7 reasons to add SIP trunking to your telephone system

VoIP, or voice over internet protocol, is frequently associated with well-known consumer services like Vonage, Skype, and Google Voice. Through services from commercial VoIP providers often known as Hosted VoIP, Hosted PBX, IP Centrex, and Virtual PBX, many businesses have replaced their outdated telephone systems with VoIP. However, Session Initiation Protocol, often known as SIP trunking, is becoming more and more common for combining VoIP with older telephone systems.

SIP trunking is not just available for modern telephone systems that can directly take them. A SIP trunk can be used by older telephone systems with the help of an integration box. Here is a list of advantages of SIP trunks that virtually any telephone system can use.

• Direct inward dial (Did)

A DID number is one that rings to a desk phone or a specific department. The phone number may be public or private and may appear on business cards, the Internet, and directories. DID is expensive circuits or phone lines necessary for older telephone networks. DID can be handled by more recent digital systems when a Primary Rate Interface (PRI) circuit is used.

• Publicize local numbers in additional markets

The 10 digit phone numbers that direct calls to SIP trunks are not restricted by location. Local phone numbers from Dallas, Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago might be found on a phone system in Dallas. It would be completely unknown to someone dialing the local Chicago number that they are speaking to someone in Dallas.

• Stop guessing at the needed number of telephone lines

Most companies with outdated phone systems virtually always estimate the required number of telephone lines. If you guess incorrectly, you risk losing revenue and upsetting callers by paying too much for too many lines.Although many SIP services are billed according to the number of calls they will pass concurrently, the cost for each channel is far lower than for older services.

• Backup circuits

SIP trunks can be used as a backup by businesses that experience spikes in call volume or that cannot afford to be without phone service. SIP Trunks are a superior substitute to other solutions because of their reasonable price. SIP trunks can give a variety of cable routes into the building if the Internet service provider is a cable company or wireless ISP because they are delivered through the Internet.

• Disaster recovery

SIP trunk providers use “soft” switches, which are much more adaptable than the bulky hardware central office switches used by large telephone companies, to supply their service. Many SIP trunk providers can automatically re-route calls to other 10 digit telephone numbers, including mobile phones, in the event they lose touch with their customer in addition to offering a variety of cable routes into the business.

• Unlimited long distance

SIP trunk services that offer unlimited long distance are offered in a wide range of price bundles. Businesses may quickly locate a package that suits their requirements. Unlimited domestic long distance within the continental United States is included in some packages.

• Reconfigure service quickly to address changing needs

The architecture of SIP trunk providers enables them to adapt quickly to the changing needs of their clients. They are able to easily add and remove features as well as concurrent call pathways within hours without having to send a service professional to the location.

Any telephone system, including outdated legacy systems, can gain value and improve its features with the use of SIP trunks. They can swiftly adapt, manage expenses, and provide services not seen in regular telephone line service.