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Faxing and Internet Faxing: - Some facts for you.
While Internet faxing generated considerable interest among the Internet users
all over the world, there has been a distinct lack of appropriate information.
This causes uncertainty both in the minds of entrepreneurs who wish to provide
these services locally as well as users who are looking for low cost ways to
communicate.  I wish to present some of the major facts about Internet faxing
and faxing itself.
Today there are about 40 million fax machines worldwide. The fax transmission
business is predicted to increase by more than 20% per year over the next four
years. (Source BIS)
What is so terrific about fax communication?  Simplicity.  Fax communication is
considered the easiest of the technologies available for multiple-users without
the hassle of scanners, special software and computer equipment.  1.5 billion
people are thought to have access to fax machines in today's world.
The ultimate utility of fax is fast communication to initiate immediate
response. Faxing is viewed by people as the quickest most reliable medium for
sending messages and instigating prompt response. Additionally, faxing is the
communication method of choice for hard copies, original and documents in
development or revision stages.
p Fax transmission costs worldwide are approximately US$45 billion a year 
p Approximately 50% of all international telecommunication traffic are from fax.
p Revenue generated from international fax communication is over 10 times
greater than any other form of electronic messaging.
p 50% of fax users say they are faxing more. 
p There are over 40 million fax machines in the world 
p 41% of telecommunications costs at Fortune 500 companies is fax. 
p Fax volume doubles every two years outside of the United States 
These statistics demonstrate the powerful potential and the global demand for
the future fax market.  Add to these statistics the fact that most companies
report they are unable to use the variety of technological applications
available for faxing, manage their current fax traffic and volume, or track
their costs effectively.
Internet faxing is a simple four-step process:
p There are absolutely no changes in processing faxes.  The customer simply
inserts the fax into the fax machine, dials the destination fax number and
presses the start button.
p A small dialer connected between the fax machine and the wall outlet routes
the fax through the PSTN to the local Network Member's Gateway.
p The local Network Member's Gateway then routes the fax via the Internet, Frame
Relay or X.25 to the Fax provider (like bcmfax.net) Network Gateway having the
least cost routing for the fax delivery.
p The receiving local Network Member's Gateway completes the process by
delivering the fax to the destination fax machine.
For more information on Internet Faxing and what bcmfax.net is doing in it,
visit http://www.bcmfax.net.

Krishnan J iyer
bcmfax.net - Redefining Global Fax Communications
krish@bcmfax.net
http://www.bcmfax.net 

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