What is CoIP?
CoIP, or communications over Internet protocol, is a process used for transmitting multimedia over the Internet. Considered to be the next logical advancement in online communications, CoIP takes the voice capabilities inherent in VoIP or voice over Internet protocol and adds in the ability to transmit images, videos, and text with equal ease. The result is a real-time communication experience that is very similar to gathering in one physical location, even though the participants may be located all over the world. Because of the interactive capabilities of this communication method, CoIP is also sometimes identified as collaboration over Internet protocol. This designation focuses on the ability of people to share documents and work on them together in a manner not unlike gathering in a conference room. Thus, CoIP allows several people to contribute to enhancing a document in real time, rather than the participants suggesting changes or additions and receiving an amended copy of the d