| In this globalised world, IP telephony | | | | that needs to be mentioned in this context. |
| solutions are tailored to meet the broadband | | | | It can be said that hosted IP telephony |
| needs of business houses and casual users as | | | | services that are routed over "broadband" |
| well. With time, business houses are getting | | | | internet connections are fast, reliable, |
| more inclined towards these solutions. It | | | | customizable and self-manageable - more so |
| would not be an overstatement to say that | | | | when compared to PSTN services. The |
| these IP-based solutions have raised | | | | intelligent application of packet switching |
| communication to the 'next' logical level. | | | | technique, wherein calls are routed over the |
| | | | internet, reaps in a lot of dividends in |
| By looking at the changing habits of business | | | | terms of reduced call costs and seamless |
| users and their need for immediate access to | | | | connectivity. |
| information, it can be said that there is a | | | | |
| growing demand for specific solutions in | | | | As a matter of fact, the VoIP services are |
| communication. As a matter of fact, business | | | | based on the intelligent application of |
| houses of all sizes are replacing their | | | | packet switching technique that makes the |
| traditional phone systems with IP telephony | | | | IP-based communications possible in the first |
| solutions to reduce their calling costs. The | | | | place. With the help of the IP telephony |
| inherent cost efficient of these solutions is | | | | services, the businesses are able to improve |
| turning out to be just right to tackle the | | | | their productivity by almost double and |
| rising communication costs across the world. | | | | reduce their communication costs by half, as |
| With a dependence of the latest VoIP | | | | compared to the pre-existing PSTN services. |
| solutions, there is an increase in the | | | | These solutions help the business houses to |
| productivity as well for the facilitating | | | | accrue greater benefits such as security, |
| organisations. The fact that a single IP | | | | resilience and scalability. |
| network is being used for transmitting | | | | |
| different types of multimedia content make | | | | With its wide list of the benefits, internet |
| all these possible. | | | | telephony solutions are gaining in |
| | | | popularity, not only in outsourcing or |
| The IP telephony services play a crucial role | | | | telecomm industry, but in every other sector |
| in the entire process. With the help of these | | | | including finance, insurance, travel and |
| services, a "consistent" pattern of | | | | media. The multi-purpose communication |
| communication can be followed between | | | | features and benefits of IP telephony systems |
| different branches of a business house, that | | | | have raised the communication levels to |
| could be located in diverse parts of the | | | | greater vistas. The regular improvements in |
| world. The VoIP solutions unify voice, video, | | | | the integration of VoIP telephony with other |
| images, text and mobile application on fixed | | | | domains go a long way in making the services |
| and mobile networks. The dependence on | | | | more valuable. |
| "broadband" network is another crucial factor | | | | |