SIP Trunking - bringing voice and data together

We don’t like to shout about it, but the way businesses and organisations use voice services is changing. Instead of traditional methods to deliver voice and data separately, our SIP Trunking solution, IP Site Connect, means you can now use a data pipe for both. The benefits? More cost-effective, more efficient and future-proof. Now, that’s something to look forward to.

With all your voice and data traffic flowing through one highly efficient circuit, you’ll also be saving loads as IP Site Connect brings all your voice and data together. And backed up with the UK’s only nationwide next generation data network and one of the biggest TDM voice networks in the country, our SIP Trunking solution gives you a one-stop shop and a business grade spec you can rely on.

How does it work?

Put as simply as possible, IP Site Connect uses a data circuit from our next generation fibre optic cable network between your IP PBX switch and our C20-softswitches to either carry voice only (using the SIP protocol) or both voice and data. As well as giving you a single, highly efficient circuit, you can continue to make phone calls to the PSTN just as easily as you can internally or to other organisations using SIP Trunking.

It’s this virtual connection between our switches and your IP PBX that allows VoIP (Voice over IP) traffic to flow between the two. This is enabled by using two types of physical connections - IP VPN (Layer 3) or Ethernet (Layer 2). And it’ll work hard for your business or organisation.

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SIP Trunking - bringing voice and data together 

Why should you choose IP Site Connect?

• VoIP in a hybrid world – start using the latest IP voice technology today and keep your communication channels open to customers with traditional platforms. Rest assured that the investment you make now will keep on providing benefits.
• Keep the phone features you need – DDI (Direct Dialling Inwards), CLI (Call Line Identity), CLIP (Caller Line Identity Presentation), CLIR (Caller Line Identity Restriction) and Presentation Numbers for efficient call routing are all supported with SIP Trunking.
• Unified communications – bring voice, video communication, rich media conferencing and mobility together.
• The UK’s only nationwide Next Generation Network – runs past the door of 85% of UK businesses and delivers SIP Trunking at the speed of light.

The savings start here:

• First off, where IP Site Connect is replacing an existing ISDN30 network, the savings are immediate as it replaces the much higher ISDN30 rental charges with SIP Channel rentals with savings of up to 60 % from the month you migrate.
• You’ll also save on installation charges where voice is added to data, as fewer ‘civils’ are required. And that’s a benefit that we share with you.
• You’ll enjoy great savings on call charges where the deployment is across multiple sites over the same WAN as internal calls are free. Depending on the profile of calls you make, this could result in a cost saving as high as 40%.
• There can also be operational gains because our SIP Trunking solution is more flexible when moving or changing your services. Why? Because there’s less reason to alter, change or modify phone sockets, re-route cabling or pull up floorboards. We believe in smooth operations.

Collaboration

Savings can also be made from operational efficiencies when you use the multimedia functionality that IP Site Connect can provide. Depending on the type of deployment you choose*, you may be able to use instant messaging, video and white boarding. This collaboration adds to an organisation’s bottom line. Never a bad thing.

No matter what the future brings

You’ll be happy to learn that IP Site Connect is also future-proof. By migrating to the new technology, you’ll be protected from unsupported faults or obsolescence, which can disrupt operation of the current systems. Put another way, obsolescence is now a thing of the past.

* Multimedia features are only available with IP Site Connect depending on how the solution is deployed. We provide a SIP Trunk which, by and large, is for the connection to the outer PSTN where such multimedia features are not supported.

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SIP Trunking - bringing voice and data together

What is SIP Trunking?

SIP Trunking is a virtual connection that allows VoiP traffic to be exchanged between your IP PBX and your service provider’s softswitch This connection is enabled using a variety of physical connections, including IP VPN (Layer 3), Ethernet (Layer 2) or even broadband.

SIP Trunking is the evolutionary successor to ISDN30 and as well as giving benefits such as DDI and CLIP, with the right set-up and configuration of your IP PBX you can also take advantage of multimedia, including video, instant messaging and file sharing.

Our next generation of SIP Trunking, IP Site Connect, is based on IPVPN or Ethernet connectivity to connect your IP PBX (or your Media Gateway) to our softswitch. Your IP PBX needs to be SIP enabled of course but we can help you with that, too.

Why use SIP Trunking instead of ISDN30?

• SIP Trunking uses cheaper data circuits and has lower cost call rates.
• Works with modern IP PBX systems, without the need of a Line Card, as well as older PBXs (with a SIP-ISDN gateway).
• Any spare connectivity capacity can be used for Internet access and WAN connectivity.
• Although ISDN connectivity prices are likely to remain static, data connectivity prices are likely to keep falling.
• SIP Trunking is well on the way to becoming the new standard for voice.

Your networking requirements

Peaks and congestion can occur with many networks, so to make sure call quality remains consistent, your LAN or WAN should be QoS enabled, end-to-end.

Installation

We’ll manage your migration to IP Site Connect to avoid any interrupted service for your business or organisation.

Downloads

• IP Site Connect datasheet 

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SIP Trunking - bringing voice and data together

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