SIP trunking is a form of telephony that connects your business to the Public Telephone Network (PSTN) using a data circuit and Voice over IP (VoIP), rather than traditional BT analogue or ISDN lines.

If deployed correctly it is therefore a direct replacement for ISDN but with many additional benefits, or alternatively can be used as a useful backup technology to an existing ISDN service.

More and more businesses are moving away from running their voice calls over traditional ISDN telephone lines and making the transition to SIP trunking, taking advantage of the increased flexibility, resilience and cost savings on offer.

This trend will continue as ISDN becomes a legacy product, with SIP trunking now at the forefront of voice solutions.

SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is the industry standard method for controlling Voice over IP (VoIP) calls and is used by a wide range of operators to provide business SIP trunking and Hosted Telephony services.

SIP is the protocol used to control the call itself, including initiating and terminating the call.  The actual call media is then transmitted using Real Time Protocol (RTP).

SIP trunking therefore allows business grade phone calls to be made over ‘voice ready’ data circuits.

Business SIP Trunking is now the standard for any business needing voice calls. With one-off and monthly rental costs being up to 70% lower than ISDN, businesses can stop spending high amounts on telephone lines.  Call charges are also currently increasing on ISDN but decreasing with SIP meaning even more money can be saved.

Most businesses cannot afford any downtime.  With Spitfire SIP there are multiple failover and resiliency options which can be deployed depending on individual customer requirements, providing unrivalled business continuity.

So whether you are moving office, looking to reduce costs, increase redundancy and business continuity or consolidate lines at multiple locations SIP trunking is the solution of choice.

Spitfire is one of the leading suppliers of SIP trunks and Hosted Telephony solutions in the UK.  We are a licenced telephone operator running our own voice and data core network and have been providing SIP solutions for 10 years.

When delivering calls over SIP trunks there are key elements to ensuring that call quality is maintained and equivalent to that experienced on ISDN digital lines.  Spitfire can offer a complete end-to-end service via our own voice and data networks and circuits resulting in a service that delivers business grade voice quality that customers expect.

• Spitfire own our SIP network and can therefore assure call quality using priority QoS when using Spitfire Ethernet or SIP SDSL M broadband circuits
• We operate two geographically diverse SIP core network nodes offering outbound resiliency and failover
• The 3 key elements – phone system, data circuit and SIP can all be implemented and managed by Spitfire.  This means we can offer a complete end-to-end solution!
• Fraud proof circuits when terminated on to the secure Spitfire SIP network
• Spitfire have porting agreements will all major voice providers so that you can keep your existing phone numbers
• We can provide telephone numbers from all over the UK and also International locations which are routed to your SIP service enabling you to locate anywhere.
• Redundancy backup and business continuity including call diverts to mobile or home numbers

No.  If you are currently using ISDN then Spitfire can enable your system for connection to SIP by using a SIP gateway.  This provides an inexpensive and also a quick and straightforward method of moving from ISDN to SIP without any change in phone system equipment.

Enjoy the benefits that SIP trunking can provide today, without the need for expensive upgrades.