Asterisk Voice over IP
Design, Maintenance, and Support
for Business in the Lake Bluff, Abbott Park, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, and Fort Sheridan Area
Need Asterisk Voice over IP Design, Maintenance, and Support now?
Have an immediate need? Have a question? Give us a call anytime at (773) 729-2060 or (800) 737-0661 and we will be happy to discuss how we can help. NextPhase works both on-site and remotely with businesses in Lake Bluff, Abbott Park, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, and Fort Sheridan, in Wisconsin and Illinois, and across the Midwest.
What is Asterisk?
Asterisk is a powerful, flexible, and customizeable open source IP telephone system.
Asterisk is software based, rather than hardware based. This offers major advantages when it comes to scalability - an Asterisk telephone system can be easily and quickly upgraded and scaled as business needs change.
The Asterisk system communicates using the SIP protocol. SIP is an industry standard protocol used by the vast majority of Voice over IP telephone handsets and devices. This allows equipment from different vendors to work together on a single system and eliminates the frustration of being limited to a single vendor's handsets, speakerphones, pager devices, and conference phones.
Asterisk can be implemented as a "full VOIP" system, meaning that calls are delivered in and out of your business via the Internet. However, the system can also interface with existing telephone lines, providing the benefits of Voice over IP within your office with the reliability of telephone service from your existing carrier.
How is Asterisk used by Lake Bluff, IL businesses?
Lake Bluff, IL area businesses use Asterisk to meet a wide variety of communication challenges.
New and Growing Business
Asterisk is a great choice for new and growing business in the Lake Bluff, IL area for many reasons. Having a business phone system and business phone line provides customers with a single point of contact and allows work to be delegated more easily. Auto Attendant and Voicemail to E-Mail help improve customer service and prevent lost opportunities.
Small and Medium Business
Asterisk is an ideal replacement for aging PBX systems in use by many Lake Bluff, IL area small and medium businesses. Because Asterisk is flexible, extension numbering and common features which were present in the aging PBX can be configured in Asterisk to reduce the learning curve involved with a new phone system, for both customers and employees.
Remote Workforce
Because Asterisk supports communication over the Internet, Lake Bluff, IL area businesses can easily locate employees in any location - home offices or remote offices across the world. Regardless of the location, employees can continue to handle incoming customer calls and communicate with other employees effectively.
Hotels and Resorts
Lake Bluff, IL area hotels and resorts can take advantage of Asterisk to replace aging and expensive to service Hotel and Resort PBX systems without having to replace wiring or telephones in each room.
How does NextPhase support Lake Bluff, IL businesseses using Asterisk
NextPhase designs, implements, and supports business telephone and communication systems based on Asterisk. We help Lake Bluff, IL businesses with these and other tasks:
Telephone and Unified Communication System Needs Assessments
Telephone and Unified Communication System Design
Server Selection for Asterisk Voice over IP Telephone Systems
Setup of On-Premise Asterisk Voice over IP Telephone Systems
Setup of Virtualized or Cloud Hosted Asterisk Voice over IP Telephone Systems
Interconnection of Asterisk Voice over IP Telephone systems with existing telephone equipment
Desk Phone Selection for Asterisk Voice over IP Telephone Systems
Setup of Virtualized or Cloud Hosted Asterisk Voice over IP Telephone Systems
Extension Setup and Programming
Extension Programming Changes
Auto Attendant Setup and Changes
Custom Asterisk Programming to meet specific business needs
Analysis and Reporting on Call Detail Records
Emergency Asterisk Telephone System Support
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