VOIP : An Easy Mode Of Communication

Article By: Er. Ouchitya Karan
VoIP is a general term for a family of transmission technologies delivering voice communications over IP networks. Voice over internet protocol is also known as IP telephony, internet telephony, broadband phone, broadband telephony and voice over broadband. Internet telephony is the communication services which are transported via internet, not via public switched telephone network (PSTN). The analog voice signal is converted into digital format, later compressed into internet protocol (IP) packets. VoIP systems controls the protocols allowing transmission over an IP network.

These days, it is becoming common for telecommunications providers to use VoIP telephony over public IP networks to connect with other telephony network providers. Infact, many companies are opting IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) which merge internet technologies with mobile using VoIP infrastructure. This enables upgradation in the existing systems while adopting internet technologies like web, email, video conferencing and instant messaging. It also allows existing VoIP systems to interface with the conventional PSTN and mobile phone networks. This is not all, businesses are increasingly beginning to migrate from traditional copper wire telephone systems to VoIP systems in order to reduce phone costs. With this, they get efficient bandwidth and low cost facility. VoIP runs both voice and data communication over a single network, that helps reducing infrastructure costs significantly.

Apart from being used in small-to-medium business markets to multi-national companies, VoIP is also appreciated by end users using it for communication. VoIP enables them to make internet calls from PC to PC and PC to Phone. The PC to PC calls are free of cost while PC to Phone calls are cheap and cost-effective. As all of us are aware of the fact that the international calling is so expensive and not affordable for all. This is why there are so many VoIP resellers available for end users which are facilitating people with their efficient services.

VoIP resellers are gaining popularity as more and more people are availing the services of VoIP. Large numbers of industry players are into this business as it costs nothing as an investment point-of-view. This is the reason people are choosing this medium of business because of minimum risk too. One just needs to buy and sell minutes and have to make business between the two ports. The risk factor is negligible and one can make generate good amount of revenue. This is why VoIP resellers are creating a stir in the VoIP world.