IP telephony began humbly as a novelty application that allowed online users to converse over the Internet. Today, it has finally matured enough in both feature sets and network availability that it ...

Virtually all currently marketed IP telephony systems share a common design platform of server-based call control and distributed media gateways, but there still remain noticeable differences that ...

VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, is a method of sending audio voice signals -- or, more specifically, telephone signals -- as data packets over the Internet. By taking advantage of the different ...

Many small companies that lack technology skills may be blithely unaware that a revolution is underway in the world of business telephone systems. Why should you care particularly? Because new IP PBXs ...

CK Telephone and Data Services, called “CKT,” was formed in 2005, selling and installing Tadiran and ShoreTel VoIP telephone systems and SecurVoice security monitoring service to local and national ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell spoke the first words ever ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. An IP telephony (IPT) system can provide small businesses with many tangible benefits. One small-business owner I know said staff ...

When it comes to VoIP vs landline systems, VoIP systems have some clear advantages and will be able to meet the needs of a bigger selection of businesses. Not only do VoIP systems offer more calling ...

Another year, another IP Telephony System RFP workshop at VoiceCon. In many respects this year’s RFP was similar to last year’s, with one notable exception: Unified Communications. Unified ...

Nortel Networks Corp. last week unveiled a new IP telephony (IPT) initiative that offers standard packages of hardware and software that promise to cut customers' upfront costs by up to 30 percent.