As company owners, you are probably looking for ways to simplify your business network and reduce expenses. Ultimately, SIP trunking is a great option to meet all of those goals and needs. An increasing number of enterprises are replacing PSTN by SIP trunks. But what is SIP trunking and how can it benefit your business?

What is SIP trunking?

SIP stands for Session Initiation Protocol and SIP trunking is a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology that enables you to make and receive voice or video calls over the internet rather than telephone lines. It can connect SIP-enabled PBX you owned to the internet. SIP trunking offers a much more robust, flexible and cost-effective telephony experience than a traditional phone line.

Benefits of SIP trunking:

Flexibility

SIP trunking is flexible and scalable. You can easily add or reduce lines according to your needs and no physical installation or setup is required.

Lower Communication Costs

SIP trunking does not require the public-switched telephone network, thus eliminating related charges. And free calls are available between offices on the same VoIP system.

Remote Work Friendly

SIP trunking allows you to keep your numbers wherever you go. Even during the coronavirus pandemic, your employees and customers can stay connected from anywhere.

Better Call Quality

With trusted SIP trunk providers and proper configuration, SIP trunking can reduce the interference of analog noise and deliver better call quality.

Which Types of Phones Can Be Used with SIP Trunking?

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is built upon the standards of SIP. SIP trunk needs to be used with PBX and VoIP phones. A private branch exchange (PBX) is a business-grade telephone system and is responsible for connecting VoIP phones and SIP trunking service. Then, the VoIP phone can transfer voice traffic via internet instead of traditional telephone analog PSTN lines.

SIP trunking allows you to use different kinds of VoIP phones, including desktop VoIP phones, cordless VoIP phones and softphones. Flyingvoice provides desktop and cordless VoIP phones for your business, you can choose the proper equipment according to your communication needs.

Desktop VoIP phones:

Desktop VoIP phones look like traditional phones but with Richer call functions. They are the most widely used phones in most office environments. Some of them even can be connected to your computer or router for internet connection and power over ethernet cables. Flyingvoice FIP1X series contains entry-level to high-end VoIP phones, including the Flyingvoice FIP15G, FIP14G, FIP13G, FIP12WP, FIP11C(P), FIP10(P).

Cordless VoIP phones:

Cordless VoIP phones are portable that allows users to unbind themselves from their desks and move freely and efficiently throughout the work environment even while on a call. Such as Flyingvoice FIP16.