What Is VoIP

What Is VoIP

VoIP, Voice over IP, stands for Voice over the Internet Protocol.   In VoIP, voice calls are packetized to allow the voice traffic to “ride over” the organization’s data network.  This eliminates the need for a separate voice network with its dedicated voice circuits, thereby saving resources and costs.

The enhanced functionality and attractive pricing of VoIP offerings is encouraging many consumers to migrate to VoIP services provided by their cable company or VoIP telephony companies such as Vonage.  You may already have a VoIP-enabled phone on your desk at work, too, as many businesses are adopting VoIP to replace their antiquated phone systems. Traditional business phone systems tend to have expensive proprietary interfaces and offer little flexibility for important business communications requirements such as disaster recovery.

VoIP’s use of the Internet Protocol puts it firmly in the realm of data networking. However, most systems and devices that use the Voice over IP protocol must support features and functions found in traditional telecommunications systems. Thus VoIP represents the convergence of voice and data.

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