This article is a brief introduction about softphone solutions
in relation with Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK. After reading through this page you
will be fully familiar with all the essential terms concerning softphones
and what you will need for creating your own solution using Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK.
Introduction
The term ’softphone’ comes from uniting the words: software and telephone. A
softphone is a software program (or part of a VoIP software) for
making telephone calls over the Internet, using a computer instead of a physical
phone device. A softphone (Figure 1) allows you to make and receive VoIP phone calls from
and by desktop computers, laptops, or other computing devices. It acts as an
interface through which you can dial numbers and carry out other phone functions
using a screen and your mouse, keyboard or keypad. Commonly, the interface
resembles a phone with buttons representing the keys, which you press using
the mouse to dial. For speaking and listening, a headset and microphone suffice.
Figure 1 - Software phone solution
Most softphone applications work in conjunction with a specialized VoIP phone
(a hardphone) or by using a device called an analog telephone adaptor (ATA) to
enable calling from a standard telephone.
Although VoIP technology has been available for a number of years, it has only
become widespread for telephoning recently. Sound quality has improved significantly
through these years – it was a serious issue for a long time.
Most providers now enable computer-to-telephone calls, rather than just calls between
enabled computers. Because of its dramatic cost saving potential the growing trend
towards IP telephony in homes, businesses, and government offices is likely to continue.
Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK provides a great background support for all the technologies and
functionalities that are mentioned above in this article. If you want to create a
VoIP solution that has all this support, you only need to download, install and use
Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK.
Further possibilities
If the above mentioned functions have called your attention
contact us at info@voip-sip-sdk.com.
This article introduced you the basic knowledge about software phone solutions and showed how Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK can help you to fulfill your wishes about this topic. If you have read through this page carefully, you already have all the knowledge you need to start on your own solution.
As you are now familiar with all the terms concerning this topic, now it is time to take a step further and explore what other extraordinary solution Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK can provide to you.
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