What Is Voice Over IP (VoIP) And How Does It Work

Introduction To Voice Over IP (VoIP)

The way we make phone calls is changing. In fact in many circumstances things have already changed. Take long distance calls for instance, many service providers are already using a technology called Voice Over IP or VoIP for short. If you have never heard of Voice over IP (VoIP) before, then the following article will change the way you think about how long distance phone calls are being made now, and about how all phone calls will be made in the future. Voice Over IP (VoIP) is a method for turning analogue audio signals into digital data that can be transferred over the internet.

You may be asking yourself how this new VoIP technology is useful. Well think about it for a few seconds. If it is possible to turn analogue signals into digital data, then VoIP can turn a standard internet connection into a method for placing phone calls anywhere in the world virtually free, except for your internet service fee, enabling you to bypass the phone companies entirely.

Voice Over IP (VoIP) has the potential to completely revolutionise the way the worlds phone systems operate. There are many VoIP service providers that have been around for a while, and are growing steadily. Now the worlds leading telecommunications operators are waking up to the endless possibilities of this new technology, setting up VoIP calling centres around the world and promoting the sales of Voice Over IP phone systems.

Making a call

With VoIP phone systems it is possible to make a call in one of three ways:

ATA (gateway)