VoIP solutions 'can save 20-30 per cent' on bills

Large enterprises can make significant cost savings on their phone bills by adopting VoIP solutions, it has been claimed.

Stefania Viscusi, from TMCnet.com, revealed that firms which adopt the internet telephony technology could see reductions of 20 to 30 per cent.

"For companies with a high volume of calls, VoIP phone systems help cut expenses and add to the bottom line as savings are linked to every call made," she explained.

Ms Viscusi added that many firms with multiple locations can see telecoms costs go up quickly as new offices are added, but "with a VoIP phone system these costs can be eliminated since all calls made are made on one network, reducing costs, regardless of where the office is physically located".

In December, Tim McCreery from eWeek.com explained that businesses looking at deploying VoIP solutions should check their network capabilities first.

He said that many firms mistakenly believe the VoIP network will be the same as that of their conventional phone system.