All Network
Cabling Services, Inc. strives to be at the
forefront of technology with reliable
products and ensure that all staff is
comprehensively trained to provide expert
advice to customers. When designing your
telephone system, keep in mind that even the
small business must be prepared for today's
technology.
Voice over IP
in Brief
Voice over IP
(VoIP) enables anyone with a computer and a
broadband Internet connection to make and
receive phone calls. The fundamental
difference between (VoIP) and traditional
telephony technology is that VoIP translates
a voice signal into packets of data that
travel through a computer network (like the
Internet) and translates the signal back to
a voice signal on arrival at its
destination. The advantage of broadband has
enabled this technology to work in
real-time, so for the user they will not
notice any difference in quality.
What is
required?
To place and
receive a Voice over IP call you will need a
broadband Internet connection and an IP
telephone. A computer can act as an IP
telephone with the use of software, speakers
and a microphone or alternately you can use
an IP telephone that looks like a regular
phone only it connects to the Internet. For
a business there are some considerations to
make and these often relate to existing
infrastructure. Primarily a business can
operate a VPVN (virtual private
voice-network) with a single high-speed
Internet connection.
With the
proper IP solution the business network can
instantaneously grow or reduce with no
disruption, no added capital expenditure and
no capital redundancy. Businesses that use a
PBX (private branch exchange) are not exempt
as an IP gateway can be added to enable VoIP
extensions to the existing network again
with minimal costs and minimal capital
expenditure.
