Think Your IP Phone is Just a Phone? Think Again. I want to help simplify VoIP. Especially for those of you thinking about implementing VoIP or even those who are simply curious about IP communications. Switching an entire communication hub from analog to IP can seem scary. You might think that upgrading to a new [...]

Think Your IP Phone is Just a Phone? Think Again. The future of IP phones has become a popular topic of conversation within our industry. Like any technology, IP phones require continued innovation to adapt to the always-evolving ways we live and work. Here at Grandstream, we are always looking to escalate and expand the [...]

Cryptographic What? VoIP Encryption Methods When discussing a UC solution with a customer, security is likely a top concern of theirs. In recent years, it seems as if the more information we put over the Internet, the more vulnerable we become. However, trying to explain cryptographic protocols to someone without a VoIP background can get [...]

How QoS Standards Shape Your Network Experience Working in this industry, you’ve probably heard the term “Quality of Service (QoS)” but maybe you don’t know what it means, or you don’t know how to explain it to your customers. It basically refers to the overall quality or the performance of a service such as telephony, [...]

5 Reasons Why Your Business Networks Need Captive Portals If you have been following us recently, you’ve probably seen mention of captive portals. In this blog post, we are going to take a deep dive into what exactly a captive portal is and why it’s a critical component and benefit to most business’ networks. If [...]

The Most Influential VoIP Trends of 2018 VoIP is here to stay, and today more than ever, its growing trends are making a huge impact in the industry, paving the way for businesses to embrace VoIP— and grow with it, too. This year, VoIP is making a buzz in the tech world as certain trends [...]

How Our GWN Series is Helping Businesses Our networking line had its humble beginnings back in October of 2016 with the release of the GWN7610 WiFi AP. Since then, we have released two additional APs, a Gigabit Router and will soon launch a cloud-based WiFi management platform. Since its inception, the GWN series has been [...]

Why Video Should be in Your Communication Strategy Today, about 76% of users claim to use video solutions at work. Video communications outperforms conventional communication channels because it provides an organic user experience, resulting in higher engagement, enhanced experiences and a collaborative environment for employees who use it to communicate. For these reasons, businesses are [...]

Video Conferencing is More Popular Than You Think For most people, video conferencing elicits a vision of sitting in a conference room and staring at people in another conference room— this is the traditional use of video conferencing. However, video collaboration tools are being used very creatively in a variety of ways by all types [...]

Video Conferencing problems? Here are some Troubleshooting Tips Online meetings and webinars are a great way to communicate with colleagues, current, and future clients. They’re more engaging than traditional phone calls or back and forth email conversations and can really give your sales and marketing efforts a boost. But, because this communication is live it [...]