Internet Telephony: for Better Calls and Greater Savings

The terms VoIP and Internet telephony are nothing new. Many of us who are residing in the present day world have heard one thing or the other regarding any one or either of them. Moreover, there would be quite a few among us who would also be aware of the significance of these two concepts in facilitating hassle free and cost efficient long distance communication. As a matter of fact, the implementation of VoIP is evident in different spheres and holds a lot of promise in both residential as well as corporate use.

However, for the uninitiated, we would be going into a brief description of Internet telephony, before we proceed further. The public switched telephony networks are now a thing of the past; such networks and services are now increasingly being replaced by Internet telephony. Internet telephony is an advanced telecommunications service, wherein the users are able to route their calls over the internet. The concept has transgressed geographical domains; it has also changed the way a person can communicate with another.

In Internet telephony, a particular procedure is followed for the transmission of voice and other data. First and foremost, the analog signals are converted into digital ones. Then the signals are compressed to conform to established Internet protocols. In the third step, the digital data packets are routed over the internet. This process is followed at the receiver’s end – albeit the other way around.

Small and medium establishments as well as large corporations that are having a presence outside their own national territories can now make the most of these services. They can now communicate quite easily and economically through subscribing to one such solution. A monthly fee is all that would be needed for any such organization to route their voice traffic through a high speed internet network. Network integration is another possibility that can be explored. Separate networks for voice and data can now give way to a single network that is capable enough to handle both. This would ensure a reduction is networking costs – and translate into better profit margins for the corporate users going in for the same.

Apart from cost efficiency, the other factors that influence the decision of corporate users in favor of IP telephony solutions are mentioned below:

1. Integration of infrastructure: With a switch to VoIP or IP telephony, there is an integration of the existing infrastructure with the new one. A new infrastructure comes in place that is capable enough to deal with a comprehensive array of communication needs.
2. Availability of innovative applications: With IP telephony, the corporate users can prepare themselves to be at a very happy place, wherein they are able to enjoy the benefits of several high-end and innovative applications of Voice over IP. These multimedia and multi-service solutions go a long way in augmenting the profit margins of the different organizations.