Many people still do not know what VOIP actually is or what it stands for. And many business owners do not know what the benefits of VoIP versus Analogue PBX Systems hold. To be honest, I do not blame them entirely since technology is currently advancing at an incredible rate.
Analogue PBX systems
This is the traditional, intra-office telephone system, that has been around for decades! Keep in mind that analogue systems came before the internet and make use of traditional copper phone lines. This means they cannot use many of the modern-day features you might see in more advanced telephone systems such as multimedia services, converting voicemail to email, or remote working capabilities. And, if your business is expanding, you may need to add new jacks and telephone wires to support additional employees, which can increase your hardware costs drastically.
VOIP - Voice Over Internet Protocol
VOIP on the other hand stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol which simply means that VoIP business phone systems need only a live internet connection to make and receive calls. With VOIP phone calls are routed over the internet in the form of small data packets. It has the same functions as a traditional analogue PBX, but also provides many additional features. In saying that, it is a more cost-effective option. Expensive landline rental can be eliminated and replaced with much cheaper SIP trunking services.
Businesses can save more by switching to VOIP and the best part is the cost factor. Although prices for landlines vary by providers, businesses can save an average of 50-75% when switching to VoIP from a traditional landline.
VOIP delivers business-enhancing capabilities that legacy phone systems hardly achieve, some of them are as follows:
Extension Mobility
VoIP services usually offer a mobile app (softphone) that analogue phone systems don’t. With such an application, your employees can bring their desk phones with them via their own smartphone or computer anywhere, anytime.
Easy Scalability
Expand your phone system without new costly equipment and wiring. VoIP is incredibly scalable and allows you to add or remove users/extensions with ease.
Geographical Flexibility
Routing calls over an Internet connection, VoIP removes barriers to communication expansion with virtual numbering. This makes it possible for businesses to have a virtual local presence anywhere in the world.
Therefore in the battle of VoIP versus Analogue PBX Systems, VoIP beats Analog in terms of features, flexibility, cost, and reliability in the long run. That’s why businesses today are ditching landlines and making a shift towards VoIP. Contact our PSI IT Services team today to make the shift and join the VOIP movement.
Abhishek Basdeo
Technical Manager
