Many businesses have yet to take advantage of the cost efficiencies and benefits associated with IP communications, because they feel tied to their legacy, on-premises phone system. Owning, or leasing a PBX or Key System causes many businesses to feel they only have new options when they reach the end of a lease or depreciation cycle.

Virtual IP trunking eliminates these concerns by allowing businesses to maintain their phones and phone system hardware, while getting the cost-saving benefits of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol).

Virtual IP trunking offers many benefits to businesses considering their first VoIP solution or for those who may have examined VoIP in the past but felt the solutions were too complex and not cost effective. This analysis details the key benefits of virtual IP trunking, and finds:

1.Virtual IP trunking is a great way to get your feet wet with VoIP.
2.Virtual IP trunking is a relatively easy solution to install and provides quick Return on Investment (ROI) with minimal Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
3.Virtual IP trunking is a good solution during an economic downturn.
4.Virtual IP trunking is a good way to leverage full value out of legacy Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) PBX investments.
5.Virtual IP trunking is a good interim step to future IP solutions and has 3–4 year window of opportunity (as Y2K Key and PBX solutions still provide good value).
6.The virtual IP trunking solution provides transparency of feature functionality.