VoIP ideal for small businesses says expert

VoIP ideal for small businesses says expert

Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP as it’s more usually referred to, can be a great addition to the daily operation of a small or medium sized business.

This is according to Telappliant’s Business Sales Manager for the EMEA region, Tom Dobson, who claims that VoIP can provide small businesses with the demand for international telephony, but that also want to keep the costs down.

He said that the key to the benefit for smaller businesses was the low cost of entry. SMEs that are growing quickly but do not want to commit to spending a fortune on international calls, will find VoIP a realistic option.

Speaking to the Chartered Institute for IT, Dobson said that VoIP is unique in that it offers a level of both flexibility and scalability - in that scaling it up does not have to involve bringing in engineers and buying expensive equipment. Mr Dobson stated, that the process was “very simple”.

A spokesperson for Viop-info.org said that he expects that VoIP will become the main route of communication for all businesses in the future. Making calls over the internet can save firms a huge amount of money and can also, as Mr Dobson pointed out, provide them with the flexibility needed to add or remove services when needed.

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