| Before discussing the benefits of SIP trunking, you | | | | the fear of losing control over their personal PBX |
| should first know what SIP trunk is. A SIP trunk is a | | | | system. This where the usage of SIP trunking comes |
| logical connection that uses SIP or (Session Initiation | | | | in, which allows companies to preserve their traditional |
| Protocol) to set up communication over the internet | | | | PBX system whilst running hosted VoIP functionality |
| between a customer location and an internet | | | | simultaneously. |
| telephony service provider (ITSP) which transfers the | | | | The benefits of SIP Trunking are many: |
| SIP calls to a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone | | | | As mentioned earlier, it reduces calling cost to a |
| Network). This sort of telephony connection is a boon | | | | great extent and you can turn all calls to local calls. |
| for various businesses, especially small scale | | | | Since calls travel over the internet, or through the VoIP |
| organizations that need to make regular local, STD as | | | | phone system to a termination point, the charges on |
| well as international calls and have to take a dedicated | | | | long distance calls are reduced. |
| line from a telephone provider. To define it in short, 'SIP | | | | SIP trunking also reduces the costs on separate |
| is the real-time communication procedure for VoIP | | | | voice and data connections and increases the benefits |
| phone system'. | | | | for communication systems using both voice and data |
| Communication, that too effective and uninterrupted | | | | together. |
| communication is one of the most essential | | | | The capacity of this sort of phone system is huge |
| requirements of any business today. If organizations | | | | with the potential to serve an entire organization, |
| are unable to interact and keep in constant touch with | | | | irrespective of its size. Big MNC's or multi-size |
| their clients, then they are going to lose out both on | | | | organizations can use a single SIP trunking account |
| existing as well as prospective clients. With the latest | | | | rather than multiple PRI connections. |
| SIP technology communication will not only be fast and | | | | As business grows, the communication can grow |
| efficient but also very cheap. Companies that have | | | | easily without having to make gateway or card |
| numerous branches scattered all over the world can | | | | investments. |
| also benefit immensely from this telephony system. | | | | There is no more the need to use wires in bundles; |
| Even if they make international calls, it would cost them | | | | communication can be transferred digitally with the help |
| the same as a local call. | | | | of this technology. |
| With the advent of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) | | | | This is one of the smartest decisions any business |
| technology, businesses can make calls over a | | | | organization can take. They can save money on all |
| broadband connection that allows them to make | | | | their communications and invest it in other areas and |
| cheap or free calls, calls to various places even when | | | | increase productivity. Moreover this is one of the best |
| they are not in their centralized location; employees | | | | ways to keep in constant touch with partners, clients, |
| can get connected from home or nay other remote | | | | employees at various locations, customers, vendors |
| area and host of other such benefits. The hosted VoIP | | | | etc. What's more, this method can be used for three |
| phone system also offers tailor made and customized | | | | way calling, conferencing, traditional voice calls, instant |
| packages to suit every business needs. But even if the | | | | messaging, application sharing and any other facility |
| benefits are immense, many organizations deter from | | | | that a business requires to prosper. |
| removing their traditional PBX systems completely, with | | | | |