Report Outlines Higher Ed Concerns on VoIP

A survey shows that the Association for communications professionals in higher education to the conclusion that less than half of colleges and universities in North America have migrated to Voice over IP network, but a lot of people are ready to convert in the next 6 months to 2 years. of 279 schools in the survey, 43 percent said they use VoIP, but most noted that their VoIP networks, including no more than 25 percent of their campus. In those assigned their VoIP network of A-level, the average response from the B, or a 3.13 average score. About 25 percent, to the network an "incomplete." The most commonly cited benefits, VoIP network, improve the end-user features (46%) cost savings (31%) and network efficiency (23%), but the campus telecommunications manager told the surveyors they care about the safety and quality of service VoIP. Security was appointed as 77% of the users as a concern, quality of service and emergency 911 people cited by 69 percent. 62 percent of people said to be a management problem, as well as cost, user training, complexity and help desk.the investigations revealed that there was no obvious relationship between the use of VoIP and whether the institution is large or small, or public or private. Show more information: Association of communications professionals in higher education