A packet is a packet. But if you want your IP packets to carry voice as well as data, you have to look long and hard to find true business-class voice-over-IP services. Still, businesses are seriously considering VoIP services as a way to integrate their voice and data networks--adding voice to the growing IP data network just makes sense. Most VoIP services today consist of low-cost long-distance calling cards and bypass services aimed at frugal consumers who are willing to put up with choppy or distorted-sounding calls if it means reducing the size of their phone bills. But this is just the beginning; for service providers, corporate VoIP services eventually will be the big-ticket item.
Did you find this white paper useful?
29 out of 44 users found this white paper useful
Related white papers
Live Webcast: Telecoms 2.0 - Where is telecoms heading?
Telecoms 2.0 - Where is telecoms heading? UK telecoms is at a crossroads. IT managers face new demands to enable flexible working, deliver converged networks and provide support for multiple applications...
Is Now the Time to Migrate to IP Telephony? Re-evaluating the Risks and Rewards
If your business finds itself with one or more aging digital PBXs, you are facing the challenge of deciding when a migration to a new telephony environment makes sense for...
Switches Enable School District to Transition From T1 to Fiber Network
Bethel School District is in the process of upgrading its network from a leased-line T1 environment to a fiber MAN with VoIP capability. Allied Telesyn proposed a switch solution that...
Nemertes Research Report: Unified Communications: What, Why and How?
Unified Communications can help your company dramatically improve the quality of its business communications while reducing costs and enhancing employee productivity. To learn how, download this exclusive Unified Communications planning...
Adaptive Jitter Buffer Management for Voice over IP
This white paper will introduce important concepts surrounding jitter buffer management. First, it will discuss the reasons for a migration towards Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and the challenges faced...
Network Intrastructure: Getting Started with VoIP
IP/Ethernet networks are fast becoming an attractive and viable utility for supporting high-quality voice in a converged network. Bringing disparate voice and data systems together into a multi-service network can...
Consulting Firm Acquires Seven Companies, Doesn't Miss a Call
This case study examines how Navigant Consulting, an independent consulting firm, used a single, converged IP network to help a dynamic global workforce improve responsiveness to clients -- regardless of...
