Reducing Telecom Expenses
Hosted PBX networks have been a weapon in the cost-cutting IT department’s arsenal for years. It provides all of the benefits of private branch exchange but drastically reduces the cost of administering a PBX network in-house because none of the expensive network hardware needs to be on-site or owned by just one company. Yet for some reason or another, many companies still opt to host their own networks in-house, and, in so doing, overpay tremendously for a service is simple as basic voice telecommunication.
Here in Los Angeles, hosted pbx networks make even more sense for a savvy miser than they do elsewhere. Because of high commercial density, hosting companies are able to provide hosting at a fraction of the cost of ownership and administration, since there are so many clients who share the expense of the host’s network hardware. Outsourcing of the phone network administration is smart also because it virtually eliminates a role – administering phone systems – that is a real distraction to people like you, who are trying to focus on their business’s core competencies.
Teaming up with a local ISP to implement your network is a good idea as well because substantial savings can be realized not only from the implementation of the pbx, but also by its integration with VOIP or voice over IP phone service. Only a few of the locally-based Los Angeles hosted PBX network providers are also ISPs, so shop carefully. Integrating your phone system into a custom-tailored internet solution – hosting, colocation, wimax, wireless, etc – will save you money and save your accounts payable department a lot of time, as they will have one bill to pay instead of the dozens that come with administering networks in-house: bills from Cisco, Oracle, Level 3, Nortel, Lucent, and more…
Simplifying your life and your business’s phone service at the same time has never been easier. Count on local businesses to help show you “the light”: you don’t need your own PBX network just like you don’t need to host your own services; let the professionals take care of it, pay a fraction of their costs; and have the peace of mind that comes with knowing that everything is being looked after by someone else BUT you – so you can focus on the things that matter, like growing your business during this tough economic climate.