Definition of VoIP (Voice Over IP)
VoIP is an acronym which stands for "Voice over IP". VoIP is the process of making and receiving voice transmissions over any IP network such as the Internet, an office LAN or a private network between corporate offices.
VoIP is also called IP Telephony. With IP telephony, voice conversations are turned into digitized data and packetized for transmission across a network. This type of phone transmission is commonly referred to as VoIP or Voice over Broadband because of the nature of the actual IP transmission.
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