Telephony provider NeoPhonetics earlier this week launched the Network Assessment Tool to help companies considering a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solution determine whether its cabling, switching, routers, and network bandwidth are VoIP-compatible in a matter of minutes.

By answering a few simple questions online, the tool assesses compatibility requirements such as having:
• 80 kilobits of available bandwidth for every concurrent phone call
• Category 5 cabling or better to every VoIP telephone
• Network switches that are Power Over Ethernet (PoE), Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) and Quality of Service (QoS) capable and configured.

Should a business use the tool and determine it would like to pursue an enterprise-grade VoIP system, NeoPhonetics can then provide a full, tailored Network Readiness Assessment.

NeoPhonetics' Network Assessment Tool is available at http://neophonetics.com/pages/voipresources/networkassessment.