VOIP & Its Challenges

VoIP means Voice over Internet Protocol. Before VoIP, an institution’s network had 2 distinct infrastructures – one for voice and the other for data. While PSTN (traditional system) usage can be reduced considerably, it cannot be eliminated totally since the PSTN must handle call overflow and calls not destined to the remote sites. The biggest challenge to building a secure VoIP infrastructure is the trade-off one must often make between security and performance. [...]

VOIP & Its Challenges

VoIP means Voice over Internet Protocol. Before VoIP, an institution’s network had 2 distinct infrastructures – one for voice and the other for data. While PSTN (traditional system) usage can be reduced considerably, it cannot be eliminated totally since the PSTN must handle call overflow and calls not destined to the remote sites. The biggest challenge to building a secure VoIP infrastructure is the trade-off one must often make between security and performance. [...]

Use Unlocked Phones to Beat Provider Monopolies

The operation of a cell phone is fairly complicated but at a rudimentary level it can be understood as a telephone the service for which is provided via a SIM card. Most mobile telephony systems use the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), and the SIM card has programming that allows it to connect to the nearest GSM cell for uninterrupted network access. These cells are controlled by a network provider who charges for the service offered. [...]

Voice Over IP (VoIP) Signaling Protocols

To make VoIP work, it entails hardware and software elements that work together – each with specific functions necessary in the overall scheme of things. The hardware may include the fiber-optic cables and switches that bring broadband connectivity as well as the on-site physical PBX system, local phones and PCs used for configuring the system. The software side may include a hosted PBX system, soft phones, the compression codecs, encryption and packetizing schemes, and the signalling protocols that initiate and end each VoIP call. [...]

Place, The Third P Of The Marketing Mix

Does the Convenience of the 4Cs replace the Place in the 4Ps? If you cannot answer the where question how will your potential customers be able to find you? [...]

MagicJack – Is Nettalk Duo Better Than Magicjack?

When Magicjack hit the market in 2007, very few people realized that this small device will really be able deliver on its promises of free long distance calls to US and Canada. Though VoIP phone service like Skype was already very popular in those days, it required both the parties (Caller and the Calling party) to be online to make a call which was somewhat not so convenient for everybody. With the introduction of MagicJack, a new feature that enabled the calling party to receive calls on his/her traditional phone, VoIP telephony became more user friendly. [...]

How to Determine the Best Bandwidth Solution For Video Conferencing & Multi-Media Applications

Your business intends to make extensive use of video conferencing and multi-media applications. How do you determine what bandwidth solution (T1, DS3, OCx/Sonet, etc.) would best meet your needs and incorporate that decision into your network cover these applications? [...]