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How is VoIP Changing Business Communications?
Voice over IP technology, or “VoIP” as it is commonly known, is a business communications solution to replace outdated telephony systems. VoIP is growing increasingly popular for all sizes and types of organizations, as it is adaptable enough to meet the specific...
What is Unified Communications?
Unified communications (UC) is a term to describe comprehensive solutions that integrate both real-time and non-real-time communication services – usually to meet the needs of business. With UC, businesses can have all of their communication needs met through one...
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The Business Case for Remote Workers with VoIP [Whitepaper]
We have discussed VoIP and its benefits at length in our blog – and for good reason! Voice over IP (VoIP) technology cuts costs, improves mobility, and offers many collaboration and productivity enhancing features. Increasingly, businesses are adopting this vastly...
What are the Differences between PSTN and VoIP Phone Systems?
Many homes and businesses continue to rely on PSTN-based phone systems. PSTN stands for Public Switched Telephone Network, and functions through copper wires that relay analog voice data. Analog PSTN systems are referred to as “legacy” systems because technology can...
Highlights from Cisco’s Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Forecast 2013-2018 [Video]
Future mobile data traffic over cellular networks and Wi-Fi is only expected to increase. Cisco’s recent Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Forecast suggests that global mobile data traffic will increase 11 times by 2018! The momentum of wireless and...
Multi-Touch is on the Rise
Multi-touch simply refers to a surface, such as a touchscreen, that recognizes more than one point of touch. We see them everywhere, on our tablets and mobile phones. They are also becoming more prevalent in emerging technologies such as touch tables or touch walls....
How VoIP Cuts Costs and Builds Profit
VoIP is simple and efficient. Through its many features and benefits, it can impact your bottom line. VoIP does not just cut costs; it also improves productivity. The combined result is a system with real advantages that businesses are increasingly taking advantage...
Wireless Network Setup | It’s Your Move | Part 4
So far in our series about moving (or expanding) your business, we’ve discussed considerations for your business phone system, your bandwidth, and your network cabling. In today’s blog, we are delving into what you need to knowabout setting up your wireless network at...
4 Opportunities for Voice over IP to Enhance Reachability
An op-ed piece on Telecom Reseller, a news source for unified communications (UC), voice, cloud, collaboration, and mobility technologies, discusses how VoIP can make the unreachable reachable. The article elaborates on 4 major opportunities for VoIP to expand its...
How Power over Ethernet (PoE) Benefits Your Business
Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a technology that enables your Ethernet cables to carry power as well as data. Network cabling instantly becomes more useful, as PoE eliminates the need to run high voltage power to IP end-point devices. For example, PoE can power Wi-Fi...
