Last Updated on February 21, 2024 by Marketing Team
SIP Trunking Simplified
Traditional phone lines are no longer adequate for today’s rapid pace of business communications. That’s why many companies are moving their communications to a cloud-hosted solution for their business phone system. A flexible and feature-rich path to this is available through Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Trunking, a cost-effective technology that connects your legacy phone system to the Cloud. But what exactly are SIP Trunks and what are the benefits of switching?
What are SIP Trunks?
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) Trunking use Voice over IP (VoIP) to connect a private branch exchange to the internet. This replaces the old telephone trunk with internet and enables the business to communicate with mobile and fixed telephone subscribers.
Why SIP Trunking?
SIP trunks offer more flexibility than the traditional analog telephony service. The traditional service is limited to the number of the copper wires used to handle calls. However, for the SIP trunks, you can have an unlimited number of calls based on the capacity of the network.
Moreover, while using SIP trunking, businesses are able to combine data and voice services into one connection. It is also easier to add a number of applications on the network such as Video conferencing and video calling.
In many organizations, a large chunk of communication happens between the branches and the head office. However, this cost can be eliminated by switching over to SIP platform and have the branch-to-branch call made as if one is dialing another extension on the system.
Businesses can cut down their costs and improve their flexibility by the use of SIP trunking. With the growth of voice over internet protocol, there are no limits to the connections that the business can make with branches and the outside world.
Choosing a SIP Provider
When choosing a SIP provider, some of the areas that any business should check include the security of the system, the quality of support provided by the service provider and the pricing models available. The reliability of the internet connection is also an important area to consider. There should be enough bandwidth to support the additional voice traffic. Your SIP provider can help test this prior to implementation.
For companies that require an extra layer of security, they can ask the service providers for real-time transport protocol capabilities, which is a codec that allows for the encryption of voice over the internet. Other companies of transport layer security that encrypts the actual SIP messages. For additional information or to see more of the benefits available to you via Mobex SIP Trunks, please visit us here.