With business VoIP becoming the tried-and-true, cost-effective, and highly effective option for small and large businesses, the benefits of being able to contact employees over the same network are many and impressive. With the need for contact on the go at any time, many employers provide employees with company-owned phones. However, this can be problematic with a normal cell phone plan, as roaming charges and spotty coverage skyrocket.
Mobile VoIP could change all that. The ability of business VoIP to enable employers, employers and team members to quickly and securely share information and data across networks is now coming to the mobile market. Previously, VoIP had been able to integrate VoIP with mobile devices to the extent that a mobile phone number could be configured as part of a ‘find me – follow me’ sequence, and emails sent from mobile phones with that capability could be uploaded to a desktop computer, read and forwarded or deleted.
Now that VoIP is a real option for mobile devices, the possibilities are endless for true unified communications. Imagine being able to join an ongoing conference call from the road, or talk internationally without exorbitant charges racking up on your mobile bill.
Employers can now make wireless available to employees for a fraction of the cost that used to be the norm, and employees don’t have to worry about claiming reimbursement for charges on their personal accounts for business calls and access to Internet.
Mobile applications for different networks vary in terms of capacity, range, and availability. Mobile VoIP is still in its infancy, but the rapid expansion of 3G and now 4G coverage along with WifFi as standard in many areas makes it likely that VoIP will continue to expand.
Mobile carriers like AT&T offer free Wi-Fi at Starbucks restaurants, and T-Mobile is offering home VoIP to its mobile customers for less than 50 cents a day. The government is increasing VoIP capacity daily and is expected to move into mobile VoIP applications soon as the military switches to broadband.
Mobile VoIP is the future mode of communication and data sharing for large corporations. As telecommunications and the Internet become more closely connected with mobile technology, mobile VoIP is expected to set the standard for inter-office communications.
