The Difference Between VoIP and IP Telephony

VoIP allows domestic customers to communicate over long distances with and see far-flung family and friends on their smart devices using VoIP apps like Skype and WhatsApp. There aren’t any more costly international calls.

VoIP and IP Telephony are frequently interchanged to refer to digitally based communications. Are they the same thing, or are there technical and non-technical distinctions?

IP Telephony

Simply stated, IP telephony is the use of digital concepts with communications systems in order to take advantage of the hardware and software environment that comes with it, as well as an Internet connection. VoIP is a term often used to describe using the Internet instead of the local PSTN for low-cost or toll-free calls.

VoIP

At a technical level, VoIP is a standards-based method for moving voice traffic in a digital communications ecosystem. The network might be private for internal communication. Inter-branch and international long-distance and worldwide communications can be added via an Internet connection. As a result, VoIP may be classified as one of the variants of IP telephony.

The most frequent type of VoIP at a domestic level is the use of smart devices to operate programs like Skype and Whatsapp. They are used to provide non-toll-free calling alternatives in place of regular PSTN/cellular phone calls.

Implementing IP Telephony and VoIP

It may appear that IP telephony has a lot more to do than just voice communications and conventional phone equipment. Even though the handsets are VoIP telephones and VoIP is the protocol that manages the voice traffic, IP telephony covers a much larger area than simply voice communications. Because of these differences, installation requirements are different.

The process of converting a communications network to IP Telephony is known as digitizing it. This, like any other business-based endeavor, entails first defining what you want to accomplish and what you anticipate to gain by going digital. You can’t know if you’ve succeeded or not if you don’t define the goals.

For a basic VoIP setup, all you need is a smartphone or desktop computer with the right software installed. Simply download an app like Skype or Whatsapp to a smart device or PC, set up an Internet connection, and you’re ready to go.

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