Cloud and VoIP telephony
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The challenge
Your organization faces challenges with outdated, inflexible phone systems that struggle to support remote work and modern communication needs. Legacy systems are expensive to maintain, difficult to scale, and create silos between voice, video, and messaging. This leads to increased costs, reduced productivity, and a frustrating experience for both employees and customers. The need for a unified, scalable, and cost-effective communication solution is critical for your business to thrive in today’s dynamic environment.
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70%
of enterprises report significant challenges during system migrations
32 Minutes
average daily time saved per worker after adopting modern VoIP solutions
$300,000
average hourly cost of downtime for 90% of firms
The solution
Cloud and VoIP telephony addresses your unique challenges through modern solutions and key capabilities.
AI-enhanced interaction intelligence
Goes beyond simple transcription to include real-time sentiment analysis and automated meeting summaries, providing insights into customer interactions.
Omnichannel orchestration
Seamlessly move between voice, video, and SMS while maintaining conversation context, ensuring a consistent customer experience across channels.
Mobile-optimized BYOD support
Native mobile applications provide the full suite of desktop features, allowing remote workers to maintain a professional enterprise identity on any device.
Deep CRM and workflow integration
Native APIs connect the phone system to platforms like Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics, automating call logging and synchronizing customer data.
Global resilience and geo-redundancy
Architectures ensure 99.999% uptime by distributing traffic across multiple global data centers, providing local survivability during internet outages.
Security and compliance automation
Built-in tools for end-to-end encryption and automated data retention policies that meet GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI-DSS requirements.
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How to evaluate cloud and VoIP telephony
1
Deployment architecture
Evaluate whether public, private, or hybrid cloud deployment aligns with your organization's security and regulatory requirements.
2
Network and internet readiness
Verify if the vendor requires dedicated bandwidth or if your existing SD-WAN can prioritize voice packets via Quality of Service (QoS).
3
Integration architecture
Assess how well the telephony system integrates with proprietary internal databases and support tools to prevent toggle tax.
4
Vendor stability and roadmap
Evaluate the vendor's R&D spend and financial health to ensure the solution won't be obsolete or unsupported in the near future.
Questions to ask suppliers
Use these questions during supplier evaluations to ensure you're choosing the right partner for your needs.
Cloud and VoIP telephony RFP guide- What is your Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) for critical service disruptions in our specific geographic region, and how does your architecture ensure local survivability if our primary internet connection fails?
- What is the specific breakdown of all non-license costs, including number porting fees, E911 surcharges, and the typical percentage of Year 1 budget required for professional services and integration development?
- What specific role-based training programs do you provide for our different user personas, and what is your documented benchmark for achieving 90% user adoption within the first 60 days?
- Where is the data from our AI-powered transcriptions and sentiment analysis stored, and how do you ensure this data is not used for training your general models or exposed during international data transfers?