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Enterprise-level VoIP solutions can be had in two specific types: The hybrid IP-PBX (News - Alert) types that can support both IP and TDM communications, and pure IP solutions, sometimes called soft-switches. The latter kind has the many advantages of starting afresh, and not being "bolted on" to another technology — to include such things as greater manageability, ease of deployment, greater value, and standards-based designs that ease integration into IT processes and applications.
Eventually, the hybrid approach will be as out of favor as POTS are today. As of right now, IP-PBXs are still going strong, due in large part to the basic economics of business. Many organizations see that it still makes financial sense to preserve existing investments in TDM equipment. It's the hybrid approach that allows them to do that very thing. The obsolescence of the hybrid equipment, therefore, is a ways down the road.
Should you go with a pure IP solution or a merged, hybrid one? Let's compare some equipment and see.
The Pure IP Solution
Quickly gaining ground in business today is the Pure IP kind of telephone. It's able to share capabilities throughout your organization, no matter how large it is. By avoiding long-distance charges between your branches, it also helps you to save money.
Easy to Use
Many pure IP communications systems are very easy to use, since they match the way your employees already use the phone. This makes their use very intuitive. The phones typically come with a large LCD display that offers straightforward controls and instructions, along with buttons that can be individually programmed by each user...Read More
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