VoIP Technology

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VoIP Technology

• By Dan Del Vecchio
• Isaac Juneman

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What is it?

• Voice over Internet Protocol

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How does it work?
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What you need
Adapter (wireless)
USB Phone
Headset
28 - 60
35 - 110
129 - 210
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Why VoIP?

• Pros
• Low cost
• Integrate voice and data applications
• Great for video conferencing

• Cons
• Some services don't work during power outages
• Difficulty connecting to 911 dispatchers
• Errors

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Driving Factors of VoIP

• Growth of the Internet and wide usage of IP
• Avoid long distance charges
• Speed
• Flexibility
• Exciting future

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Service Providers

• VoIP Providers include

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FCC Regulation

• Currently in the proposal stage
• Comply to the same regulations as traditional
  telephone services
• Will VoIP services be connected to the public
  switched telephone network?
• How will VoIP services handle emergency services
  such as 911?
• CPUC believes VoIP services are public utilities
  and subject to its regulatory authority.
• Jeffrey Citron, CEO of VoIP provider Vonage
  Holdings, stated too much regulation would
  retard innovation.

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Conclusion

• VoIP is a new technology that enables voices to
  be delivered using IP
• Alternative to public switched telephone networks
• The main driving force is to avoid long distance
  charges and other fees
• Practical for large organizations
• Exciting future IP conferencing, distance
  learning applications, voice web browsing.
• Very hot topic right now in relation to
  voice/data integration

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