Nortel offers new IP Telephony systems
Source: voipcentral.org
Nortel Networks Corp unveiled about a new IP telephony initiative, which offers a standard package of hardware and software. It promises to cut the customers upfront cost by 30 per cent.
According to Nortel officials, the aim of IPT 1-2-3 is to make simple the purchase process for large North American companies in order to stimulate upgrades from traditional telephony to IP-based systems.
A diversified engineering firm, Power Engineers has approximately 300 Nortel IP phones, another 400 circuit-switched phones and related IP switching gear at 18 domestic and three foreign offices.
The Power Engineers Company has spent $1.3 million on Nortel communications in six years. The half of the spending is already recouped due to the savings resulting from the use of IP telephony systems. The charges of conference calls are up to $14,000 per month using AT&T Inc. services was eliminated with a $140,000 investment in a Nortel MCS 5100 server.
Power Engineers has realized some savings on toll calls are now conducting over VoIP phones.
Via: COMPUTERWORLD
