International Calls

The internet is a mine for business solutions; it helps make work more efficient and provides millions of possibilities. Telecommunications, one of the most important tools of business, has become affordable, or even cheap, with the introduction of the internet. One of the internet tools that can help in reducing telecommunication costs is a VoIP gateway. VoIP gateway, short for voice over internet protocol gateway, transmits telephony traffic over a data network by converting it into an internet protocol (IP). It also packetizes, compresses, and decompresses voice and fax; routes calls; and controls signaling.

Business and the internet

The advent of the internet has changed the way we do business. Although not without faults, the internet has made a lot of things easier, faster, and more efficient for everyone—especially for business. The internet has made information widely available, fast-tracked transactions, allowed a wider market reach, revolutionized advertising, and made worldwide telecommunications a lot easier. Before, the fax machine used to be king, when it came to international transactions. Because it maintained the same long distance and overseas rates, a high monthly telecom bill used to be the norm. Today however, a lot of international transactions are done over the internet, including telecommunications, fax, and even live conferencing. All these translated to reduced costs and various communication possibilities. One of the most useful telecommunications devices that make use of the internet is a VoIP gateway.

How VoIP gateway works

Incoming voice calls and faxes enter through a public switched telephone network (PSTN). The VoIP gateway converts these incoming signals and transmits them to an IP network. This allows users to make calls using the internet, through a VoIP service provider. In short, they route calls to the internet instead of a telephone line, and therefore reducing costs.