Because VoIP is a rapidly developing technology, the focus of many business users and service providers is on functionality. Security measures tend to take a back seat putting both the business’s telephone and data network at risk.
“Businesses spend considerable resources protecting their data networks to prevent loss of data, yet fail to take similarly stringent precautions to protect their voice IP networks when an attack could have immediate, potentially crippling financial implications,” he says.
South African businesses are rapidly switching on to the benefits a hosted PBX (switchboard) environment, with several organisations having already adopted the new technology that takes VoIP (Voice over IP) to the next level.
That’s according to Graeme Victor, CEO of telecommunications solutions company Du Pont Telecom, which recently launched one of the country’s first hosted PBX solutions based on carrier-strength TELES Class 5 technology.
Du Pont Telecom is expanding its range of product offerings in Southern Africa with the addition of advanced VoIP and converged Voice over IP (VoIP) products from AudioCodes Ltd.