The modern-day telephones are not analog phones. The telecommunication changed dramatically with Voice Over IP Phones. Then what is the difference between traditional phones and IP phones? The IP phones were utilizing TCP/IP network to communicate while traditional phones using analog lines for communication. Moreover, IP phones allow you to utilize the same the same corporate network for telephony and data.
IP telephones can be realized as hardware devices, and also a pure software solution. A software IP telephone is a program, which is installed on a computer and uses its internet connection in order to exchange the voice data. The computer additionally requires a microphone and loudspeaker or a headset. Because it is always possible to operate VoIP devices on any internet connection, IP telephones can also be used on a nomadic basis (mobile and fixed-line).
