| VoIP is an acronym for Voice over IP (Internet | | | | tightly integrated with popular gateways, |
| Protocol), or in more common terms, phone | | | | gatekeepers, proxies and soft switches from |
| service over the Internet. Basically, it's a set of | | | | vendors like Quintum, Cisco, Sylantro, Veraz, |
| common Internet standards that allows a user's | | | | Nextone, IPtel, Mera, and other compliant devices. |
| voice to be converted into small packs of digital | | | | Most telephony billing systems currently used |
| data which can then be sent over computer | | | | today are based on non-IP standards, making |
| networks. At the receiving end, VoIP computers | | | | them not equipped to handle or accurately bill for |
| reassemble the data packets back into a | | | | IP services; hence, VoIP billing rose to prominence. |
| conventional audio signal that can be heard just as | | | | The reasons why most of the service providers |
| if on a regular telephone line. This is an online | | | | and enterprises chose the VoIP billing software to |
| scheme that has been bubbling around the | | | | expand their business is that it integrates the core |
| Internet community for the past few years. A | | | | functions like authentication, authorization, and |
| major advantage of VoIP is that it avoids the tolls | | | | accounting with vital functions that facilitate the |
| charged by ordinary telephone services.There is | | | | effective management of all billing-related |
| VoIP billing software also that handles billing and | | | | processes, like customers, services, finance, |
| other processes. This software can be used by all | | | | service distribution, reporting, traffic partners, and |
| kinds of businesses. It helps in keeping track of | | | | user rights.VoIP billing software allows service |
| customers, the bills to be sent to them and other | | | | providers and enterprises to expand their business |
| such details through a protocol. This software has | | | | by including cost-effective VoIP services in their |
| features like broadband phone, PC to phone, | | | | offerings. It also enables the pre-paid or post-paid |
| wholesale (termination), traffic exchange, | | | | billing options for call usage and provides the ability |
| international callback and prepaid calling cards that | | | | to offer flexible call plans. |
| meet your VOIP business needs.VoIP billing is | | | | |