VoIP in South Africa

Scentel are the market leaders with Voip in South Africa. The telecommunications industry is highly competitive and fast growing, and the use of Voip in South Africa is increasing rapidly every year.

Scentel offers a complete communication solution for companies of all shapes and sizes, and has developed a unique VoIP solution that guarantees best rate quality, fail-over and redundancy.

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is the technology that allows voice traffic to be transported over any Internet Protocol (IP) Network including the Internet and in doing so, bypassing the traditional land line telephone network. VoIP converts analogue voice signals into digital data packets and supports real-time, two-way transmission of conversations using Internet Protocol (IP).

VoIP is not new technology and has been around for a number of years. In the past, it has been used mostly by large companies who have been able to utilize their private networks for voice calls. The convergence of voice and data networks onto a single network infrastructure, coupled with legislative changes, now enables businesses to make voice calls over the Internet. Converged networks afford businesses the opportunity to realize substantial telecommunication cost savings by making use of VoIP.

The history of VoIP extends further back into the world than what most people would think. The first VoIP calls where made as far back as 1973. The capability to send voice across a digital network was pioneered on the ARPANET network, the precursor to the modern Internet. It only carried data and voice between the private network of computers on the APRPANET grid but the seeds for the VOIP revolution where sown by these pioneers.
VoIP technology only really started taking flight in 1995 when a small company first released the internet phone software. This software was designed to run on a home PC using sound cards, microphones and speakers. It was named the “Internet Phone” it used the H.323 protocol instead of the SIP protocol that is more established today.
Impressively by 1998 VoIP traffic had grown hugely around the world, and Entrepreneurs were jumping on the bandwagon to create devices which enabled PC-to-Phone, and Phone-to-Phone communication. Networking manufacturers introduced equipment that could route and switch the VoIP traffic, and as a result VoIP traffic quadrupled. Most important, voice quality matters have long since been addressed and today VoIP traffic can be prioritized over data traffic to ensure reliable, clear sounding and  unbroken telephone calls.

Scentel Mobile Technologies merges talk, chat, SMS and push email to bring you a single solution to all your communication needs. By combining the most popular means of communication in one place, we’ve created a simple application that’s user-friendly, efficient and convenient. Communicate across all major social networks using your mobile phone. Talk, SMS or manage your instant messaging contacts online. It’s never been this easy to stay connected – anywhere in the world, at any time – from your mobile or computer.