{"id":1395,"date":"2015-06-08T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/?p=1395"},"modified":"2018-06-26T12:04:21","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T17:04:21","slug":"voice-over-internet-protocol-systems-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/voice-over-internet-protocol-systems-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Voice over Internet Protocol Systems: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Stock-figure-by-green-phone.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1423\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Stock-figure-by-green-phone-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Stock figure by green phone\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You may have heard of the term VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, but do you know what exactly it means? As technology is ever-changing, VoIP is a term you\u2019ll want to get to know.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes down to it, VoIP means using the Internet to connect all of your communication devices in your business. This means that your employees can access their documents from any location, making working from home a possibility. Working from home is a great option for employees because it allows them to stay home during inclement weather, when they\u2019re sick or when they have important errands to run.<\/p>\n<p>Along with convenient access to documents, VoIP systems provide you with video conferencing, which is beneficial because it allows you to have meetings \u201cface to face\u201d without the cost of traveling or renting hotel rooms for staff members. Just like working from home, sometimes there\u2019s inclement weather that makes travel impossible. 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