Cost-effective VoIP solution

By Fauziah Muhtar

WITH improved infrastructure and affordable private network line charge, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) is gaining popularity among corporate users as a telephony system.

The Micronet VoIP Communication Server SP5210 from FDS Networks (M) Sdn Bhd is one of the new solutions. It uses Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) technology which offers more flexibility and cost-effectiveness compared to the H.323 protocol.

FDS Networks' account manager Shirley Chang said the solution is affordable and comes with more functions, allowing enterprises to optimise their investments.

" It takes less time to set up and provides good voice compression technology," Chang said, adding that companies can save money from paying a monthly fixed line charge. The SP5210 supports up to 2,000 subscribers and 200 concurrent calls at one time. It can easily translate phone numbers into corresponding network locations, regardless if the caller is in private or public network. The solution offers call monitoring which usually comes separately from the H.323 server solution. Other features include call forwarding, transferring, waiting and routing.

The SP5210 is equipped with administration, authorisation and authentication mechanism for enhanced security. It supports 3DES encryption and virtual private network with up to 100 VPN tunnels. FDS Networks is targeting organisations with branch offices such as those in banking and finance, government and education. Focus will be on those which haven't implemented any VoIP solution. The SP5210 can work with other Micronet VoIP solutions.