VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is a full featured telephone system which allows you to make telephone calls over a network. This could be your internal computer network, or more commonly, the Internet. Organisations of all types and sizes have chosen to move to VoIP technology in recent years but especially Schools and Multi Academy Trusts for the following reasons.
Calls transmitted via VoIP telephone systems are considerably cheaper than a traditional telephone system, SIP lines are also up to half the price of a traditional telephone line allowing you to have access to more lines at an affordable price.
Connect to your telephone system from any location on any supported device, Transfer calls via 3/4G or Wi-Fi using the VoIP app, while still using your organisations telephone system and telephone number, keeping your personal mobile number....well personal!
Benefit from a Virtual Receptionist, DDIs, Hot Desk Sign In, Shared Contact Lists, Multiple Extensions, Voicemail via email, Conference call facilities and integration with other solutions such as Microsoft Office 365...All managed from an easy to use web admin console.
VoIP is the ideal solution if you have multiple offices, either in the same country or worldwide. As the solution is based over the Internet, we can easily setup a telephone system across multiple sites. Equally, if you have staff who often work from home, we can pre-configure a VoIP phone for you to plug into your employees home broadband solution, adding an extra extension to your telephone system.
Oakford offers full design, installation and support services for VoIP telephone solutions, whether hosted on your premises or in the cloud. We have a vast amount of experience in both large and small installations and are able to demonstrate VoIP at your premises using a temporary number. By default Oakford will provide a fully featured telephone system, regardless of the number of handsets purchased.
Yes we can transfer your existing telephone numbers, including DDIs.
VoIP requires a small amount of bandwidth, however it must be consistent. If you are concerned about your connection we may be able to improve it or provide a basic VoIP broadband line to support your solution.
There are a number of failover options depending on your requirements. The system can failover to analogue lines, divert all calls to another site or simply divert all calls to another number e.g. a mobile number.
Yes. Hosting your VoIP solution in the cloud can provide additional benefits. Talk to us to find out if your organisation can benefit form a cloud hosted solution.
Our solution can be setup on Apple iOS, Android or Microsoft Windows devices.
We offer a free consultation for schools, academies and Multi Academy Trusts. Contact us today to see how we can support your next stage of IT development.
