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Imagine what it would be like if hospital emergency rooms operated on a strictly first-come-first-served basis. The guy with the gunshot wound would sit in the corner while the teenager who broke her finger playing basketball got taped up. That would be insane and people would suffer needlessly. Of course, that’s not how emergency rooms…

We spend a lot of time writing about how SIP trunking can impact your business, saving money, time and network management hassles. Today, we thought it would be interesting to take a look at the bigger picture and share some statistics about SIP trunking, VoIP and unified communications. Here are a few things you might…

SIP trunking is an increasingly popular approach to business communications primarily due to its low cost and flexibility. SIP trunking allows businesses to get rid of expensive traditional PRI lines and greatly reduce or eliminate long distance charges altogether. Not only that, but SIP trunking is easily scalable, so companies pay for only the exact…

According to a study by The Eastern Management Group, 42% of all businesses will send their toll traffic on SIP trunks by 2018. Why? Because businesses have learned that SIP trunking is an easy way to make huge reductions in communications costs without any loss of reliability or functionality. SIP trunking does not eliminate the…

These days, businesses have the choice between traditional land-line based telephone service (PRI) or internet based service, such as SIP trunking. There’s no single option that is right for every business, so it makes sense to carefully consider the pros and cons of each in the context of your specific needs. PRI (Primary Rate Interface)…

We’ve often said that you don’t have to be a telephony expert to enjoy the cost savings and flexibility of SIP trunking. That is absolutely true, but it does help if you are at least somewhat familiar with the most commonly used telephony terms and acronyms. Once you know what these terms mean, a lot…

The jump from traditional phone lines to SIP trunking for business leads to big savings, increased flexibility, and the opportunity to use a host of unified communications features. Deploying a SIP solution is a lot easier than many people think, especially with the help of a supportive SIP trunking partner. There are, however, just a…

If you are intimidated by the idea of using SIP trunking for your business’ voice connection because you are not a telephony communications expert, you are not alone. Telephony can be extremely complex. The industry uses acronyms like they are going out of style and the supporting technology changes rapidly. To really become versed in…

We’ve written a lot about how businesses can achieve significant savings by switching to SIP. Those interested in slashing costs even further have another option to explore– free, open source PBX systems. These solutions offer all of the state-of-the-art unified communications features you need, without any cost for the software. All you pay for is…

When it comes to voice communications for your business, you have a couple of options. You can choose between PRI and SIP services. There are advantages and tradeoffs with each approach, so deciding which way to go requires a thoughtful analysis of the needs of your business. Here’s a closer look at each. PRI (Primary…