When searching for ways to reduce your business telephony costs, you have probably come across the terms, VoIP and IP PBX. To put it as easy as possible to understand, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and IP PBX (Internet Protocol Private Branch Exchange) means your telephony system will run through the internet rather than the traditional landline wiring system. IP PBX systems handle internal traffic between stations and act as the gatekeeper to the outside world.
VoIP and IP PBX systems have plenty of advantages that will help you reduce your costs, and managing your business’s communications will be much more efficient.
Call cost reduction
Since IP telephony runs through the internet, you will avoid paying long-distance call fees that you will incur on a traditional landline wiring system. You can expect a potential saving of up to 40% on local calls too, as your service price is much lower than a traditional landline.
Hardware
Since VoIP is cloud-hosted, you will not have the hardware costs involved with a traditional landline service. You will have a low monthly fee per user that can be scaled easily to your business needs at any time. Adding new lines and extensions on a traditional landline system is complex to scale and requires expensive expansion modules and vendor-dependent equipment. With VoIP and IP PBX you will only need a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) hardware phone or SIP software on the user workstation with a headset and a microphone, which can be easily added to your browser without paying for an on-site contractor.
Mobility
Working remotely reduces the cost to business by saving money on office space and utilities. With VoIP, your staff can be easily connected remotely with the company phone system wherever they are, as long as they have an IP connection. VoIP also have several advanced features, such as video calling and conference calls, which allow staff to communicate and collaborate without traveling.
Advanced Features
In the modern business world, a business phone system is much more than a simple switch. Unified Communications like email, video conferencing, instant messaging, mobile telephony and desktop sharing are all important features needed by businesses to increase efficiency and to save on costs.
Tried and tested platforms like 3CX offer solutions to easily manage your business’s unified communications. The licensing model is based on concurrent channels and is cost-effective as compared to other enterprise platforms.
Maintenance
Compared to a traditional landline system, VoIP PBX is a lot easier to install, use and maintain. The initial setup is easy, and it only takes a few minutes to get your phone system up and running. Managing and monitoring your corporate phone system only takes a few clicks on a user-friendly web-based interface by anyone with basic computer knowledge. Our technical team is always on stand by to help you with any problems you might have.
How we can help you make the switch to a VoIP PBX system
Considering a move to a VoIP phone system can seem daunting and confusing. We are here to assist you with choosing the best phone system for your specific needs and help you to increase your business’s efficiency and reduce your overall costs.
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