Developed in 1995 with the goal of providing long-distance and international call services for a lower price, VoIP ushered in an entirely new business communications landscape. By 1999, the VoIP phone gained momentum with the development of SIP (session initiation protocol) and G.722.1, which became a widely adopted wideband coding standard. By 2004, VoIP providers […]
You’ve likely seen the acronym tossed around but do you know what the PSTN stands for? The PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) was originally designed for voice communications only. Then the PSTN became the underpinning of text messages, video calls, and even the Internet. Using underground copper wires, this legacy platform has been a reliable […]
The first telephone was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell and was the standard offering of telecommunications providers until 1988. Originally, lines were stretched between two buildings in order to establish a connection and callers relied on the post office to connect them to the right destination. The further the distance the longer the […]
