VoIP - Thee Emerging Technology
Changes in technology are opening doors and creating jobs that simply didn't exist a few years ago. VoIP is one of those areas, and this emerging technology has produced significant changes in the way people communicate. Understanding VoIP is rather difficult for many, but the concept is actually a fairly basic one.
VoIP is the acronym for Voice Over Internet Protocol. Most commonly, the term is written as VoIP (note the small "o"), though there are many other terms that refer to this same process. Telephony is one of those terms, and Broadband telephony is another.
The idea of VoIP is too simply to create a network and then allow people to send all sorts of transmissions across that same network.
Consider what that can do to the costs of communicating in some situations.
For example, a large office of a half-century ago would likely have two major methods of communication. There'd be a telephone system that connected all the desks and offices within that building - a network of telephones that may or may not have also been connected to outside lines. But what happened when those workers on the second floor needed to see a report that the workers on the eighth floor had just produced? For that situation, there were usually messengers who had the important task of physically taking those documents, messages and packages from one point in the office to another.
Then personal computers and personal fax machines became affordable and available, effectively replacing the need for messengers in most cases. Email and faxes became the norm, making it possible for those people within a specific network to instantly share those documents and reports.
But there was still a need for telephones for those cases in which voice communication was necessary as well.
As technology tends to do, it was probably inevitable that the personal computers and telephones would eventually find more common ground. VoIP is that common ground.
VoIP allows data and voice streaming within a particular network. That network may or may not be limited to a specific building or company, though many companies are finding that it's a very cost effective way of dealing with the need for data and voice streaming.
The fact that this is typically a very effective and cost effective way of communicating means that more companies are likely to be moving in this direction in the future. For those who are technically adept at understanding VoIP, this means that there will continue to be more jobs in the field. As is the case with computers, it takes some natural ability to be truly adept in this field, but there are also many schools and training facilities ready and able to offer quality programs to prepare you for a career in this field.
As more people and companies understand the potential for effective communication with VoIP, there's likely to be more career opportunities in the field. If you're one of those people who understand technology, computers and electronics, you may very well find that this is a perfect field for you.
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BUCKEYE TELESYSTEM PICKS VoEx, INC. FOR LONG-DISTANCE VOIP SERVICES
GRAND RAPIDS, MI, April 6, 2004 ? VoEx, Inc., a leading provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network and integration solutions, announced today that it has been chosen by Buckeye TeleSystem, a regional competitive local exchange carrier, to provide domestic and international long-distance VoIP telephony services.
Buckeye, with over 800 business customers throughout Ohio, is deploying the VoEx solution as a means of delivering reliable, high-quality long-distance VoIP applications at reduced costs.
VoEx was selected based on its ability to quickly and easily provide a complete end-to-end VoIP product without impacting Buckeye's telephony infrastructure or business processes.
Installation and supervision headaches are alleviated, and VoEx's integration expertise provides Buckeye with rapid service deployment. "We are extremely pleased that Buckeye has chosen us and our advanced applications to help deliver superior services to both their residential...
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Unique Community Funded VoIP Network Shows Scalability
(ContentDesk) January 13, 2006 -- VoIP User, a unique community website offering its members the ability to self-fund their own telephone calls by leveraging Voice over IP technology, today announced that in the two years since its inception it has routed 500,000 calls to and from BTs PSTN network without charge to its users. When we launched the website and service in 2003, we did not anticipate the sheer volume of traffic and interest. Were naturally delighted to have proven that the concept is scalable. said Dean Elwood, a co-founder of VoIP User. What I think weve shown is that with VoIP you can think outside of the box. Thats something that the traditional
telecom companies are going to have to do as the new voice 2.0 market evolves. Long gone is the concept of paying per minute charges. added Tjardick van der Kraan, also a co-founder of the siteVoIP User currently has around 20,000 members spanning 50 countries and continues to expand into new markets and grow at...
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VoIP Supply, llc Increases Headcount 49% in May
Cheektowaga, NY (ContentDesk) June 20, 2006 -- VoIP Supply, llc, a leading provider of Voice over IP (VoIP) hardware, software and services, today announced a 49% increase in headcount during the month of May. The expansion focused on bolstering the customer service, engineering, and sales staff to support the tremendous growth the company has experienced this year. The companys tremendous headcount growth in May is a direct result of the continued success of our business and the emerging Voice over IP (VoIP) industry, stated Benjamin P. Sayers, President and CEO of VoIP Supply, llc. The launch of our interactive training center reinforces our commitment to our customers by ensuring our staff is the most knowledgeable in the industry.. The interactive training center features 12 individual learning centers featuring the latest in PC, VoIP, and presentation technology.
The training center will be used to training new hires, conduct vendor lead seminars, and to foster continued...
VoIP Supply, llc Increases Headcount 49% in May
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Vonage? VoIP Forum Providing a Simple Content Syndication Solution
The Vonage VoIP Forum recently announced that it is providing simple cut-n-paste code for webmasters and bloggers that wish to syndicate the Vonage VoIP News and Forum posts.
The code, located at http://www.vonage-forum.com/syndication.html is designed as an easy syndication solution to the more complicated RSS XML feeds.
Webmasters and bloggers alike can post the code on their website or blog and instantly have the most recent Vonage VoIP news and forums postings on their site in near real time. The Vonage VoIP Forum contains more than 300,000 pages of Vonage VoIP related content including over 1800 news articles. The Vonage VoIP Forum has two RSS XML feeds which allow for viewing the latest Vonage news and forum posts in My Yahoo! and is syndicated by Google News.
The Vonage VoIP Forum is used by potential and existing customers alike and is an excellent resource for anyone who needs...
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Residential VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, services are provided for two segments: businesses and consumers. Consumer VoIP is targeted at homes and hence referred to as residential VoIP. As with any other consumer product, the demand for residential VoIP is driven by cost and quality of service.
With more homes taking to the broadband services for entertainment, news and online purchases, voice-based services, almost free, have caused the consumers to switch to the VoIP telephony. The demand is such that according to Frost and Sullivan Research, consumer VoIP is expected to grow 77 times in the next three years, and the market is expected to generate $700 million in revenues by 2007.
The residential VoIP components are ATAs, phones with built-in routers, IP phones and other hardware accessories. Software services are also slowly catching up.
Software providers like Skype have recorded thousands of downloads so far, and the software is free upon registration....
Residential VoIP
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VoIP - Thee Emerging Technology
Changes in technology are opening doors and creating jobs that simply didn't exist a few years ago. VoIP is one of those areas, and this emerging technology has produced significant changes in the way people communicate. Understanding VoIP is rather difficult for many, but the concept is actually a fairly basic one.
VoIP is the acronym for Voice Over Internet Protocol. Most commonly, the term is written as VoIP (note the small "o"), though there are many other terms that refer to this same process. Telephony is one of those terms, and Broadband telephony is another.
The idea of VoIP is too simply to create a network and then allow people to send all sorts of transmissions across that same network.
Consider what that can do to the costs of communicating in some situations.
For example, a large office of a half-century ago would likely have two major methods of communication. There'd be a telephone system that connected all the desks...
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