What is VoIP? Voice over Internet Protocol or also better known as VoIP is a way of transmitting voice telecommunications using internet packets. It is also referred to as internet telephony and you may see many references to SIP which is Session Inititiation Protocol when reading articles with relation to VoIP.

SIP is a way that a IP (Internet Protocol) device connects to a VoIP telecom operator. On the chatlife network we use two protocols, SIP and IAX. This helps broaden the technology scope to users who wish to use both protocols. However, needless to say, SIP is the industry standard and you will find that at almost every telecom operator that uses VoIP technology will use the SIP protocol.

VoIP, so, what are the benefits? Why don’t I just stick with my traditional telephone operator?

These are questions that are most often asked, VoIP actually is already used by some of the biggest telecom operators in the world, and it is most likely that when you make an international or long distance call at some point your conversation will take place over a VoIP link. The reason behind this is the cost. It is very cheap to transport calls using VoIP rather then the traditional PSTN system, with two routers at opposite ends of the world connected to a high speed backbone to the internet can receive thousands of calls per minute and there is no cost involved. In the old days calls would be transported over voice copper, microwave links between exchanges and even satellite ramping up the costs of the call.

With VoIP readily available to users all over the world and the call quality matching that of standard telephone lines it has become the global communication choice for business’s and home users to handle their voice traffic.