Why care about VoIP?

Companies embrace VoIP or Voice-over-IP service providers because, frankly, it’s usually less expensive.  For business, telecommunications has historically been a significant expense – particularly with traditional calling plans, up-front equipment costs and ongoing maintenance.

VoIP defined

Simply put, VoIP stands for Voiceover Internet Protocol and is a group of technologies that supports the delivery of voice communications and data over networks, such as the public Internet.

How VoIP relates to phones

A hosted PBX phone is built on VoIP technology and means that your phone system is managed on the cloud, as opposed to a legacy phone system which is managed on a physical CPU or the “brains” of the system located on your premises.  It also allows your provider to manage your system, and provide software and feature upgrades without any effort on your part.

Other advantages of VoIP 

In addition to cost reduction, VoIP technology supports companies with multiple locations, employees who telecommute and those who travel.  VoIP technology can be used for business phones, mobile phones, desktops, laptops, and ipad’s/tablet devices.  This enhances employee collaboration, unified communications and general efficiency and productivity.  

How GTB can help

GTB has its own private network, which means a number of things.  Most VoIP services are delivered through public Internet providers, so when your phone is shared with the public, your quality of service is affected by public usage – both in terms of voice quality and Internet speed.  Having your VoIP line over a private network allows you to have better audio and voice quality.  In the case of power outages, VoIP services also support business continuity, so you will never lose a call with your customers! 

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Visit our Solutions page to learn how GTB can be of service to your small or mid-sized company with VoIP technology.

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