Monday 18 May 2015

WHY YOU SHOULD BUY VOICE OVER IP (VoIP)

Before going further we have to understand about the term VoIP.

What is VOIP

VoIP, also known as Voice of Internet Protocol, is a term that all industries that use telecommunications at any level are going to be hearing more and more in the near future
It allows telephone calls to be made over computer networks like the Internet. VoIP converts analog voice signals into digital data packets and supports real-time, two-way transmission of conversations using Internet Protocol (IP).     
     
Some of the most popular features include:.

  • Voicemail to Email
  • Automated Attendant 
  • Automated Live Failover
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Auto Day/Night Time Conditions
How does VOIP work?

A way is required to turn analog phone signals into digital signals that can be sent over the Internet.This function can either be included into the phone itself or in a separate box like an ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment)

Why use VOIP?

These are the reasons to use VOIP:-

1.Lower Cost

                 In general phone service via VOIP costs less than equivalent service from traditional sources. This is largely a function of traditional phone services either being monopolies or government entities. There are also some cost savings due to using a single network to carry voice and data. This is especially true when users have existing under-utilized network capacity that they can use for VOIP without any additional costs.

2.More User-Friendly for Employees:- VOIP makes easy some things that are difficult to impossible with traditional phone networks.
  • Incoming phone calls are automatically routed to your VOIP phone where ever you plug it into the network. Take your VOIP phone with you on a trip, and anywhere you connect it to the Internet, you can receive your incoming calls.
  • Call center agents using VOIP phones can easily work from anywhere with a good Internet connection.
3.More than two persons

On the phone line, only two persons can speak at a time. With VoIP, you can setup a conference with a whole team communicating in real time. VoIP compresses data packets during transmission, and this causes more data to be handled over the carrier. As a result, more calls can be handled on one access line.




Monday 4 May 2015

TVS Motors Improves Point to Point Video Communications With Grandstream GXV 3275/3240


About TVS Motor Company
                                               
The flagship company of the TVS group, TVS Motor Company is among the largest two-wheeler manufacturer in India. With plants in Hosur (near Bangalore), Mysore, Himachal Pradesh and Indonesia, it has the largest portfolio of vehicles and caters to the widest segment of customers.
TVS Motor Company is the third largest two-wheeler manufacturer in India and one among the top ten in the world, with annual turnover of more than USD 1.4 billion in 2011-2012, and is the flagship company of the, USD 7.29 billion, TVS Group.
The business ranges across automobile component manufacturing, components distribution, manufacturing of powered two-wheelers, computer peripherals, financial services, contract manufacturing services and software development.

Requirement              

TVS Motors is using CISCO Call manager with more than 2000 subscriptions across the plant, admin block and rest of office area, where they are using Cisco endpoints (IP Phones), they are looking for video phones for management and senior executives for point to point video communication.

Competition                                     

Being a CISCO account, we had stiff competition against Cisco and Polycom who challenged us with their brand images and credentials.

 Challenges                                              

Compatibility with Existing IP PBX and Brand image. Ethernet cabling was also not possible at all the area.

Solution Offered                             
The Grandstream GXV3275 Video IP Phone for Android™ combines a 6-line IP video phone with a multi-platform video conferencing solution and an Android tablet to offer an all-in-one communications solution.

How our Solution was different than competition

The GXV3275 runs the Android Operating System and therefore offers full access to the many Android apps in the Google Play Store™ which includes thousands of business productivity apps such as Skype, Microsoft Lync, Salesforce1, and GoToMeeting. The GXV3275 experience is delivered on a 7 inch touch screen and features integrated Bluetooth, Gigabit ports, a built-in web browser, integrated Wi-Fi, HD audio and PoE. By combining the power of multiple devices into one, the GXV3275 is the ideal solution for all communication, productivity and video conferencing needs.

The GXV 3275 uses very less bandwidth using G.729 codec for voice and H.264 codec for video and delivers an excellent Video call even at 160 kbps.


About Cohesive      

Cohesive Technologies is a global telecom solution provider on VoIP and IP platform. Head quartered in INDIA with operations spread globally. As a leader on VoIP solutions, Cohesive integrates and design solutions which are people centric solutions, based on customer insights and our promise of Convergence.
To achieve the customer delight and the right solution Cohesive partners its technology with Aculab, 2N, Grand stream, Epygi and Ameyo to cater all verticals from a SOHO customer to a big enterprise. 

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