Telephone
Conference Call Bridges are based on analog
technology. A central "switch" connects numerous
telephones together in one place called a
"Bridge". The analog or land-line
telephone works best with a Bridge, since it
delivers information over a "narrow bandwidth"
in a continuous stream. Analog telephones have
been regulated and forced to conform to industry
standards and, in turn, we enjoy and expect a
high standard of excellence.
THERE
ARE NO STANDARDS FOR DIGITAL PHONES
With the rise
in popularity of the Skype/VoIP and digital
phones, the conference call bridge industry is
faced with the challenge of servicing an
entirely different and non-standardized method
of transferring voice over the
Internet.
Internet voice
transfers (like Skype and VoIP) carry voice over
"broadband" in energy packets--bursts of
electricity. There are no regulations and no
standards in this industry. The quality of each individual's connection
through the Internet can cause:
- inability to use
PIN numbers to get into the Conference Call
(Skype signals be too weak for the Bridge to
read)
- lost recordings,
because the Bridge could not receive the signals from
Skype or Internet
- delays in sound
(remember the old dial-up experiences on the
Internet?)
- dropping of
syllables (choppy speech,)
- static
- loud unusual
electronic sounds
Any of these situations
may arise depending on how busy the Internet may be at
any given moment.
Our Bridges
are fitted with routers and filters which
enhance the compatibility between Internet and
analog phones. However it is up to the
individual facilitating the Conference Call to
manage the quality of the call. Click
here
to read and listen to our Bridge Commands
and learn how to improve the quality of your
conference.
Our commitment
to excellence motivates us to seek even better
solutions, so you may continue to enjoy the
freedom and convenience of conferencing via the
Bridge!
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Read
the White-Paper on this
subject.
