Sunday, February 24, 2013

How Hosted Telephony Can Benefit Small Businesses

By Emily Collins


There are so many hosting options out there for business phone systems that it can often be hard to ascertain which is best for you. Small businesses often find that their needs and demands constantly change. This leaves them with a vital need for a phone service that is of the utmost quality as well as being efficient and cost effective. Britannic Technologies explains why hosted telephony is becoming more popular.

First, a little description of what hosted telephony is all about: Most offices will have a basic hardware telephone system, where incoming lines from a chosen provider will create all extensions stemming from that hardware. Hosted telephony simply removes the system, transporting it to a remote location to be looked after by the provider. The service is then run via the Internet through leased lines, and cost-effectively at that using the latest voice over IP technology and IP phone handsets.

Pros are this: Every space in your office is vital and important, and chances are that your workspace is already busy enough. Therefore why should you let bulky phone equipment take up more room? This isn't to mention how easy it is to accidentally unplug a wire while making photocopies. What's more, a faulty fan on a hot day could put your office at risk of fire.

Mentally and physically, hosted telephony will remove the burden from your hands by running all phone calls and system upgrades from a remote location via the Internet. It is vital before switching over to ensure that you have a secure, high-functioning internet provider. Since the whole function of the system depends on having a working internet connection, a connect that is faulty and inconsistent will disrupt your entire phone system and prevent upgrades from taking place.

Britannic Technologies, works as cost per user per month (PUPM) which is fantastic for small businesses in that no large upfront deposits are required. Hosted telephony cuts down on IT costs a lot and businesses who sign up save on average 50-70% to use on other important demands that a growing business faces.




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