How Is AVI Technologies Different?
Many business phone system providers will come to your office and present you with one solution, one option, one technology and attempt to convince you that all other technologies are dead. Many times this is because they only have one solution to offer and if they can’t sell you on that solution, they simply have nothing to sell you at all. AVI Technologies works with several manufactures that provide a whole list of products and solutions. This allows AVI Technologies to take a completely different approach when providing you with a business communication solution. When you invite AVI Technologies in to your business, they come with the mindset that you are a unique organization with unique needs and that you deserve to be presented with a custom plan that focuses on functionality, cost and return on investment. Bottom line, AVI Technologies is here to serve you with integrity, honesty and intelligence.
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Hybrid Business Phone Systems
Choosing a Hybrid business phone system can be one of the best decisions that a business owner can make in regards to their communication needs. Hybrid phone systems can be designed to be an all-IP solution, an all-digital solution or a combination of both. They are truly the best of all worlds. Take advantage of all the cost saving benefits of VoIP without having to invest in a costly pure IP infrastructure. Call the specialists at AVI Technologies today and allow us assess the needs of your organization and create a custom solution for you that focus on functionality & return on investment. With over 13 years of experience, you can feel secure knowing that AVI Technologies will provide reliable and honest service 100% of the time.
Hybrid Solution vs. Pure IP Solution Case Study:
One of the largest medical groups in the country saved over 100,000 dollars by choosing a hybrid solution as opposed to a pure IP solution while accomplishing all of the tasks they needed their phone system to accomplish. “This organization was considering choosing a 100% pure IP solution for their phone system. They had an existing building and an existing infrastructure, The main phone system consultant (MPSC) found that the best solution was to network their multiple sites via IP where it made sense, and use traditional telephony in the core office to avoid unnecessary costs of setting up a whole new infrastructure. Had they chosen to listen to the advice of other communication consultants trying to push a pure IP solution on them, they would have had to add all new data switches, all new cabling and a completely new infrastructure to essentially put an IP telephone on a desk. That IP telephone does nothing different than a digital telephone, with the exception of being able to move it around the office with relative ease, that feature was simply not worth the cost associated with building a pure IP system. Once the project was completed, this organization’s phone system was able to do everything that they wanted it to do without spending the extra money on something someone told them they really needed.”
This is just another example of how MPSC providing custom solutions as opposed to forcing a particular set of products or services.
Hybrid Phone Systems Benefits:
There are many benefits to choosing a hybrid business phone system that most business owners simply do not know about. At ICS our goal is to educate you on the technologies available so that you can make a wise decision in regards to your communication needs. Take a look at some of the benefits of a Hybrid system below and for more information simply give us a call.
• Flexibility – A Hybrid system is the most flexible product available. They do not require you to take an “all or nothing” approach when deploying VoIP technologies. They can work with existing infrastructures, become a pure IP solution, an all-digital solution or a combination of both – truly the best of all worlds.
• VoIP Advantages – Deploy VoIP only where it makes sense. Take advantage of all of the cost saving benefits that are associated with VoIP without having to make a costly investment in a “pure IP solution. Connect multiple offices via VoIP, have a centralized receptionist, centralize voice mail, have digital extension dialing between offices, create a centralized call center and centralize your system management.
Hybrid Solutions Support More Technology:
Don’t limit yourself or be put at the mercy of one type of technology. Take a look at all the telephony technologies below supported by a Hybrid system.
• Digital Telephones
• Analog Stations(modems, fax machines, analog handsets)
• Digital Trunking(PRI’s, T1’s)
• Analog Trunking
• IP Telephones & Handsets
• SIP Wireless
• IP Trunking
• Call Center Applications
• GUI Interface(Graphical User Interface)
• Unified Communications
• Cell Phone Integration
VoIP Business Systems
When it comes to choosing between the types of VoIP services, customers are often baffled in making their pick between the two existing systems offered by most service providers.
We consider it our obligation to make our customers aware of the available options and suggesting solutions in their best interest.
We consider the best technology to be the one that would best serve the unique needs of our each individual client. Let us put it this way a telecom solution is best for you may not be the best for someone else.
If you also face a similar problem of choosing between a hosted VoIP service and an on premises system, here are a few facts that could help you in making a more informed decision.
Hosted VoIP Solution
Like any other telecom solution, the hosted VoIP phone system has its pros and cons.
Advantages
Ease of installation and operation
The biggest advantage of such a system is that it is mostly plug-and-play. Most hosted VoIP solutions require minimum hardware and software support. Once installed, the operations are as easy as plugging in the phone jacks in the sockets and you are ready for making the calls.
Inexpensive
Secondly, its low cost feature makes it ideal for small businesses and smaller companies. The low amount of effort and ease of setting up the system also contribute for it to be a preferred telecom solution.
Disadvantages
Random technical issues
Though not always, but users of purely hosted VoIP phone systems occasionally come across low quality service on account of random technical issues. These issues vary in nature and intensity, for instance the incapability of these systems to prioritize the data traffic, causes a tug of war between the data and voice packet transfer, which results in hampering their voice quality.
Session initiation protocol (SIP) does not work well behind fireworks using Network Administration Translation (NAT), causing call dropouts and one-way audio issues.
Not ideal for medium sized and larger business concerns
Sold on a per seat basis, most purely hosted service providers charge additionally for value added features such as voicemail and conference calling. The overall cost may exceed the other available alternative options in case of medium sized and larger business concerns.
On Premises IP PBX
The second alternative to VoIP hosted solution is the on-premises IP PBX system. Again, these systems have their own pros and cons. Even though most of the shortcomings of hosted systems do not incur in these however, these systems have their own grey areas.
Pros
Better call quality and QoS control
Most of these systems manage QoS control to improve the voice quality but this becomes a bit costly.
ISP failure protection
Another prime feature of these systems is that they deploy multiple WAN networks to make sure that the system remains operational in case of an ISP outage.
Cons
Too much reliance on PBX hardware
A PBX outage can result in a complete system halt. Some providers do use a parallel or backup PBX but that just adds to complexity and cost.
Less flexible to join multiple locations
As compared to hosted systems, on-premises PBX systems are less flexible to connect multiple locations, as call switching is dependent on the PBX rather than the cloud in case of hosted systems.
Blended Architecture – Best of Both
Now as the latest technological development in telecom VoIP solutions Blended Architecture offers a combination of the best features of both the hosted and IP PBX systems. The new system not only covers the shortcomings of both older systems, it adds more value by offering more features that did not exist in the two systems such as the options of in cloud storage of voicemail servers, auto attendants, conference bridges, round the clock system monitoring and management facility and much more…
Blended Architecture systems use cloud based telephony that eliminates the hassles of saving data to local servers and machines, and give you a call quality that is the best.
In addition to new installations, we also provide telephone repair services to our customers. So, whatever VoIP system or telephone systems repair you require, contact us and we will come up with the most feasible solution at the most affordable price.
