Friday, March 6, 2009

What is VoIP, anyway?

VoIP has been called the future of telecommunications. It is definitely a popular buzzword at the least. VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol.

The traditional phone system is delivered on wire pairs by the phone company to whatever office is to use the lines. At the Central Office, the phone company then digitizes the conversation, and sends it along it's network.

A VoIP conversation leaves a customer's office over the internet. It bypasses much of the traditional phone network and delivers the conversation using the internet.

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