Voice Over IP is a technology that is taking off throughout the world.  The use of a simple telephone has evolved into the use of a phone call over one IP address. 

School districts have by and large had great results implementing VoIP, which has become the conduit for delivering expanded functionality, achieving greater internal control, and gaining freedom from onerous monthly phone bills. But demonstrating a financial return on what is a substantial investment can be an elusive effort.

The goal of calculating return on investment with VoIP-- or any new technology initiative, for that matter-- is to derive either a simple number that identifies the value of the investment, or a ratio that compares the value of the results you expect to receive from the deployment to the amount you would have to spend to buy the system and maintain it.

On the VoIP side, costs include the purchase of equipment, including IP phones, specialized network equipment such as call servers, and backup power sources in the event of a power outage. DETEL implements quality of service (QOS) and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) to insure that point to point calls will be 100% quality calls.

Prices of some of DETEL's VOIP equipment are listed bellow.

Part #:                                                   Description:                                                                                   Price:

DW580.9049.14     VoIP Plus Concentrator w/multipoint                     $2,150.00

DW580.9049.13     VoIP Plus Concentrator                                       $1,275.00

DW580.9049.12     VoIP Basic Concentrator w/multipoint                   $   725.00

DW580.9049.11     VoIP Basic Concentrator                                     $   430.00

DW580.9049          5000 VoIP Base Server                                      $2,737.00

Disclaimer: Cost allocation of all ineligible equipment is required by E-Rate program rules.