Expert outlines 7 reasons for VoIP solutions

An industry expert has listed seven reasons why VoIP solutions are perfect for big businesses.

Volume, multi-site operations and international operations are the first three reasons, as the reduced costs that VoIP provides allows for expansion in these areas, Richard Barrington of Vendor Guru claimed.

"The move to VoIP business service is especially strong among large organisations, which are looking to capitalise on this service's numerous cost-saving options," he added

Aside from saving money, he mentions that VoIP phones can deal with signal complexity by coordinating voice communications, are more flexible in terms of adding different types of equipment and can provide local phone numbers in different geographic locations.

And finally, VoIP solutions can switch automatically between different devices, like office and mobile phone so one person only ever requires one number.

Now that VoIP phones have established themselves in the public consciousness, an extension to the technology has appeared - VoIP video phones.

The technology has potential for businesses which want to utilise the cheap cost of VoIP phones to conduct conferences and families who want to stay in touch over long distances "face to face".