subject: IP phone: the new age business phone systems [print this page] IP phone: the new age business phone systems
If you have to make frequent telephonic calls to the other countries using the normal landline or mobile phones, then you might end up paying very hefty bills. The running costs of the telephone bills would be even higher for those businesses which are having international dimensions to it. Whether it is the international call centre operations or a small export company which has to make international calls routinely, the cost of operations would be huge. This is one niche where the IP Phone, systems have exclusive advantage over the other business phone systems.
An IP phone is suited both for the small and the large businesses. And, these are available for use in homes as well. The type of IP phone to be taken depends on the use it is likely to be put to. A single piece is meant only for requirements of one place only. However, if there is a need to have more of these, then having as many different lines will be extremely costly. So, use is made of the multiple-line Phone systems small business having the IP phone facility as well. These phones have the call diverting, forwarding, routing, text messaging, video calling, extension dialing on multiple lines and many other facilities.
An IP phone makes use of the internet based telephony system, called the voice over internet protocol, or VOIP in short. What is required is a computer system with the VOIP service installed and an internet broadband connection (that usually comes along with the telephone connection) which is capable of carrying the voice data over the wires. The more is the bandwidth of the internet connection used, the more is the load of the voice, text, audio and video data that can be transferred over the lines. And, at the same time, there will be better quality audibility and visuals.
The business phones systems usually employed are sourced after assessing the full range of telecom needs of the organization. There are a number of such systems available today and the right' one has to be selected from among these, based on the requirements of the business. If you select the one which is of a configuration way above the optimal one, then this would be a case of over-capitalization'. On the other hand, if you buy one which is of less than the optimal configuration then its effectiveness will be limited. In selecting the right IP phone system, you shall not only consider the present requirements but also of a few years ahead in the future.
These modern systems are effective tools of call management and cost control and facilitate the centralized management of all the telecom operations of the organization. Those Business phone systems shall be opted which do not become outdated in a short period of time. So, a crucial balance has to be struck in the buying decisions of these systems. It would be good if the needs are assessed by some professional telecom experts and guidance is taken from them.
