At some point in time it is likely that every business phone system will require some sort of maintenance. There are two types of business phone system maintenance needs; administrative and technical. Administrative business phone system maintenance includes tasks like adding users, deleting users, and modifying users. Technical business phone system maintenance includes tasks like implementing, upgrading, and supporting a business phone system.
Businesses may opt to support their phone system in-house or they may choose to pay for maintenance support services. There are benefits to both options. If a business opts to support their phone system in-house, they must have the infrastructure to provide maintenance services. An infrastructure includes employees, hardware and software. Sometimes it is less expensive to pay for business phone system maintenance services; however each business will have to do a cost-benefit analysis and examine what works best with their business model, telephony needs, and requirements. Businesses with few employees will most likely benefit by selecting to pay for maintenance support services.
Some business phone systems have less maintenance needs than others. For example, with a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solution there is no need to pull an additional cable for relocating or new employees. Cables don’t need to be pulled for the VoIP phone system as this system is supported by the existing networking infrastructure. If a business uses POTS without VoIP and an employee relocates, an additional cable would have to be pulled for that employee in the new location.
There are several business phone system maintenance vendors on the market. It’s important to find a vendor that has experience with your business phone system. Consider selecting a vendor with 24 / 7 support services. Reputable business phone system maintenance vendors have good customer feedback and readily resolve business phone maintenance issues. Some vendors offer month-to-month contracts while others offer yearly or bi-yearly contracts. However, many vendors will provide a custom maintenance contract to suit individual business needs.
Before it became a necessity during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, many companies had already begun realizing the benefits inherent in embracing remote work. These benefits are substantial and signal that (even when the pandemic is but a memory) remote work will continue to flourish and become a mainstay in the redefined workplace - particularly when it comes to VoIP. This guide will demonstrate how the workforce is changing and leaning toward remote work as a permanent business choice, explain the critical role VoIP will continue to play in supporting remote work, and highlight some of the new trends and innovations coming in 2021 for VoIP. more