Voice over Internet protocol, or VoIP, allows users to make and receive calls using the internet. Instead of transmitting a call from a hardwired desk phone through a network of switches and wires, VoIP converts voice communications into digital data that travels over an internet connection to its destination. 

UCSB will utilize Zoom Phone for our voice over Internet service. With a single platform utilized for voice, chat, and video, users will make phone calls with the same ease and familiarity as Zoom video meetings. Visit our Zoom Phone training page for helpful videos and reference guides.

Over the past several years, organizations of all sizes have turned to VoIP to replace their legacy phone system and give their employees the tools they need to communicate in an increasingly mobile world. Extensive business features give users incredible flexibility to make and receive calls from anywhere without being dependent on a physical location like an office desk phone. VoIP calls can be made with any device that has a reliable internet connection, including a desktop, laptop, smartphone, or tablet.

Features

  • Mobile and Desktop applications - A single, unified platform for video, phone, meetings, and chat on Windows, Apple MacOS, Apple iOS and Google Android devices.
  • Voicemail - Voicemail transcription and notification allows you to easily manage voice messages from any device.
  • SMS - Send and receive SMS messaging from your desktop or mobile client
  • Optional Call Recording - On-demand and full-time recording, transcriptions, and playback allow you to easily archive and retrieve phone conversations
  • Elevate to Meeting - Seamlessly elevate a phone call to a full-feature Zoom Meeting without requiring participants to join manually
  • Shared Line - A delegate can place a call on hold for a manager to visually recognize and retrieve
  • Shared Line Groups - Provide member endpoints with access to the group's direct phone number and voicemail
  • Configurable caller ID - lets your team customize the displayed phone number when making outbound calls.

Frequently Asked Questions

For questions on VoIP services or the Campus Telephony Refresh Project, visit our FAQ page.