Hi Kyle, In a previous life, I ran a dual vendor voice strategy - Alcatel & Cisco for 4 years - for 600 extensions - 200 Alcatel and 400 Cisco.
Cisco works OK - very good on the IP side (native). Alcatel is OK - on digital & PSTN, but not so good on VoIP. Biggest disappointment with Alcatel was cost - invisible, non-linear & non-transparent licensing. The moment you need to expand the user base by 10 or 20, or you want to do a SIP trunk, you are hit with an incredible cost! 300 extensions is probably big money - if each extension is about USD 100 on the desk - USD 30,000. Take some time and do the maths / planning. It will probably save you a lot of surprises. Kind regards, Bernard On 22 January 2013 12:35, Kibalama Francis <[email protected]>wrote: > Try MFI on that........am sure they are well equipped with alcatel systems > that can do the job well > > > On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I need to replace the PABX at my company. It's a rather large >> installation with roughly 300 extensions. We originally wanted to go >> with an open-source solution but were unable to find a vendor capable >> of delivering one at our scale. At this point I don't care whether the >> solution is proprietary or open-source; I just need something that >> works. Can anyone recommend a capable, reliable, trust-worthy vendor? >> >> Regards, >> Kyle Spencer >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. >> > > > > -- > -- > Regards > > Kibalama Francis Teruma > Technician DICTS Makerere University. > Volunteering with www.ugandaruralfund.org and Reach A Hand Uganda > > +256782873478/+256701233126 > [email protected] [email protected] Skype ID: fkibalama > > "The Bible is still relevant for today. In fact, > its is more up-to-date > than tomorrow morning`s newspaper!" > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > -- Bernard Wanyama Technical Manager SYNTECH ASSOCIATES Ltd Kampala, Uganda Cell: +256 712 193979 Fixed: +256 414 251591 Web: www.syntechug.com Email: [email protected]
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