Benefits and Risks of SIP Services: What Every Channel Partner Should KnowBenefits and Risks of SIP Services: What Every Channel Partner Should Know

By Suzanne Rosato

There is an increasing trend toward enterprise clients adopting Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) services. It is likely that by the end of this year, SIP will be the most commonly deployed trunking service behind T1s. Most of the discussion in the telecom industry surrounding SIP trunking has been focused around the benefits SIP offers for enterprises. While most are focused on SIPs potential to save organizations money, SIP services also offer enterprises a number of benefits including convergence, ease of administration, enhanced end-user functionality (voice, video, presence and messaging) and integration with IP networks. So if youve been asked recently if SIP trunking is right for a company, its important to review the companys infrastructure and analyze their needs and objectives before making the decision. To help you decide, here are further details on the benefits and risks companies may encounter if they use SIP trunking.