Perhaps web pages are loading slowly, or maybe your signal keeps dropping out. No matter what the issue, one thing is for certain: slow Wi-Fi can make the most patient of us very cross. This is particularly true if you use Wi-Fi for business, and you need it to function properly to get work done. Or if you use a soft phone like Bria with your VoIP business phone system, a good Wi-Fi signal is essential.

Do you know what telephone number range will be shut down this June? Are you confident of which phone numbers carry a charge, and which are free? Do you know your partner’s mobile number from memory?

Most people are familiar with the terms IP address, server and domain, but do you know what they actually mean... or 'do'? In the last of our blog series about how the internet works, we take a look at IP addresses, domains, clients, servers and ports.  And no, we don't mean the port you drink. 

In our second blog in our series explaining how the Internet works, we look at the Internet as a network—the different components that make up that network, and how they speak to each other. After all, every computer that is connected to the Internet is part of a network. Click on each bolded term to learn what it means.

In what is seen as another blow for the traditional phone line, both Amazon and Google are reportedly investigating adding the ability to send and receive phone calls over their respective smart speakers. The capability would use voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology similar to services like Skype and VTSL’s business phone system.

Everything from graphic design software to accounting systems are now cloud based, and accessible by employees anywhere.  The benefits are clear, from greater collaboration to data backup and security. As such, over 90% of business rely on cloud services. But many people don’t know that office phone systems can also be cloud-based, and that there many advantages to moving your business telephony to the cloud.  Here are the top 6 ways in which your company will benefit by sending your office phone system into the stratosphere.

Phone systems have come a long way since the days of simply ringing BT to ‘install a phone line’. In fact, hosted business VoIP phone systems are now an integral part of overall modern office technology, offering click-to-dial, CRM system integration, mobile–twinning and more. Here we dispel some common assumptions about VoIP phone systems for those still leaning towards a basic BT business line.

We have had a few ideas lately about where technology is heading, spurred on not only by our own experiences with clients, but also from what we are seeing from other technology providers.  

It is the annual December phenomenon we have seen every year since we were children—Christmas lights. Glittery and festive, coloured or white, these little lights put most people in a festive mood. But in recent news, the UK’s independent telephony regulator, Ofcom, has warned that your Christmas lights could affect the quality of your Wi-Fi connection.

The principle seems simple: businesses avoid the burden of supplying mobile devices to staff by letting them bring their own. But as corporate research has recently shown, businesses are trending away from BYOD given the logistical and technical difficulties involved.