If you’re connected to the internet and are reading this article, chances are you’ve probably heard of a router. A router is a networking device that is used to connect to two more computers and direct traffic between them. Recent statistics have shown that the global router market was worth $14.90 billion in 2020.  In addition, the market is expected to reach $33.96 billion by 2030. Most people think that they have their routers all figured out. However, understanding how the device works might be a bit more complicated than you think. To understand this, first, let’s take a detailed look at what a router actually is.  What Is A Router?  A router is basically a networking device that acts as a central hub sending and…

An online presence is an increasingly important business strategy today, especially considering the rise of remote work since 2020. Digital strategies are becoming a core component of business growth plans for 89% of surveyed board directors. A reliable internet connection via a router is imperative for achieving such goals. The function of a router is to provide a stable, secure internet connection for your business through a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Routers allow you to manage incoming and outgoing traffic and install safeguards around sensitive information. Businesses utilizing VoIP technology also need a router to establish a good connection – an essential for remote business operations. Given their necessity for business functioning, choosing a router that serves your business needs at the best quality is important.  Factors to consider…

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) allows voice-based communication over the internet. VoIP systems, also referred to as internet protocol (IP) telephony or internet telephony, is simply the technology that lets you make voice calls over the internet. Originally considered inferior to phone-based connections, VoIP systems are now used globally.  The VoIP market size has increased in recent years. While some businesses still prefer traditional phone connections, VoIP traffic increased by over 212% in 2020. This increase was due to the sudden shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the market continues to grow, with more businesses turning to VoIP technology and IP based communication.    SIP integration Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a communication protocol that enables the transfer of media content over the internet.…

Work-life balance is the most debated and discussed topic of the professional world now a days.  On one hand, various countries are talking about a 4-day workweek, and on the other hand, the realities are tougher than ever. The workdays are filled with immense pressures, deadlines, and what not?  To cope with such pressures, a lot of techniques are discussed including but not limited to dividing your day into urgent and important tasks and staying away from the urgencies by staying proactive, delegating your tasks, and whatever… but we all know the practicalities of such techniques… There are hardly any days when you don't have a lot of firefighting to do... In such challenging environments, VoIP softphones can reduce your workload a great deal, wondering how?…

Zyxel (Inc.) is a well-known company that has lots of products for use in home networks,small businesses and large companies.They produce great routers, switches and other products with a multitude of purposes.In this article I will be discussing their DSL router, which provides the ability to connectethernet wires to DSL cables.Possible scenario:Let's say you established a small office for your business that houses two departments of thecompany.The Finance Department sits on the first floor and the HR Department on the second floor.Each department has their own LAN with computers, printers and more.We want to connect both of the LANs to the internet (see depiction A). Depiction A: The floors are far from each other and ethernet wires are not long enough to connect them.While another option…

VoIP, or Voice over IP is crudely a service that allows the exchange of voice data over the Internet protocol. It is one of the modern technologies and it comes with many benefits and some risks. The main benefit of VoIP is its easier implantation compared to a regular circuit-based phone system. To put it simply, VoIP allows communication between two people who have the VoIP service established on their respective ends. Various products allow the use of the VoIP service, many of those are provided by large communication technology companies like Nextiva and RingCentral. VoIP service has revolutionized modern SOHO (small office/home office) phone systems. By taking two different services and combining them into one, VoIP has cut the costs of telecommunication services. In the…

SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is an IETF for IP telephony fundamental for signaling and control of multimedia sessions, works under a request-response model and is based on a text that uses UTF-8 encoding and ASII format, similar to HTTP, and is still responsible for starting, ending and modifying sessions without knowing their details. It makes telephone calls, allows communication by audio, text, and video, in different media and applications, the multimedia inclusion of the SIP is evolutionary, so it opens doors to the development of many areas and industry, not only in telecommunications but also in more supplied areas and seeking telecommunication adaptation. It excludes the need for a protocol to handle a generalized session because it is also capable of working with different IP telephony…