Voice Over IP (VoIP)

“Telephone systems are continuously evolving,” says David Finch, president and CEO for ATCOM. “It used to be that the telephone system and the computer system were distinctly two different systems. Now with convergence our customers are using their computer network as the conduit for the phone system: You still need a voice server but you are essentially taking the phone system and putting it on the network. It works really well for customers who want to connect multiple locations across a wide area network (WAN) because they’re then connected via one centrally accessible and administered network."

” VoIP is not necessarily for everyone, but for companies with a high-priority on communications it is definitely an application that should be considered. Professional services with multiple locations like law firms, certified public accountants, stockbrokers, doctors, pharmacies, banks, insurance agencies -- any company with critical telecommunication needs -- can benefit from ATCOM’s VoIP experience."

Shifting traffic from the public switched telephone network onto the Internet and Intranet is one way that businesses can slash recurring telecommunications costs.  Savings also come from sharing bandwidth and increasing the efficiencies with corporate Wide Area Networks.  As opposed to traditional circuit switching, which requires dedicated channels for the duration of a connection: packet switching technology better utilizes transmission capacity.