Everyone Should Know Basic Facts About Call Centers

Call Centers are ubiquitous these days. You must have seen arrays of desks lined up with people on either side with headphones bigger than their heads propped on their heads. Well, call centers have a lot more to them than the constant murmur of voices interlaced with telephone rings..

Here are 5 basic facts everyone should know about call centers and their operations:

1. PABX, PBX, and ACD are some acronyms associated with the origin of call centers and the call center system. The inception of the call center was in the 1850s with the development of ACD or the Automatic Call Distributor technology that was capable of handling a large number of callings at a time. Then, in 1972, UK’s Birmingham Press and Mail started using PABX systems. PABX stands for Private Automated Business Exchange and PBX for Private Business Exchange System. The PBX was automated using the ACD to form PABX which could manage a large number of calls and contacts.

2. The Philippines was declared as the Call Center Capital of the world’ 2015 with than 1 million Filipinos dedicated to the outsourcing industry, their major clients being based out of America. This is because of the proximity of a Filipino accent to an American one and their familiarity with the American culture.

3. A Contact Center is an important terminology in the world of call centers. A contact center is a where all the information related to customers are storing, such as their names, phone numbers, email addresses, etc. These contact centers are managed by the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) branch of a call center to update and gather customer data. In a way, a contact center is a resource for a call center. An automated software handles the large volume of data in a Contact Center.

4. Often, people confuse Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) with call centers but the two terms are not the same. There is thin of difference between them. A BPO, as the implies, outsources a portion of its work to an external firm, either to save costs or to increase their operating efficiency. A call center handles inbound and outbound calls. Inbound calls can be related to customer servicing and queries. Outbound calls are aimed at marketing. Hence, a call center is a BPO but the reverse is not always true unless the service outsourced is specifically related to communicating with people over calls. A business can also outsource its jobs which are not necessarily related to handling calls.

5. Banking and Finance, Consulting and the Healthcare Industry are the top customers of call centers in the world.

Call centers run at the heart of the customer relationship and marketing branch of businesses and the industry is rapidly adapting to new technologies and growing every day

An IP phone is an electronic device that operates distinctly and in an efficient manner than the traditional phone. Instead of using the Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN), it is routed over an internet protocol. This is because they are incompatible with the circuit-switched, PSTN. Additionally, an IP phone does not connect through a phone jack, rather it connects to the internet through Ethernet cable, where it links to the IP address of either the hosted PBX provider or the VoIP provider.

Generally, IP phones come with numerous operating systems and in diverse shapes. The appearance of some IP phones is similar to that of traditional phones. Some may feel or look like android or apple tablets, yet others assume the shape of a conference phone that has microphones and a speaker around it. Most importantly, IP Phones have the ability to use Ethernet cable as a mechanism to get their power, especially where power is unavailable.

XonTel delivers a wide variety of IP phones. Notably, XonTel ’s line of IP phones features enhanced functionality and instinctive user interface that makes it easier for companies and individuals to connect and increase productivity. XonTel allows life-like, clear, and rich communications, third-party communications, flexible deployment, and outsourced management options. The technology adopted by Sabtec is an economical IP solution that assists users to streamline business operations and to deliver a strong, consistent, and secure communication experience for both small and big business setup. Furthermore, XonTel ’s IP Phones have the potential to make Session Initiation Protocol calls (SIP calls).

XonTel supplies SIP-enabled endpoints that are always ready to connect with the company’s PBXs and several installed servers. with diffrent models that meet all client’s requirements such as: 

1. XT-40G

2. XT-19G

3. XT-25G

4. XT-08P

5. XT-07P

6. XT-16W

To find out more information about XonTel call center system or request a suitable one for your company, do not hesitate to contact us.
XonTel provides the latest technologies to compete with its global counterparts at competitive prices. It also provides a professional and highly qualified technical support team to know and meet the needs of all customers with accuracy and high efficiency.