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Voice over IP The future of business telephony with phones engineered in Germany The term Voice over IP is something many have heard of without taking a closer look at its advantages. Especially in international business, VoIP telephony is cheaper, increases productivity and can be used nearly everywhere as long as an internet connection exists. The Berlin-based company Snom Technology AG designs and develops professional VoIP telephones to the highest security and audio quality standards. TEXT: JESSICA HOLZHAUSEN I PHOTOS: SNOM
Founded in 1996, Snom is a pioneer in the field of business IP telephony and a constant developer of new and advanced technology as VoIP is the future of business communication. While in recent years costs for national calls have dropped rapidly, phone charges for international calls are still a mas-
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sive cost factor in business.Therefore, above anything else, using VoIP telephony saves costs. “Instead of being processed across conventional commercial telecommunications line configurations, voice traffic travels as data packets carried over the internet,” says Snom’s CEO Nadahl Shocair.
Another important benefit is the increased productivity:“VoIP makes interactive media possible. People can check out their colleagues’ presence before calling, they can send instant messages, choose between