Self-Paced Migration to a VoIP Enterprise - Sponsored Whitepaper

As enterprises continue to migrate to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), service providers are offering value-added voice services that will transform the way we use the broadband network. One such service is Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking. SIP trunking is expected to grow at a rate of 58.4% over the next six years (Frost & Sullivan, 2006). The service will enable an enterprise to use the Wide Area Network (WAN) instead of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). Using SIP and IP transport, the WAN now supports converged communications including voice, data and video.

SIP trunking from a service provider delivers some important benefits to enterprises. First, SIP trunking enables enterprises to combine data and voice on the same WAN, lowering costs associated with the management of two separate networks. Because multiple services (voice, video and data) share the same pipe, WAN utilization is improved. Productivity tools such as instant messaging and user presence may also share this same data connection.