PBX
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What is PBX?
A Private Branch Exchange (PBX) is a private telephone network used within a company or organization. Users of the PBX can communicate internally and externally using different communication channels like VoIP, ISDN or analog. A PBX connects internal extensions to the public switched telephone network (PSTN), allowing for features like call transfer, voicemail, call recording, interactive voice menus (IVR), and call queues.
What other technologies are related to PBX?
PBX Competitor Technologies
Key system
A key system is a multi-line telephone system, traditionally electronic, and competes with PBX systems for smaller businesses.
Key Systems
A key system is a multi-line telephone system, traditionally electronic, and competes with PBX systems for smaller businesses.
Centrex Systems
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Centrex is a telephone exchange that is owned and operated by the local telephone company, but serves a business's telecommunications needs, making it a competitor to a PBX.
Hosted VoIP
Hosted VoIP is a cloud-based phone system, generally offered by a third party, that can replace the need for an on-premises PBX.
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PBX Complementary Technologies
VoIP
Voice over IP (VoIP) is a technology that allows voice communication over the Internet and is a core technology used in modern IP PBXs.
IVR/VRU
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Interactive Voice Response (IVR) or Voice Response Unit (VRU) is an automated system that interacts with callers and routes them appropriately, a complementary technology to a PBX.
CTI
Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) allows computers to interact with phone systems, providing features like screen pops and call logging, and is complementary to a PBX.
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Which job functions commonly mention PBX?
Telecommunications Engineer
2.1% of all Telecommunications Engineer jobs mention PBX
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Telecom Engineer
2.0% of all Telecom Engineer jobs mention PBX
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Network Engineer
0.3% of all Network Engineer jobs mention PBX
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Communications
0.2% of all Communications jobs mention PBX
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IT Support
0.1% of all IT Support jobs mention PBX
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Which organizations are mentioning PBX?
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Transportation and Warehousing
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