| VoIP is making big news these days. Using the | | | | An online VoIP speed test will give you a real time |
| same old Internet Protocols that were earlier | | | | analysis of the suitability of your connection for |
| used to regulate the flow of data packets over | | | | VoIP purposes. It would give you accurate figures |
| the internet, VoIP has now made possible the | | | | for your download speed, upload speed, the rate |
| transmission of voice and video across the same | | | | of jitter in the connection and the amount of data |
| network. | | | | packets lost during transmission. Mind you, these |
| VoIP depends a lot upon the speed of data flow | | | | may sound like jargon to you but they are |
| that an internet connection can support. In | | | | extremely crucial to determine the quality of |
| conventional networks, it would never have been | | | | sound that can be transmitted on your internet |
| possible to send either voice or video (both of | | | | connection. |
| which meant a lot of data) across the internet | | | | Such speed tests would give you an over all |
| network. However, the coming of broadband | | | | quality of service figure. This figure would tell |
| internet connections radically changed it. | | | | whether or not it would be able to generate a |
| Broadband connections are extremely fast | | | | constant stream of packets of data. The figure |
| connections. The bandwidth available in such | | | | would be key to determining whether your |
| connections is extremely high, due to which the | | | | connection can support VoIP or not. |
| speed of data transfer achieved is also quite high. | | | | Hence, whenever you approach a vendor for a |
| Due to this fact, these connections are best | | | | broadband connection, ensure that the speed |
| suited for VoIP networks. | | | | offered by them is high enough to support VoIP. |
| However, whether your broadband connection will | | | | Further, ask the provider about the installation and |
| be able to support VoIP or not would depend | | | | implementation cost of the VoIP network on your |
| upon the speed of your connection. Generally, this | | | | PC. And while the answer may be a no on most |
| particular speed would be told to you by your | | | | occasions, it is also better to ask about the steps |
| internet provider service. However, you can go | | | | taken by the vendor to check any existing |
| online to test the actual rate of data transfer in | | | | vulnerabilities in the VoIP network. |
| your internet connection. | | | | |