It may not be the most obvious reason to embrace the benefits offered by Voip technology, but in South Africa at least, unprecedented rates of telephone line theft are prompting local businesses to turn away from standard telephone lines in favour of Voice Over IP technology.
The telephone lines are highly sought after for their much prized copper wires, making them an easy target for thieves looking to earn quick money by selling the copper for transport oversees. The problem has caused such concern to businesses affected by the disruption that many are now turning to Voip to negate the risk.
The thefts have now reached epidemic proportions, so much so that businesses who are, or have been, affected by the disruptions caused to their communications are looking to technology to give them a more viable option; and that option is Voip.
But Telecoms loss is Voip's gain, and many service providers are gaining handsomely from offering increased technology and safeguards against the risk of downtime caused by disruption to the phone line network - something that standard phone line operators are struggling to compete with.
One of the services offered by a company called BitCo involves relaying the digital signal from a number of high points such as roofs and towers which serve to act as a relay station and transmit the signal to the appropriate homes. This is known as 'invisible lines'.
Kobas Mathee, technical director of BitCo insists that a network such as this based on Ethernet standards is becoming the industry standard: 'There is a lot of intelligence built into our network With this we can guarantee uptime and services and thus offer an alternative to traditional landlines, which are often prone to quality problems and prolonged downtime due to cable breakages or theft'.
So the truth of the moment is that, for the forseeable future at least, the theft of copper wire is going to continue and the risk to businesses affected by constant downtime is going to grow and encroach on their ability to survivie until they are forced, as so many other have been already, to search out an alternative.
So whatever your reasons for choosing Voip technology, be sure that when choosing a service provider you opt for a company who can help you to expand and increase the reach of your future brand ahead of the competition by being that one step ahead.
The telephone lines are highly sought after for their much prized copper wires, making them an easy target for thieves looking to earn quick money by selling the copper for transport oversees. The problem has caused such concern to businesses affected by the disruption that many are now turning to Voip to negate the risk.
The thefts have now reached epidemic proportions, so much so that businesses who are, or have been, affected by the disruptions caused to their communications are looking to technology to give them a more viable option; and that option is Voip.
But Telecoms loss is Voip's gain, and many service providers are gaining handsomely from offering increased technology and safeguards against the risk of downtime caused by disruption to the phone line network - something that standard phone line operators are struggling to compete with.
One of the services offered by a company called BitCo involves relaying the digital signal from a number of high points such as roofs and towers which serve to act as a relay station and transmit the signal to the appropriate homes. This is known as 'invisible lines'.
Kobas Mathee, technical director of BitCo insists that a network such as this based on Ethernet standards is becoming the industry standard: 'There is a lot of intelligence built into our network With this we can guarantee uptime and services and thus offer an alternative to traditional landlines, which are often prone to quality problems and prolonged downtime due to cable breakages or theft'.
So the truth of the moment is that, for the forseeable future at least, the theft of copper wire is going to continue and the risk to businesses affected by constant downtime is going to grow and encroach on their ability to survivie until they are forced, as so many other have been already, to search out an alternative.
So whatever your reasons for choosing Voip technology, be sure that when choosing a service provider you opt for a company who can help you to expand and increase the reach of your future brand ahead of the competition by being that one step ahead.
About the Author:
Saul Saresi writes regularly about Voip systems and technology for his website which can be found here business phone further information about Voip technology can be found here business voip system
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