In the early years of 21st century, the VoIP phone service has brought in a revolution of all sorts in the communication industry. The advanced IP telephony services deliver unified communication over the internet. The media-rich collaborative applications wherein voice, video, data and images are sent simultaneously have unified communications to a significant extent. As a natural corollary, the voice over IP service has gained in popularity among various business entities.
The small and medium sized enterprises as well as individual users are considering the IP telephony solutions for their day-to-day communications. As a matter of fact, it can be said that they are moving ahead on the footsteps of the large business or corporate houses.
Some other task that such a phone service can facilitate over the traditional PSTN phone services are:
1. The VoIP phones are location friendly that can be operated from anywhere, as only internet connection is required to connect with others.
2. Incoming phone calls are automatically routed over internet, regardless of where the users are located at specific points in time. Therefore, frequent travels or others can enjoy calling at cheaper rates, even when they are on a trip.
3. The users can enjoy unlimited long distance and international calls with VoIP phone services at relatively lower rates. As a matter of fact, one can save up to half the cost of PSTN monthly bills.
4. Unlike PSTN services, the VoIP phones can be used to avail new and value added services that are available over the internet such as video conversation; messaging or data file exchange in parallel with the conversation, audio conferencing and passing of information.
