Chances are you have heard of VoIP but wondered what is it and if it can benefit your business. VoIP, or Voice Over Internet Protocol, is an enigma for many businesses. VoIP is the technology of the century and can be a huge benefit in many ways.

One of the biggest benefits of VoIP service is that it can replace your local phone company. Whether you have just one POTS (plain old telephone service) line or a voice T1 (24 bundled dedicated lines), a VoIP solution is meant to replace your phone company. Instead of using your local phone company’s voice connection, VoIP will digitize your voice signal and send it over an Internet connection. By using this solution for your business, you will benefit from VoIP in that both voice and fax data can travel over a packet data network at the same time as traditional data packets. One of the greatest benefits of VoIP is that you can communicate with customers around the world while enjoying dramatic savings. Your VoIP solution will become your long distance carrier. Because you are paying for transmitted data only as used, the cost reduction is staggering.

VoIP solutions will forever change the way you communicate with customers and other employees. With this type of technology, new applications are being developed all the time. For instance the web-enabled call centers, remote telecommuting, collaborative white boarding, and even applications for personal productivity such as the unified messaging and “follow me” services, make this a multifaceted solution.

There is not doubt that the way in which the VoIP services are delivered is revolutionary. Today the benefits of VoIP are that you will enjoy are the networking equipment and improvement in Quality of Service (QOS).

Here is a list of VoIP Benefits:

• Significant Cost Savings of 30% - 90%

• Unlimited Long Distance

• Bypass taxes

• Value added features like integration with software on your PC

• Ability to be mobile (Take your phone anywhere in the world)

• Features included like

-         Voice Mail

-         Caller ID

-         Call Conferencing

-         Call Forwarding

WALA Consulting has an expert, certified networking team that has several years of extensive experience implementing VoIP solutions for small and mid-sized businesses. Contact our office today to find out how you can get started saving money by replacing your office telephone system with a new VoIP solution.