VoIP vs. PBX: Which One Will You Choose?<\/h1><\/div>![\"pbx](\"https:\/\/iesmartsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/voip-vs-pbx-scaled.jpg\" "\\"voip-vs-pbx\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div>The telephone transformed an era of communication in business and society, much like the telegraph before it. And with the advent of the internet, a new iteration of the telephone emerged: voice over internet protocol or VoIP. It replaced the functionality of conventional telephone networks and added new features \u2014 although call quality suffered in the early days when internet bandwidth wasn\u2019t as robust.<\/p>\n
Today, VoIP enables a host of benefits thanks to the power of software and virtualization. And call quality is absolutely top notch.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Advantages of VoiP<\/h2><\/div>At a glance, VoIP delivers way more bang for your buck than PBX telephony. If you\u2019re planning new construction, there\u2019s almost no reason to install the infrastructure for PBX unless you have some very specific needs or limitations (you\u2019ll learn more about this in the PBX section).<\/p>\n<\/div>
It Scales Easily<\/h3><\/div>Thanks to the fact that the central nervous system for a VoIP network is a server and it runs concurrently with the internet, you can create or delete telephone instances with extreme ease. Your provider should make it simple for you to pay only for the licenses you need and flex with your headcount. This also means that if equipment fails, such as the physical telephone unit, you can quickly switch to a backup unit or redirect to a laptop.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Your Device Is Your Phone<\/h3><\/div>VoIP enables you to shed the desk phone entirely if you want. Users can run the telephone interface from their laptop or smartphone using the right software. This creates amazing flexibility, especially in a world where more and more people work remotely.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Lots Of Integrations<\/h3><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>The telephone transformed an era of communication in business and society, much like the telegraph before it. And with the advent of the internet, a new iteration of the telephone emerged: voice over internet protocol or VoIP. It replaced the functionality of conventional telephone networks and added new features \u2014 although call quality suffered in the early days when internet bandwidth wasn\u2019t as robust.<\/p>\n
Today, VoIP enables a host of benefits thanks to the power of software and virtualization. And call quality is absolutely top notch.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Advantages of VoiP<\/h2><\/div>At a glance, VoIP delivers way more bang for your buck than PBX telephony. If you\u2019re planning new construction, there\u2019s almost no reason to install the infrastructure for PBX unless you have some very specific needs or limitations (you\u2019ll learn more about this in the PBX section).<\/p>\n<\/div>
It Scales Easily<\/h3><\/div>Thanks to the fact that the central nervous system for a VoIP network is a server and it runs concurrently with the internet, you can create or delete telephone instances with extreme ease. Your provider should make it simple for you to pay only for the licenses you need and flex with your headcount. This also means that if equipment fails, such as the physical telephone unit, you can quickly switch to a backup unit or redirect to a laptop.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Your Device Is Your Phone<\/h3><\/div>VoIP enables you to shed the desk phone entirely if you want. Users can run the telephone interface from their laptop or smartphone using the right software. This creates amazing flexibility, especially in a world where more and more people work remotely.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Lots Of Integrations<\/h3><\/div>
At a glance, VoIP delivers way more bang for your buck than PBX telephony. If you\u2019re planning new construction, there\u2019s almost no reason to install the infrastructure for PBX unless you have some very specific needs or limitations (you\u2019ll learn more about this in the PBX section).<\/p>\n<\/div>
It Scales Easily<\/h3><\/div>Thanks to the fact that the central nervous system for a VoIP network is a server and it runs concurrently with the internet, you can create or delete telephone instances with extreme ease. Your provider should make it simple for you to pay only for the licenses you need and flex with your headcount. This also means that if equipment fails, such as the physical telephone unit, you can quickly switch to a backup unit or redirect to a laptop.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Your Device Is Your Phone<\/h3><\/div>VoIP enables you to shed the desk phone entirely if you want. Users can run the telephone interface from their laptop or smartphone using the right software. This creates amazing flexibility, especially in a world where more and more people work remotely.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Lots Of Integrations<\/h3><\/div>
Thanks to the fact that the central nervous system for a VoIP network is a server and it runs concurrently with the internet, you can create or delete telephone instances with extreme ease. Your provider should make it simple for you to pay only for the licenses you need and flex with your headcount. This also means that if equipment fails, such as the physical telephone unit, you can quickly switch to a backup unit or redirect to a laptop.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Your Device Is Your Phone<\/h3><\/div>VoIP enables you to shed the desk phone entirely if you want. Users can run the telephone interface from their laptop or smartphone using the right software. This creates amazing flexibility, especially in a world where more and more people work remotely.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Lots Of Integrations<\/h3><\/div>
VoIP enables you to shed the desk phone entirely if you want. Users can run the telephone interface from their laptop or smartphone using the right software. This creates amazing flexibility, especially in a world where more and more people work remotely.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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