Phone/PABX/VOIP Options?

Phone/PABX/VOIP Options?

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paddyhasneeds

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Monday 12th April 2010
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I'm in a bit of foreign territory here and would appreciate any advice.

We have a big physical campus and have been asked to look at commissioning offices for a customer. Part of this would encompass telephony.

All I know right now is there would be approx 70 people, I'd assume that means a minimum of 70 numbers required but I have no idea what is needed in terms of "concurrent" connections (if indeed that's how PABX stuff works).

So given that all I know is there may be a need to get a new phone system in a new office on our physical site but that won't touch/access any of our infrastructure whatsoever (beyond the need to run cabling from the main road) where should I begin?

Obviously we have a phone provider that our company deals with, but as this is a completely greenfield install I'm interested in the potential of things like VOIP even if it's at the PBX rather than actual VOIP phones.

I'm sure my terminology is all wrong, but hopefully you get the idea what I'm asking.

Thanks very much.