The Rise of VOIP

[Andrea]

Are telecommunication companies being affected by the rise of VOIP such as Skype and YM Voice? Many internet users have shifted to using VOIP instead of the regular telephone line. First of all, it's cheaper and secondly, you can have more access like the webcam rather than simply listening to a person's voice. Does this decrease revenue for telecoms? Most telecoms also offer internet services but this does not guarantee revenue since internet services have a flat rate. I have tried using Skype and encountered technical difficulties. I still prefer using the traditional telephone line. The tendency is new technology replaces the old or traditional means. We often hear the word "obsolete" when referring to things no longer used due to new technology. Other business go down because new businesses come up. It's how the economy goes.

[SpaceBOT]

The telecommunications companies better be scared. Be very scared! Sooner or later, phone calls, like the internet will be almost free! All the exorbitant rates will be an evil shadow of the past and people will be able to communicate freely...

I personally think it's a wonderful revolution happening.... the internet will essentially connect every culture and create a super ONE culture and end all wars!

[x-man]

I definitely agree with you guys! With the advent of new technologies, services like telecommunications become more and more affordable to consumers.

The biggest threat to Telcos are actually the emerging VOIP technologies.These are "telephone like" technologies like the Asterisk System. Asterisk is the most popular and extensible open source telephone system in the world, offering flexibility, functionality and features not available in advanced, high-end (high-cost) proprietary business systems. Asterisk is a complete IP PBX (private branch exchange) for businesses, and can be downloaded for free.

[SpaceBOT]

Cool X-man, you learn a new thing everyday. I haven't heard of the Asterisk System until now. Perhaps we should all download it and get rid of greedy telcos

[x-man]

Thanks Cool!

Yes, you can download the software for free since it is non-proprietary. It's especially usefull for small start up companies who have limited resources. You also need to understand how to use the OS and need to interface some few hardware devices before you can set-up a small PABX system.

[mini_0]

Well , a sort of good yes . Telecommunication companies are surely affected by the Voip , we can say that it is just in its infancy and is a sure edge over general phones as it saves a lot in terms of long distance calls and international calling and all you need is a interne connection in case of software voip phones that require you to just have an internet connection to your name , plus without internet connection also you can go for hardware voip phones .

[ReignCall]

The Rise Of VoIP. Depok Metro, Indonesia Voice over Internet Protocol (voip) or IP telephony is the routing of voice conversations over a public network

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[Rikard Jalo]

Hi,

Vodafone is responding aggressively to the rise of VoIP by launching a low cost, flat rate phone service of its own, using capacity on its 3G network. Echoing similar moves by its US joint venture Verizon Wireless, Vodafone’s plan reflects the main defense that cellcos have against the non-3G operators that seek to steal their voice markets using voice over Wi-Fi or, in future, WiMAX.


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[Tommie2005]

Medium or large-scale companies to corporation need to invest in digital phone service. From a regular landline phone to a digital Internet phone, everything that is done traditionally yesterday is today’s innovation: VoIP.

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or IP telephony is the routing of voice conversations over a public network (Internet) or private network (Intranet).

Internet is the most powerful tool in the computing world. Nevertheless, it is a necessity just like telephones or mobile phones. Every communication, every transaction, every information is online. And with the convergence of the Internet and the telephone, the possibilities are boundless especially in business.

Using VoIP, any computer or telephone connected to the Internet with a broadband connection can call another computer or phone at a fraction of usual cost, or absolutely free. Business VoIP works in four ways: PC-to-PC, PC-to-PHONE and vice-versa, and PHONE-to-PHONE. In addition, depending on your VoIP internet telephone service, you will be supplied with a broadband modem to connect to the Internet and if you are calling from your PC and an adapter and router if you are calling from your phone.

Businesses are starting to see that IP telephony is not all about cost savings, but also delivering efficient and strategic value to any business. For example, companies that deal with transactions abroad can deduct cost at long distance telephone bill and at certain situations bypass excessive taxes.

VoIP can integrate with other services available over the Internet including video conversations, message or data file exchange during a live conservation and audio conferencing. For VoIP service to be available you have to have an Internet connection and a connection provided by a VoIP digital phone service provider.

One example of industry that uses VoIP as its main foundation for transactions is the BPO/ KPO industries. Call center agents use Internet telephony in both outbound and inbound calling that allows them to enjoy VoIP features like Caller ID, Voicemail, and Call Forwarding.

VoIP features and product benefits are usually listed as “advanced” by traditional phone service companies and have additional costs if you acquire it. But if you subscribe to a VoIP provider, the immutable benefits are limitless.

When VoIP is mass marketed, some of the challenges that has risen includes the availability of bandwidth, buffering, delay/ network latency, packet loss, jitter, echo, security, pulse dialing to DTMF translation, and connection through firewalls.

For interested companies or individuals who are interested to have VoIP at their businesses, assess your business if you need a hosted VoIP or a purchased VoIP then agree to meet with a VoIP consultant of digital phone service providers you have looked up on local directory or online and ask key questions like its cost, reliability, productivity/ performance, flexibility, features, maintenance and after-sales services and infrastructure.




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[sirtaxster]

VOIP is great. It's how I was able to make phone calls, when I worked out in a mine.