to connect and make calls. USB phones add a handset unit can be used from a computer or on some versions a router to make calls. The POE phone uses Ethernet cable to send data and power over the same line to a single or multiple lines.

The third option which is used more often in business situation is called a Power Over Ethernet or POE phone. This type of phone uses standard network cables to transmit voice and power to handset units. The handsets become network devices that can use the company network to send voice messages from several units to the internet and back again.

When looking at this technology the starting point would be to know your current telephone workflow and the speed and capacity of your network. This is especially true when choosing the option of POE phones which would put some stress on a current company network. Looking into a UPS system to provide back up power would be another important point to look at.

The last important note to examine before making your choice is how is your future service going to incorporate newer technologies that become available. Companies as technology advances are looking at incorporating newer technologies that would complement their current services. A prime example of that is the use of streaming video to provide video phone call services.

Voip pbx is a technology that many people are using due to price and the ever increasing options that are being provided by vendors. Having lower costs and quality that is equal to a land line makes this the first choice of individuals and companies. Look at the options this technology provides today and in the future to see why this is the logical choice for you.




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