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October 2009
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What is SIP Trunking?
SIP trunking is a service offered by an Internet Telephony Service Provider (ITSP) that converges voice and data onto one communication line, providing seamless access between the Internet and the worldwide Public-Switched Telephone Network.
There are four components necessary to successfully deploy SIP trunking: a PBX with a SIP-enabled trunk side, an enterprise edge device understanding SIP, an Internet telephony or SIP trunking service provider, and the Public Switched Telephone Network.
What is SIP?
A major aspect of VoIP technology is SIP and SIP trunking. In this post, we are going to tell you what SIP is and how it relates to SIP trunking. We are also going to discribe how SIP trunking works and show you the difference between hosted PBX and non-hosted PBX SIP trunking.
What is SIP?
What Does SIP Stand For?
So what is SIP? SIP stands for Session Initiation Protocol, and that’s exactly what it is. It’s a type of protocol that initiates a session over the Internet.
How SIP Trunking Works: IP-PBX vs Hosted VoIP PBX
IP-PBX and hosted PBX systems work in two very different ways from a SIP trunking standpoint. Both technologies interact differently with the Private Branch Exchange (PBX), Public-Switched Telephone Network, Internet Telephony Service Provider, and the Enterprise Boarder Element (EDGE).
90 Employees Integrated with FreedomIQ Hosted VoIP PBX
It’s always amazing when your hosted VoIP PBX product lets a customer accomplish a goal. Recently, we were able to help a customer do just that.
The Newton Group ESA, a well known and reputable telemarketing business, has successfully integrated 90 remote employees using the FreedomIQ hosted VoIP service. This is no small feat… Each of these employees is located in different regions across the United States. But, by plugging their Polycom phones into their Internet connection and accessing the hosted VoIP service, they are now able to seamlessly operate on the same network.
House of Representatives Pushes FCC to Question Google Voice
Google Voice is coming onto the scene fast, and with it, a large amount of speculation and controversy. One of the largest issues at the moment is the company’s decision to block numbers from remote areas.
According to Gizmodo, “Google Voice blocks calls to some rural carriers, conference call services and naughty talk lines because they have pricey access fees.”
While this issue doesn’t affect the majority of the population, those in remote areas are not taking this decision lying down. Today it was reported on FierceVoIP that:
FreedomIQ Call Reporting takes Hosted VoIP to the Next Level
If you’re a business owner researching hosted VoIP solutions for the first time, you undoubtedly have a lot of information to digest. However, just the fact that you have found interest in hosted VoIP, and you’ve come across the FreedomIQ Hosted VoIP Blog, shows that you are headed in the right direction with your VoIP phone system purchase.
This post will not cover all of the reasons a hosted VoIP PBX may be the right fit for your business, if you’d like to access that information check out our hosted VoIP PBX section. Instead, this blog will focus on one very attractive feature which FreedomIQ offers and many other hosted VoIP providers do not, advanced call reporting.
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