BenefitsReturn on investment is not the full story. What about price and reliability? Could you do business efficiently if your phone system fails? ROI and reliability are two sides of the same coin.Using industrial-grade components and robust multitasking operating systems, Aspire is designed for 24-hour, 365-day working, year in, year out. This is the starting point to ensure you get that eventual ROI.Implementing IP telephony further enhances the benefits of Aspire. The IP revolution is allowing companies to secure tangible bottom-line benefits. Convergence of voice and data networks reduces the cost of the cabling infrastructure. More effective use of the corporate data bandwidth generates further savings, particularly if both data and voice can share broadband or leased-line services. Aspire is more than just a phone system. Today’s businesses require more than basic voice communications. They require unified or converged communications. In practical terms, this creates both management and cost benefits by allowing businesses to integrate their voice/email/online/mobility services into a single, common communications framework. By maximising use of today’s mobile communications, you need never miss a call. Your office can be anywhere. Your GSM cellular phone can be your Aspire extension phone. Your office phone can now be anywhere where you have mobile phone coverage. You can be also be in touch from any Wi-Fi hotspot using your PDA or laptop. Emails can be delivered both to your office PC and your mobile devices. Aspire binds all these new technologies together into a coherent, productivity-enhancing communications architecture. Bottom-line BenefitsMost businesses will benefit from an NEC Aspire communications solution.Reduced CostsSIP open standards allow the deployment of multivendor hardware and applications. Future-proofing NEC’s commitment to SIP open standards will mean your phone system will work on the next generation networks such as BT’s 21CN. Investment Protection NEC’s policy is to provide most software upgrades free of charge to existing installations. Manageability Deploying an IP telephony solution creates the opportunity to reduce support charges by using your data staff to manage the phone network. Reduced Network Charges Taken in isolation, businessgrade IP carrier costs may not be significantly cheaper per minute than traditional PSTN. However, with many of your other services being deployed into a converged architecture, then the overall costs savings can be significant. Simplified Infrastructure Use your LAN cabling and infrastructure for your voice communications, reducing investment costs and simplifying network management. Reduced Intersite Network Costs WAN costs can be reduced in many cases simply by changing a BT leased line to a more modern LAN extension connection. This, on its own, can save businesses thousands of pounds per annum. Mobile Phone Integration Whether it’s your mobile phone, DECT handset or WLAN phone, these can all be used as Aspire extension phones. Remote Workers Broadband connections now make it possible for home workers to have the same phone features as in the office. For example, call centre staff can now work from their home, making it easier to attract and retain key staff. Backwards Compatibility Aspire will work with both NGN and existing PSTN networks, ensuring maximum investment. Phone sets can be deployed in any combination of LAN or legacy phone cabling networks. High Reliability Quality starts at the design stage. High reliability ensures that the planned ROI investment decision is not jeopardised by losses due to downtime. Return on Investment All the above factors contribute to maximising the financial investment in a new phone system. | ||