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What is VoIP?

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:27:27 +0000

VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol, is a protocol designed for transferring audio (voice) over the Internet. This protocol can be referred by different terms like IP telephony, Internet telephony, broadband telephony etc., this protocol helps in routing or directing the voice conversations in any IP based networks. VoIP protocol helps to maximize the use of under utilized cable line that can transfer large amount of data. VoIP protocol is used to make voice conversation between two IP based systems, or between PSTN and VoIP system.

Telecommunications and Business

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:21:57 +0000

Telecommunications, which is essential to today's smooth business operations, is the transmittal of data and information from one point to another. Telephoning, faxing, e-mail, the World Wide Web - none of these essential business services would be available without fast and reliable telecommunications and so, the concept of electronic commerce, popularly called "e-commerce” would be impossible. In this article we will help you understand the technical foundations of telecommunications, an essential ingredient to managing its role in business.

How Do I get cheap cell phones?

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:03:24 +0000

As phone technology develops, it is becoming easier for many of leading manufacturers to develop cheap phones as a result of reduced development costs. Furthermore, the cell phone business has become very competitive with major players engaged in a business war to win the masses and drive up their thin margins in an increasingly-saturated market. In 2007, Motorola launched a phone for developing countries that costs a mere $32. So it no longer becomes necessary to spend hundreds of dollars on a cell phone.

How to get Free VoIP

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:56:05 +0000

The word “free” is a misnomer in the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) landscape, for there is probably no player in that industry that offers absolutely free VoIP calls. There are usually some strings attached. And even though it is entirely possible to make free calls over the Internet, you are most likely to pay Internet connection charges, thus negating any notion of “free” calls. The next best thing is paying some very-low prices (compared to mobile and landline phones’ charges) to make voice calls that are unlimited by geography or billing time.

What is dBm?

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:39:57 +0000

dBm (which is at times also called dBmW), is a unit used to express absolute values of power relative to a milliwatt. The term also comes up when there is a discussion of RF measurements in any RF device or SOC device such as the Radio, Microwave and fiber Optic cabling as a way of expressing very large or very small values. dBm is also the standard used to measure telephone system power levels.

What is Telemarketing?

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:42:14 +0000

Marketing is a unique function for business. Marketing may be direct or indirect based on how a salesman does it. Telemarketing is a method of direct marketing; here a salesperson uses the telephone to satisfy prospective customers and persuade them to buy a products or services. Telemarketing was extensively in use since late 1970 and has created huge impact on various businesses. The two major categories of telemarketing are Business-to-business and Business-to-consumer. The following are the sub categories of telemarketing:

What is WCDMA?

admin — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:46:21 +0000

WCDMA stands for Wideband Code Division Multiple Access. This is a 3G cellular network developed by NTT DoCoMo, a Japanese operator for their 3G network. Later, NTT DoCoMo submitted the specification to an organization called ITU (International Communication Union) for it to be classified as 3G standard called IMT-2000. ITU later accepted WCDMA as a standard separate from it’s then existing 3G technology such as CDMA2000, EDGE and DECT. It is used across IMT-2000 frequency bands.

What is a VoIP PBX?

admin — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:38:52 +0000

VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol, is a protocol used to transfer voice conversation over internet. PBX stands for Private Branch Exchange. A PBX is a switching system that manages the calls between local users. So we can define VoIP PBX as a switching system that connects all the voIP calls between local users. A PBX also provides lines that are shared for connecting to external phones.

What is telephone conferencing?

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:05:37 +0000

Any meeting of people that “confer” or discuss about a topic is termed as Conference. And the communication medium used to confer is telephone so this kind of conference is called as telephone conference. This can also be framed as “ the process of making simultaneous call link from a caller to more than two called parties using special equipment called as conference bridge that takes care of the communication links between these parties.

Teleconference Bridges

admin — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 21:16:00 +0000

A teleconference bridge is the equipment used to provide a one to many communication link (teleconference). We cannot consider bridge as a mere hardware that connects multiple incoming lines, it also incorporates software that enhances the bridge capabilities for additional features like automated call up service, etc...