Whether your business needs POTS (analog), PRI (digital), or SIP (internet) voice channels to work with your phone system, Switchboard Tech has you covered. We will get you the best price for these services as agents from over 30 telecom carriers.
Plain Old Telephone Service
Plain
Old Telephone Service - Analog telephone service with a different phone number for each line.True POTS lines are delivered over and single pair of copper wire. True POTS is still the only way to have reliable alarm
circuits, fax lines, and phones that
work when the power doesn’t!
However, many providers now use gateways to hand off POTS connections while using SIP to transport the voice channels over their network backbone. Understanding what types of lines you need to work with your Premisis based PBX or Key System (Phone system) is important, but you should also understand if you are getting true POTS or a POTS handoff from a SIP gateway which will not work during power outages. |
Primary Rate Interface
PRI service was the first to offer the ability to add DID numbers (direct inward dial) and the flexibility to assign a single pilot phone number for all out bound calls, or to assign specific DID numbers for outbound use form individual phone or departments.
PRI Lines are offered via traditional ISDN PRI... meaning the PRI handoff is delivered to your Premesis base PBX (phone system) via a T1 Circuit using digitial signaling. As IP communications have evolved many carries, including cable companies, deliver a PRI handoff to your PBX by using a gateway device onsite. This gateway is connected to the carriers internet ciruit (cable, fiber, copper, or even Satelitte) where IP signaling (SIP) is used to transport the voice channels back to PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) |
Session Initiation Protocol
SIP allows for voice channels to be transported over any internet backbone, and is the leading choice for carriers delivering phone service. Modern PBX (phone systems) can sometimes accept native SIP trunks with no gateway translation
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Request a ConsultantionSwitchboard Technologies is poised to provide a consultative multi vendor sales process that focuses on customer education and choice. There is not charge for a conusltantion, and you pay the same rates as going directly to the carriers to order service. To learn more please review our Business Model.
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