But most continue to implement IP telephony as a one-for-one replacement for a PBX or Centrex service. Analyst firm Gartner recently warned users to look for tangible business benefits of voice over IP (VoIP) networks beyond cost savings from...
Roughly 70 percent of NEC's telecommunications equipment sales involve traditional PBX switches, but VoIP equipment, like the Univerge SV7000 switch, could account for half of sales in three years, Ichii said.
Lacey, one of the founders of the Jericho Forum security user group, said that VoIP represented a particular threat to enterprise network security as companies may rush to take advantage of cheap telephony services without thinking about the...
Another trend Hall pointed to is the recent emergence of managed and hosted services for IP telephony, both for network services such as IP VPN and telephony services such as IP PBX and contact centres.
For small businesses looking to move to the new generation of telecom services, an IP-PBX or voice over IP (VoIP) gateway has all the capabilities of a traditional switch or key system. While the very smallest businesses only need to buy a couple...
Mike Roberts, IT director at the London Clinic, which is planning to roll out VoIP in the next 18 months, told silicon.com he would be looking for "some form of encryption" before making the switch. When it comes to rolling out voice over IP (VoIP...