A Computer Economics study has found that more than 75 percent of business organizations have already adopted VoIP and more than half are investing in VoIP. The principal attraction for small business to make the switch to VoIP is cost savings.
During the initial years small businesses did not give much importance to VoIP as there was lack of a proper understanding of all the advantages of VoIP. But today VoIP is the most sought after telephone system by all business houses including small businesses.
While there is all round technological advancements in all spheres,
the telephone is still the most relevant tool in business today, and our dependency on voice communications cannot be wished away.
A Computer Economics study has found that more than 75 percent of business organizations have already adopted VoIP and more than half are investing in VoIP. The principal attraction for small businesses to make the switch to VoIP is cost savings. There are no toll charges or long distance fees with VoIP.
Even though there has not been any further significant advancement in
VoIP technology, the clamor for VoIP amongst small businesses has grown. One thing can be said - the future of VoIP with regard to small business may not center on technology advancement but the unified communication facilities small businesses can use over VoIP platforms.
VoIP is on the threshold of a promising future and is steadily moving beyond being an affordable alternative to traditional telephony to becoming the standard platform for unified communications.
It is reported that immersive tele-presence, soft phones and video can all run over the same IP network as voice service. It is no exaggeration to say that VoIP can become a pivotal point in a small business's unified communications suite.
Video conferencing rendered possible through VoIP indeed holds the future of business communication. Video conferencing facilitates effective coordination amongst employees when they are working remotely, while meaningfully cutting travel costs. You can hold any important face-to-face meeting with all the people who matter eliminating all the inconveniences that you have to go through to organize a personal meeting.
With sophisticated communication-enabled business processes possible through VoIP, staff members can work on a document simultaneously and collaborate over Web, video or IM. For small business enterprises operating on tight budgets and time constraints, this facility can help complete a project without time or cost overruns.
Mobilty is yet another major advantage why small businesses would want VoIP facility. As the number of field employees, remotely located employees and work-at-home employees increases, wireless VoIP will soon become a compelling necessity. The biggest benefit of wireless VoIP for small businesses is giving employees one phone number where they can be reached no matter where they are positioned.
VoIP is a marvel that lets you make voice calls using a broadband Internet connection instead of a regular phone line. VoIP services simply allow you to call anyone who has a telephone number regardless whether it is local, long distance, mobile, and international numbers. You can call either over your computer, using a special VoIP phone, or using a traditional phone connected to a VoIP adapter.
The most recent generation of VoIP phones are capable of connecting directly to any wireless access point (WiFi) router eliminating the need for external adapters and allowing for use through public wireless access points. The benefits of VoIP are incredible for small business - be it for its present communication requirements or for its future needs. There can be no two opinions that the traditional telephony is near its exit gate and small businesses are quickly shifting towards the VoIP paradigm worldwide.
