'''VoIP''' is a group of technologies for the '''transmission of voice communications through data lines''' instead of the analog ones available in old telephone systems. VoIP enables users to have a conversation through the Internet IP infrastructure or through the local LAN reducing costs especially for long distance calls. It is a '''mature technology with over 20 years of development''' used in many scenarios even some critical ones. The features and gains of VoIP are detailed in the linked pages with a higher level of detail. | '''VoIP''' is a group of technologies for the '''transmission of voice communications through data lines''' instead of the analog ones available in old telephone systems. VoIP enables users to have a conversation through the Internet IP infrastructure or through the local LAN reducing costs especially for long distance calls. It is a '''mature technology with over 20 years of development''' used in many scenarios even some critical ones. The features and gains of VoIP are detailed in the linked pages with a higher level of detail. |