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Voice over IP (VoIP)

Voice over IP (VoIP) is a methodology and group of technologies for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. Other terms commonly associated with VoIP are IP telephony, Internet telephony, broadband telephony, and broadband phone service. The term Internet telephony specifically refers to the provisioning of communications services (voice, fax, SMS, voice-messaging) over the public Internet, rather than via the public switched telephone network (PSTN). The steps and principles involved in originating VoIP telephone calls are similar to traditional digital telephony and involve signaling, channel setup, digitization of the analog voice signals, and encoding. For VoIP, you need a broadband Internet connection, plus a traditional phone and an adapter; a VoIP-enabled phone; or VoIP software on your computer.

 

Most consumer VoIP services use the Internet for phone calls. But many small businesses are using VoIP and unified communications on their private networks. That’s because private networks provide stronger security and service quality than the public Internet.

 

VoIP and unified communications enable you to:

  • Reduce travel and training costs, thanks to web and video conferencing
  • Easily grow your phone system as needed
  • Have one phone number ring simultaneously on multiple devices, helping employees stay connected to each other and to customers
  • Reduce your phone charges
  • Have a single network for voice and data, simplifying management and reducing costs
  • Access your phone system’s features at home or at client offices, in airports and hotels—anywhere you’ve got a broadband connection

 

With VoIP, analog voice calls are converted into packets of data. The packets travel like any other type of data, such as e-mail, over the public Internet and/or any private Internet Protocol (IP) network. Using a VoIP service, you can call landline or cell phones.

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