Considering to buy a softswitch for your VoIP business? Before you invest in the switch it is advisable to look into a few important facets so that you don’t end up stuck with a softswitch that is not doing any good to your business.
Is your softswitch a class 4 or class 5 softswitch?
If you are a VoIP provider, you would be well-versed with the type of softswitches available in the market. There are mainly two of them, class 4 and class 5 softswitch. Class 4 softswitches functions mainly to manage high traffic volumes for international/long distance calls. The important features for class 4 softswitches are billing, transcoding, protocol support and conversion. However, class 5 softswitches have some additional functions other than the regular functionalities of class 4 softswitches. They have IVR, local switching and access to the rest of the network. Targeted at end consumers mainly, class 5 softswitches allow modules IP PBX, Calling Cards, Callshop, Callback and many more. If you are looking at scalability, class 5 softswitches are always the better option.
Is your softswitch a class 4 or class 5 softswitch?
If you are a VoIP provider, you would be well-versed with the type of softswitches available in the market. There are mainly two of them, class 4 and class 5 softswitch. Class 4 softswitches functions mainly to manage high traffic volumes for international/long distance calls. The important features for class 4 softswitches are billing, transcoding, protocol support and conversion. However, class 5 softswitches have some additional functions other than the regular functionalities of class 4 softswitches. They have IVR, local switching and access to the rest of the network. Targeted at end consumers mainly, class 5 softswitches allow modules IP PBX, Calling Cards, Callshop, Callback and many more. If you are looking at scalability, class 5 softswitches are always the better option.