Why you should consider SIP Trunking for your business
SIP trunking enables you to connect to the public telephone network to send and receive calls via the Internet. It supports VoIP and can be used as an effective replacement for an ISDN line. The latter is an important point to consider as BT has announced the phasing out of ISDN lines over the next […]
Ten key considerations when choosing a new hosted phone system
Is a hosted phone system reliable? – data transfer is more reliable with a hosted phone system as it uses broadband cables which are impervious to bad weather or broken lines How much hardware is required? – in essence a hosted phone system requires no more hardware or infrastructure than a smartphone. How many accounts […]
What is Unified Communications as a service?
You’ve probably heard of ‘unified communications’ (UC). It’s one of those impactful business buzzwords that sounds like it promises to vanquish a variety of problems in one fell swoop. However, that’s because it can. Combining every channel of business communication into a single, cloud service platform, UC is an increasingly popular choice for businesses seeking […]
How does Unified Communications work?
The term Unified Communications (UC) has become something of a buzzword. Like “green” and “sustainable”, “forward-thinking” and “progressive”, before it. Subsequently, many people think of “unified communications” in the same way; more of a cool concept than a tangible mode of improving businesses and services. However, it remains a path for businesses to progress, nonetheless. […]
Unified Communications – is it secure and can it help your organisation succeed?
A big concern with any new technology is how secure it is, especially when compared to the tried, tested and reliable alternatives. Unified Communication (UC) software is typically delivered over a single, encrypted broadband or ethernet cabled network. This method actually reduces the chance of anybody accessing your secure information without authorisation, simply because there […]
Why you should be considering Unified Communications (UC)
In our last blog article on UC, we looked at the advantages that it could bring to your organisation. This time we are looking at whom UC would best suit. As communication technology develops, it becomes increasingly easy for businesses to contact each other internally and keep in touch with their customers. At least, that’s […]
Top 5 reasons to implement hosted telephony
Reduced costs Firstly, a hosted solution does not require the same amount of capital expenditure to set up compared to an on-premise one. Also, you will save energy costs as you do not have to power and cool the server on your premises. If you are green minded, you will be happy to know that […]
How 5G can transform business
All the recent announcements from the mobile networks about how they are going to roll out 5G over the next few years may have passed you by as something not yet worth your attention. With the cost of 5G handsets currently high and the service only being available in a few major cities, this is […]
What are the advantages of Unified Communications (UC)?
In our last blog article, we looked at what UC actually is. This time we will be looking at the benefits of UC and how to start building your UC system. So, who will UC benefit: What are the starting points of building a UC system? The “brain” of a UC system is what is […]
Alfonica quick guide to telecom abbreviations
If you have ever had to choose a telecoms solution for your company, you will probably have been baffled by the vast array of esoteric abbreviations the industry uses to describe its products and services. So, if you don’t know the difference between FTTC and FTTP and have no idea what ISDN and ASDL do, […]
