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Voice codec
See Codec.
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
Telephone calls are no longer placed and transmitted over the telephone network but
over the Internet (or other IP networks).
VoIP provider
A VoIP, SIP or Gateway Provider is an Internet service provider that provides a Gateway
for Internet telephony. As the phone works with the SIP standard, your provider must
support the SIP standard.
The provider routes calls from VoIP to the telephone network (analogue, ISDN and
mobile radio) and vice versa.
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WAN
Wide Area Network
Wide-area network that is unrestricted in terms of area (e.g. Internet).