VoIP Security

This issue is increasingly relevant, as there are offersin his contract, which does not provide such services.
operators to deliver their business services using SIPThis issue has been aired in some courts in the world,
trunks, but this is so long and wide, and therefore it iswith more than one user has had unpleasant surprises
important that we stop talking about this kind ofin this regard, though it requires police or an
technology. On the one hand the operators no longerambulance.Dialing to any operator or destination. In
need large infrastructure of fiber optic multiplexers andColombia there is already a very wide range of
stuff to provide the services, as anyone with a publicoperators offering long distance, some more legal than
IP you could provide the service. But it is important toothers and why the market has been classified by
see the conditions under which this service is providedcolors white, gray and black. Especially in these last
so you have the reliability and safety we expect fromtwo very tempting offers we can find the most
this type of product. Availability: In this sense thecommon international destinations for Colombians,
availability of telephone service depends on thewhich include the United States, Venezuela and
internet-based Internet link. So you have to be veryPanama or even Comcel, which is ranked as the
careful with the procurement and installation of thisdestination with the highest demand of the country. But
type of service, especially if utilized to supply vitalwhat if we want to call Burundi, or watch the fort. In
services to our businesses. Although there arethis case there are two possibilities, it is not possible, or
operators that will deliver both packaged, both Internetis more expensive than our incumbent. Since the illegal
access and telephony on the same wire, which makesoperators and emerging, usually have problems with
it easy to provide adequate availability. Flexibility: In thissome popular destinations, but legal operators are
he wins a lot, because with one call, you can easilyobliged to offer all destinations. Availability: This is
have more capacity. In that sense the ease ofanother point that people take for granted. That raises
increase or decrease the capacity contractedyour home phone and once you can dial tone, this is
operator is very simple and may have varyingnot always in VoIP telephony and mark where the call
capabilities, so that in times high demand. You couldcan be made. In this regard the proliferation of illegal
have more lines virtually in low season and low seasonoperators to echo that this indicator is deteriorating
cost savings without sacrificing availability in highsignificantly. But the government facilitates the creation
season. Compatibility: With conventional technologyof new operators to cost not so high, enables people
(TDM), the installation of a new E1. Required for theto consume a consistent manner of minutes illegal, opt
presence of the geniuses of telephone plants,for legal options at similar prices. Access to additional
especially if E1 was provided by the operator at theservices. Our current operators or voip operators
very outdated format DTMFR2 MFCR2 or popularlyoffer a range of additional services to the voice we
known as R2, that IP is much simpler, although it alsoare accustomed to use and we do not realize that it
requires something knowledge, no single operatortakes until we do not. within these services are those
depends on a single supplier or to succeed in the task.beginning with one like the 113 or 117, call services such
Security: A conventional lines like those involved veryas reverse pay lines may not work in many of the
easily, almost assured that we have that the linesnew entrants or incumbents new services, or the call
were not intercepted is the confidence we have in thelines free has cost as a normal call. ALI: This point is
physical security of the cabinets of the operators. Inunknown by most people, but is of fundamental
the case of E1 is required more technology but it is stillimportance. The symbol corresponds to the standard
possible. But in the IP world, intercepting a call is asused by telephone companies to transmit the address
easy as the intercept data as it travels as data calls,of where you are calling, this information is not public
and if we do not review very well the configuration ofaccess, is used for services such as 123 to know
the sip trunks operator, we are easily spoofed, fooled,where it comes from the call, is also used by the police
recorded or stolen. Hence we should maintain voipto trace calls, so usually the common people will not
security. Although there are technologies that allow IPhave access to this information, but if we need help if
voice is much safer than conventional voice even getwe would like the fire we could find. So far, the cellular
to have military-grade security. This requires not useand VoIP technology have been the weak point of the
sip trunks simple but complex and expensiveprotocol and voip security, but in the case of phones,
configurations, not always the operator will be willing tothe first approach was to deliver the position of the
assume, but if we must be willing to demand. Quality:three nearest towers, and would have a vague idea
VoIP technology allows voice quality far superior to thewhere came the call, the next version for mobile
conventional voice and do not have to be limited tophones is to use GPS information to the phone. But
traditional conventional 64K voice, but this requiresthis only works with phones more expensive. In the
properly configure the interface and have acase of VoIP there are several proposals, but in this
good-quality Internet Manufacturers are even talkingcountry there is no rule about requiring the VoIP
about high definition voice, since voice over IP audiooperator to deliver that information, and illegal
brings a lot more detail in a frequency range higheroperators do not have the slightest intention of giving
than conventional voice. But keep one thing in mindthis information. With this we are just like the
maintain voip security by consulting your voip servicetechnology that is expected to replace, but lacks the
providers. Because now days voip is uses for a lot ofadditional ingredient for wanting to replace the
illegal activity. Costs:- This topic is very interesting totechnology. Security. Security or voip security in this
consider because the costs and opex and capex sidecase has two points to consider. On one side is not
of the operator or the user side are much smaller andallowing our calls are recorded, this is easier and
this should be reflected in benefits to users. But in thischeaper to implement than the conventional voice
case we must not forget that the cost of bandwidthwhen choosing the right technology and configured the
used for this service must be included in the equation,right way. And on the other we will not be supplanted
and it may be that in countries like ours where theor to be certain of the identity of our partner that is
Internet is so expensive, this cost reduces the profit onalso easier to implement than in conventional
the previous technology. How would an ideal mount:technology, which does not have a secure ID system,
This is a question many will be after reading all thesebeyond the trust that the wiring was not altered.
comments, so we planted a scenario in which bothFidelity. Something that we're used to is that the audio
covered the implications for operators and users.Firstquality of a phone is not exactly the best, but this in the
we will state the minimum requirements should bevoice over IP can be changed easily, because the
based telephony services on the Internet, the least youvoice is not limited by the paradigm of the 64K and
expect from a new technology is offering us themay be better quality as the current codecs offer
same as the previous technology. Caller ID: To mosthigher quality conventional voice. Flexibility. With these
people this may seem obvious, but with the evertechnologies, the service installation or modification of
increasing number of illegal operators and linksits features is a very easy process and the
between operators of poor quality, is increasinglycompanies will be very easy to use equipment that will
common that you get a call to your cell phone you canenable SBC to have several operators, redundancy,
not return using caller ID that is recorded on yourfault tolerance without any problems. Additional
phone. This should not happen, but it is increasinglyServices. Technologies such as unified messaging and
common, especially in long distance calls. On thisunified communications are advancing slowly but surely
afternoon to speak out are the regulators, as it isin the corporate world, and soon the players will join
fundamental for the Eradication of illegal long-distancethis wave and we ordinary mortals have access to
service. Connection to emergency services: This isthis technology, this together with the triple or quadruple
one of those things in which we remember when it isplay services will make "core" of our operator will
too late, if we replace our traditional telephony servicereceive much more than just voice. So due to illegal
provider which is supposed to offer us more for less,and criminal activity with voip it is necessary to
we should by the lines of that provider to call themaintain voip security
police, 123, 911, firefighters, Red Cross or any similar.
number, if necessary, or else the operator says clearly