{"id":12136,"date":"2020-08-04T11:24:36","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T09:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teleforwarding.com\/?p=12136"},"modified":"2022-08-05T10:52:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T08:52:48","slug":"what-is-sip-trunking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tf-usa.com\/blog\/what-is-sip-trunking\/","title":{"rendered":"What is SIP Trunking?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Have you heard of SIP Trunking? For this week\u2019s blog post, we put together a comprehensive overview of just that: what is SIP Trunking and how does it work for your organisation.<\/p>\n
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Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a protocol used to establish voice connections over the Internet, namely using Voice of Internet Protocol (VoIP). Trunking is the unification of multiple channels into a single, unified channel linking various points to the proper receive on the opposite end. That being the case, SIP Trunking can be compared to “traditional” telephone lines.<\/p>\n
The main difference is that all calls are translated into data, allowing them go through the data network, rather than the classic telephone networks. This means voice and data can and are transferred over the same network \u2013 namely the Internet.<\/p>\n
With SIP trunking, in this case also referred to as call trunking, you can retain all the functions of your regular telephone services, but all calls (both national and international) are made via the Internet.<\/p>\n
Switching your networks to enable the usage of offers your company a number of benefits<\/p>\n
When it comes to the infrastructure of your calling systems, cost obviously plays a major role in the decision to switch to SIP Trunking. Not only does the switch to SIP Trunking offer simplified telecommunications channel, it also enables:<\/p>\n