VoIP - Is it future of Business Tele Conversation ?

If TCP/IP and PPP were the Industry buzzwords when the Internet was just taking off some years ago, today it is VoIP. It is an acronym for Voice over Internet Protocol. This is the technology that is revolutionizing not only the way we speak but also helping in reducing how much we pay for calls. VoIP takes analog audio signals, such as what you hear on the phone, and converts them into digital data or IP traffic. This allows the transport of voice traffic over the Internet or other data transport mediums.

The use of the Internet to transport voice and data over long distances only seems natural choice. Companies offer their services for very low rates while others offer it for FREE. While quality of the transmitted message may vary from time to time depending on the Internet and the various networks the data passes through, it has not stopped this method of telephony from becoming popular. It is predicted that by the year 2008 almost 78 percent of the Business telephony will be IP telephony.

While there are a few gray areas with this method too, the convenience and the capability to bundle video, data and voice into one helps overlook them. With features such as receiving your phone call straight from your “Inbox” and also watching a video of the caller while checking your emails that may be termed Unthinkable hitherto, its only a matter of time before the users become inescapably dependent on them.

The IP phones are constantly being upgraded. The next generation of IP Telephony systems includes video and presence or the intelligence of location and preferred media type. The phone will route calls to a set of pre-determined mediums and integrate handhelds, cell phones and chat protocols. One thing is for sure – The VoIP technology may not be quite perfect as yet but for the goodies it offers people are willing to risk it. That simply implies that it is here to stay.