Mobility Extension is a Better Alternative to Wi-fi / GSM Hybrid
19 January 2006 15:17
The mobility extension feature in 2N NetStar PBX is a better alternative to Wi-Fi / GSM Hybrid systems integrated into other brand PBXs.
Many PBX manufacturers today invest a lot into integration of Wi-Fi / GSM telephones within their PBXs. This may be the future of the PBX business, but is it really so? Hybrid Wi-Fi / GSM systems integrated with a PBX have definitely the following advantages:
- Company employees can use just one Wi-Fi / GSM combining telephone set regardless of where they go
- An employee is always available regardless of where he or she currently is
- The call cost is almost zero inside the company premises (if you move within the reach of Wi-Fi transceivers)
- Some standard PBX extension features are available in the GSM / Wi-Fi handset if the user is within the reach of the company Wi-Fi network or a public GSM network
All the facts and qualities mentioned above are enormously important for any company today. We believe that if all of them worked perfectly, these systems would surely kill all DECT business as any DECT usage forces you to carry two handsets with you all the time (one DECT and one GSM). But let's have a realistic view. Is everything so positive and effective as shown in many PBX manufacturers' brochures? Let's have a look at the disadvantages that combined Wi-Fi / GSM sets integrated with a PBX may have:
- The hand-over between transceivers is very problematic and inoperative in many cases when the Wi-Fi network is used
- There does not exist a hand over when moving out of the Wi-Fi coverage to GSM
- There is a poor voice quality when the Wi-Fi part of hybrid Wi-Fi / GSM telephones is used, especially if the company doesn't dedicate enough bandwidth to this system
- There is a high cost of Wi-Fi transceivers and hybrid Wi-Fi /GSM phones distributed among all employees of the company
The question that inevitably arises is: "Is there really no solution to this?" Of course there is! 2N Telekomunikace introduces a unique function called Mobility Extension in its new 2N NetStar PBX . Using standard GSM handsets together with the 2N NetStar PBX will bring you all advantages and erase all disadvantages of the Wi-Fi / GSM system. The Mobility Extension feature uses the GSM network only so you need no additional equipment except for a 2N NetStar PBX and regular GSM handsets. The 2N NetStar PBX is the solution!
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