Premise based Old-School PBX systems cannot compete with the advent of rapidly advancing technology. They are expensive up-front to purchase, costly to maintain, take up space within your facility and typically require an IT specialist to set up and maintain the system. Staying the course with an outdated on-site PBX system is like driving a car without power steering and brakes. Today is a great day to explore the options that exist to improve the telecommunications within your healthcare facility with Healthcare Voip.
Digital Voice Services and how they work…
- There are three primary methods of delivering digital voice and they are T-1 ‘s, Fiber, and Wireless. We mainly focus on T-1′s, however larger circuits and fiber are available when necessary.
- A T-1 is a circuit with 24 channels, often called an OS-1, that is delivered to a customers location as a single 4 wire, with 2 twisted pairs, circuit. Each one of the channels is comprised of 64Kb’s of bandwidth. So when combined, a T-1 is basically equivalent to 1.544Mb of bandwidth.
The Convergence of Voice and Data
Convergence is the merging of traditional voice and data networks into a shared infrastructure. The value of this convergence is in efficiency, expanded functionality, support and cost savings. The benefits of working within a converged voice and data network are:
- Lower costs due of centralized voice and data administration
- Streamlined routine maintenance due to a centralized network control environment
- Lower bandwidth requirements and enhanced sound quality
- A reduction in power consumption due to equipment optimization
- Increased productivity resulting from the integration of real-time communications into business processes
- Performance and service level operations: assess and proactively manage your converged network’s performance
- Converged desktop computer applications: that integrate voice, message, video, email, fax, intelligent routing and document sharing
