For the last three years I have been looking for parts, those very special parts that would permit me to built a very special line of PBX’s. My requirements was tough; two basic appliances should cover at least ten different models, the PBX should have the capability of growing more powerful and with more features when the need arise, quality should be as good as the BIG manufacturers, it should be based on Open Source software and last but not least, High Value For Money! Guess what! The first prototype was running this afternoon!

The prototype is a 2U appliance with dual redundant power supplies and with the capacity of 4 PBX Blades and one Server Blade. Each PBX blade has a tested capacity of more than 50 concurrent VoIP calls, and we have Blades with E1/T1, Analogue and BRI technology. The PBX can operate with or without the Server Blade and with any combination of the PBX Blades. And more Blades are currently under development.

The initial release will be with 1 to 4 separate PBX Blades in the 2U cabinet, but we are working on a solution that will make it possible to combine the power of all blades to a whopping 200+ concurrent calls. And this is only the beginning, a 4U appliance with a much higher capacity is in the works as well.

As everybody with children know, finding a good name for the last member of the family is a lot more difficult than the creation itself. But I think we finally got it;
VoIPtel X Series Communication Appliance, or VoIP X for short. Cute name for a great future! ;o)

More info and pictures will be posted in the near future.

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