Voice over IP (VoIP) Advantages

Cost Savings

There are many VoIP cost savings advantages and benefits to deploying such a network.

Eliminate long distance toll charges. This type of VoIP solution is the called VoIP Toll Bypass. For example, VoIP calls can bypass long distance telephone toll charges by first routing the VoIP calls over the IP Data network. Then, the call is placed out to the telephone company, which locally resides at the destination phone in another state.

[VoIP Phone A-San Francisco]-->[Corporate IP Network]--->[VoIP Gateway-New York]--->[NY phone company]--->[Phone B-New york]


No more extra T1/T3 line charges. Since both the VoIP system and data will run over the same IP network, T1/T3 trunk lines that interconnect PBX's will no longer be needed. All information will run over one IP infrastructure, thus saving T1/T3 costs for PBX lines.

Extra features at no cost. VoIP conferencing is a feature that allows VoIP users connect together into a voice conference. Currently, voice conferencing is usually outsourced to a vendor with voice conferencing capabilities like ATT. However, if you deploy VoIP conferencing with your own equipment. You will incur no additional charges for using VoIP conference
capabilities. It is already a part of your network. The fixed-cost of VoIP conferencing system hardware will pay for itself over time. However, outsourced voice conferencing services will cost on per-use basis.

Low flat-rate VoIP Service charges. Many VoIP service providers are offering unlimited local and long distance calling for a flat rate fee. This is tremendous cost savings to VoIP residential and small/medium sized business users. Companies such as Vonage, ATT and Lingo are offering such services.


Simplified Network Management

Since the VoIP solution can run over the same corporate IP data infrastructure, the administrator will only have to manage a single IP network. No longer will they have to administer a PBX network infrastructure.

Increased Productivity

With Voice over IP call forwarding feature, telecommuting users can configure the VoIP system to forward all calls for their extension to their phone of choice (cell phone, home phone, hotel phone, etc...).