Working from home can feel like you’re in the office

Feb 15 2008 By The Journal

BNS Telecom’s cutting-edge business networks mean employees can work from home and still appear as part of the office, using an IP hardphone or computer-based softphone.

Calls will appear as if you’re sitting at your desk, while GSM mobiles can become a virtual extension of the office phone system, receiving calls to your office number and allowing you to transfer callers to other extensions from your mobile. The system is ideal for organisations with a dispersed workforce and for growing companies, with new capacity simply added with additional system cards and cabinets.

VoIP has been hailed as the future of telephony and for businesses wanting to cut the cost of calls, network multiple offices and employees, centralise cost control, and achieve more flexible communications VoIP really is the future – available here and now from BNS Telecom.

Uniquely, customers receive payment for inbound calls, without having to change their telephone number, require no exchange lines resulting in substantial cost savings by utilising an existing broadband connection, benefit from half-price local, national and international calls, and can record both incoming and outgoing calls, with free access to the recordings via a web browser.

Other new technology products include:

WiDial (VoIP on mobile) – allows the upgrading of certain mobiles to allow calls to be made over a wi-fi connection

Voicemail to Email – providing the capability of dictating straight to email

Video calling – allows you to see the person you are talking with

Softphone – software which allows you to make calls over the internet

Skype Link – links with the Skype network for cheaper calls

Fax to Email and reverse – Removes the need for separate fax machine and line rental

Last year BNS won one of only four Service Provider contracts with mobile firm Vodafone, allowing the company to offer businesses the full range of Vodafone packages, including WiDial (VoIP on your mobile) facilities, enabling customers to make calls via Wi-Fi when in a Hotspot location.