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How To Shop For Internet Telephony Equipment
Internet Telephony equipments may be as simple as NetMeeting runs on a multimedia PCequipped with microphone. A microphone is affordably obtained at around U! "#$ inde%eloping countries up to U! &'#"( in some western countries. uch setting is the mostreasonable configuration to feel Internet Telephony communication.
)owe%er* for serious office applications* such as* connecting P+, in remote - regionaloffices to the corporate headquarter through corporate %irtual pri%ate networ* a morededicated equipment would be required. Internet Telephony /ateway 0IT/1 would be theimportant piece of equipment in the installation. Internet Telephony /ateway will act asthe interface between Internet telephony and con%entional analog telephony.
2or enterprise or personal - home class Internet Telephony /ateway 0IT/1* we arenormally looing at low#density gateways* i.e.* gateway with small number of 34#&& phone lines up to around &( 34#&& phone lines. In such low#density gateway* we arelooing at around U!&((#&'( - 34#&& phone lines.
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Check Out the Portals
earch through /ooglewould be the simplest way
to sur%ey for InternetTelephony or InternetTelephony Products.electing appropriateeywords* such as* 5internettelephony6* 5internettelephony gateway6* 5lowdensity gateway6.
The famous InternetTelephony portal would bePul%er.Comhttp7--www.pul%er.com. Itused to carry a large list of Internet Telephonyequipments manufacturer. Itseems the list is now morefocused on a the more
ad%anced equipments basedon ession InitiationProtocol 0IP1 and their remarable 2ree 8orld 9ial#up mo%ement to get freeInternet Telephony calls tomany places on the planet.
http://www.pulver.com/http://www.pulver.com/
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To get the re%iew on %ariousInternet telephonyequipments would be %eryuseful in searching for the
equipments. An e:ample of such re%iew can be found inhttp7--www.tmcnet.com. Ithas se%eral articles useful onselecting the Internettelephony equipments* such
as* the selection guide 4une"(("* and the special focusarticle* 4anuary "(($.
http://www.tmcnet.com/http://www.tmcnet.com/http://www.tmcnet.com/
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Examples of Enterprise Telephony Equipments
Connecting regional - branchoffices to corporate
headquarter would be of interest to significantlyreduce the long distance andinternational charges.2ortunately* most of theseoffices currently ha%e somesort of Internetinfrastructure; some e%enha%e dedicated Internetconnection with %irtual pri%ate networ 0
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able to tal using a newer ession Initiation Protocol 0IP1. ).$"$ based equipmentmight be lower in cost.
A dedicated Internet Telephony /ateway 0IT/1 is normally cost about U!&(( - line plusta:es. More lines would be more cost effecti%e. Taiwanese manufacturers might pro%ide
low cost solutions for dedicated Internet Telephony /ateway 0IT/1. ome of thesemanufactures are*
http7--www.planet.com.twhttp7--www.>ipcom.com.twhttp7--www.>incnetwors.comhttp7--www.mitel.com
end e#mail to their sales and as for quote on their enterprise class Internet Telephony/ateway 0IT/1 product to compare prices.
http://www.planet.com.tw/http://www.zipcom.com.tw/http://www.zincnetworks.com/http://www.mitel.com/http://www.planet.com.tw/http://www.zipcom.com.tw/http://www.zincnetworks.com/http://www.mitel.com/
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Example of Home / Personal Class Equipments
ome might be interestedto ha%e a " lines Internet
Telephony /ateway 0IT/1running on their PC athome or ?)? 0mall?ffice )ome ?ffice1.
There are some PC#basedInternet Telephony cards.
?ne of the most fa%ourite PC#based cards is @uicNetInterNet ine4ACB and InterNet Phone4ACB.?penh$"" http7--www.openh$"$.org e%en support the open inu: 8indows dri%er for it.
The current @uicNet products also co%er for micro#Telco installation.
8e normally looing atthe cost around U! &((#&'( - line for a PC#basedcard.
ome of the home - personal class InternetTelephony equipment can be found at*
http7--www.aplio.com-http7--www.innomedia.com-http7--www.quicnet.net-http7--www.shelcad.com-http7--www.users.bigpond.com-%oicet-
http://www.aplio.com/http://www.innomedia.com/http://www.quicknet.net/http://www.shelcad.com/http://www.users.bigpond.com/voicet/http://www.aplio.com/http://www.innomedia.com/http://www.quicknet.net/http://www.shelcad.com/http://www.users.bigpond.com/voicet/
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Example of Carrier Class Equipment Examples
Although this boo is notintended for carrier class
operator* there is abundantnumber of carrier classInternet Telephonymanufacturer. A large list of such manufacturers can befound at*
http7--www.pul%er.com
http7--www.%oipcalculator.com
Carrier class Internet Telephony equipment may connect se%eral T& or =& lines. Theynormally pro%ide a complete solution with its gateeeper and billing system. It would be
the most cost effecti%e solution to run callingcard ser%ice for carrying international and somelong distance traffic* hopefully the Telco quitecooperati%e.
http://www.pulver.com/http://www.voipcalculator.com/http://www.pulver.com/http://www.voipcalculator.com/