BD1 Voice over IP (VoIP) Solutions

Voice over IP (VoIP) is a dream concept that has been a while in the making. The idea of conducting all your telephone calls over the Internet -- and avoiding high long distance charges from telcos in the process -- is an attractive one for any budget-conscious business. However, quality and reliability have been big problems for IP phone services in the past, and the need for compatible software on both ends of the conversation kept many from investing in the products for a long time.

Today, better VoIP products and services are addressing and solving these problems so all businesses can save between 50% and 80% on the costs of the telephone calls, while enjoying the quality and reliability they have become used to.

What is VoIP?

The Internet protocol (IP) was originally designed for sending data packets. VoIP involves sending spoken conversations, in real time, over an IP network. A regular phone line transmits voice as analog signals, but to be sent over the Internet (or a TCP/IP-based private network), an extra step is added. Sound is converted to analog signals, then digitised (converted from analog to digital) and then transmitted over the network. At the receiving end, the conversion process is done in reverse.

Advantages of VoIP over public telephone service

PSTN has worked fine for transmitting voice for many decades -- so if it’s not broken, why fix it? The compelling factor behind VoIP is a practical one: cost. Long distance charges can cost businesses hundreds or thousands of pounds per month. If the business has a fixed cost (unlimited access connection to the Internet) calls transmitted over that connection can be effectively free.

Please contact us so we can help you take advantage of this emerging technology.

Call us now on 0845 270 88 00 or use our online request form  to see how we can save you more and work with you as your communications needs change.