04.29.07

An Introduction to VOIP

Posted in VOIP at 4:38 pm by admin

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One never imagined a day where he will be able to talk to his loved ones across seas, yet this dream became reality with the invention of telephone. But this was not enough; with the invention of computers & the expansion of technology we needed something which could connect us to any part of the world with our computer systems and VOIP is the answer to it. People say necessity is the mother of creation; VOIP is the result of that. VOIP is also known as Voice Over Internet Protocol. Other terminologies include broadband telephony, broadband phone, Internet telephony, etc. Whatever the name they do the same function that is to send voice signals over Internet protocol. VOIP protocols are those protocols that are used to send signals over the IP network.

The question here is why to use VOIP when we can talk to our friends on the regular phone also. Every coin has two sides, advantages & disadvantages, you need to take the heavier side. Advantages here include lower cost function, mobility, data transfer along with voice transfer, etc. Money is the greatest motivator and in this case, also the biggest factor is the low cost functionality. Cost savings are done due to utilization of single network to carry data as well as voice. The biggest plus point is that users having existing underutilized network capacity can take advantage of VOIP for almost no additional cost.

Functionality is also one of the deciding factors in case of VOIP. It facilitates tasks that are almost impossible to do via the traditional phone. Mobility proves the best feature provided by VOIP. You can take your VOIP phone with you on vacation. It crosses the barriers of borders or countries. The pure and simple fact is that where you have Internet connection or satellite range you have VOIP.

Talking about some of the drawbacks this technology has, we can dig only a few of them. One of the biggest drawbacks with respect to mobility is the electricity connection. You cannot make calls during a power outage. Again, one shortcoming is the availability of free network connection. In spite of a few problems or shortcomings as seen by specialist, industry forces have declared that traditional phone network will be replaced by the next generation telephone technology that is VOIP.

Today many service providers give the facility of VOIP, so keep pace with the change and install VOIP and talk to your loved once without interruption or huge bills.

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