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Using SIP Trunks with an Open Source PBX
A recent study by The Eastern Management Group predicts that by 2018, 42% of all businesses will send their toll traffic on SIP trunks. The reason for this is simple. Businesses have discovered that SIP is an effective way to significantly reduce communications cost without sacrificing reliability or functionality. Of course, using SIP trunks does…
Read More9 Things You Should Know Before You Connect to a SIP Trunk
SIP trunking is becoming the go-to choice for business communications. It’s low cost, ease of use and flexibility are attractive to companies of all sizes. Connecting to a SIP trunk is not a terribly complex endeavor and many vendors provide the support and tools to make it hassle free. However, not all SIP services are…
Read MoreWhat You Should Know About SIP Trunking Reviews
One of the countless benefits of the Internet is the ability for consumers of goods and services to easily connect with each other and share their experiences. People read reviews before booking a hotel, purchasing a car, hiring a mechanic or joining a gym. The popularity of sites like Yelp! and Angie’s List signal the…
Read MoreBefore You Go All In – Get Your Free SIP Trunk Trial
If you are in the IT or telecommunications industry, or even if you are just a small business owner looking at business phone solutions, you’ve probably heard a lot about SIP trunking. It’s all the rage right now, and for good reason. Businesses that move to SIP are seeing monthly telecommunications savings of up to…
Read MoreQuick Guide: SIP Trunk Basics
The percentage of North American companies using SIP trunks or Session Initiation Protocol trunking and traditional T-1s will just about by 2015 according to a survey by Infonetics Research. This is a major technological shift for the telecommunications industry. Whether or not you are planning to implement SIP trunks soon, it is good to have…
Read MoreDID Demystified
When we wrote earlier this week about common SIP trunking acronyms, we left off DID. Today, we correct the oversight and tell you everything you ever wanted to know (and maybe some stuff you didn’t want to know) about DID. What is DID? DID stands for direct inward dialing. It is a feature typically used with…
Read More7 Questions to Ask When Evaluating SIP Providers
The old saying goes, “If you don’t know jewels, know your jeweler.” This advice is certainly applicable to the selection of a SIP provider. Most people aren’t intimately familiar with the intricacies of SIP trunking, so a certain level of trust between provider and customer is required. That’s why it is so important to be…
Read MoreSIP Trunking Acronyms Explained
Many industries develop languages of their own. The medical field has it’s own jargon. Legal lingo is frequently incomprehensible to the lay person and I can’t figure out what my mechanic is talking about half the time. The technology field, particularly telecommunications technology, is no different. Our specialty is acronyms. While acronyms are a useful…
Read MoreThe Top 10 Benefits to Using Call Tracking
One thing that has become a big deal in marketing recently is call tracking. It allows you to use unique phone numbers to track exactly where inbound calls to your company come from. Below are the top ten benefits call tracking can provide to your company. 1. You Can Better Track ROI Call tracking gives…
Read MoreCloud SIP – Extend the Life of Your Legacy Phone System
In the current competitive environment, every minute counts. Businesses look to cloud capabilities to synchronize data between legacy systems. Companies investing in new communications infrastructure can add value to existing assets by leveraging Cloud SIP and not having to throw out a legacy phone system. This is especially the case when organization’s look to integrate legacy…
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