'Never been a better time' for VoIP solutions

Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) looking to deploy VoIP solutions have been told that "there has never been a better time" to do so, according to an industry expert.

Nick Galea, chief executive and founder of 3CX, was talking to Italian site voipblog about the potential growth of VoIP in 2009.

He claimed that mobileVoIP solutions would continue to see growth, as would the sector as a whole.

"I believe that we will see a continued increase in small to medium-sized businesses deploying VoIP to save on call costs, administration costs and to increase productivity," said Mr Galea.

"There has never been a better time to do this."

He added that he expected companies offering software-based PBXs to be more successful in future.

Earlier this month firms were warned that they should test the quality of their network before deploying VoIP solutions.

Tim McCreery from eWeek.com warned that many businesses mistakenly think VoIP services will be similar to traditional landline phones.