Recently, VoIP has become a catch-all buzzword. Yet, it is important to distinguish between VoIP, which is a digital transport vehicle for phone calls, and IP telephony, which is a digital PBX system based on Internet standards. This is important, because businesses stand to benefit from both VoIP and IP telephony – in substantially different ways.
VoIP is a method of digitizing your voice so that it can be transmitted across the Internet to save money on toll charges. Whereas IP telephony is a way of digitizing your phone system so that it can leverage the Internet, your computer, and your other business software applications (CRM, CTI, Outlook) to increase productivity within your business. VoIP is actually a subset of IP telephony – look at it this way: VoIP is an “arrow in the quiver” of IP telephony.
Any IP telephony system will use VoIP as a way of transmitting voice, in some manner or another (SIP, Skinny, MGCP, H.323). But, an IP telephony system, such as an IP-PABX, goes far beyond cheap phone calls; it enhances business productivity by providing additional features that weren’t available or affordable with legacy phone systems.
Light Bound can be your Virtual Service Provider. We help you answer that email and return the telephone call without worry.
LightBound is your Fonality Authorized Reseller for trixBox Pro Editions for VoIP PBX solutions both hosted and premise based IP Based Telephony.
LightBound, your Virtual Service provider, can combine your managed services, voice and data services to provide you with a seamless Cloud Service that is economical and provides the business continuity that all businesses require regardless of their technical expertise.
Powered by Compendium
Comments for VoIP vs. IP Telephony: A moment of distinction