Morning Andrew,
A SIP Trunk line from MTN is the best option, you could also take their complete hosted solution offer (Centrex),
However if you main requirement is the trunk lines you dont have to take Centrex(hosted PBX), you can have your own PBX at HQ and probably VOIP gateways on each brach with your own IP Phones at each site. In this case, you pay MTN for trunk lines and own the rest of your telephony infrastructure.
Thanks & Regards,
Eunice
+254 734 531794
for the SIP Trunk option, you will need gateways
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Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:44:13 +0300
From: Andrew Kerich <andykerich@gmail.com>
To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Telephone line alternatives
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@ Brian, Thanks. An E1 would be an overkill for my scenario. I require one
or two pilot lines per branch and say 20-40 extensions.
@Wash, The basic requirements are;
1. Setup telephony in the various branches mostly in the major towns of KE
2. Have one/two pilot lines (not Telkom CDMA or GSM) which can be called
from anywhere.
Seems my major challenge is the pilot lines since i would not want to take
up E1 lines for my small requirement. Your suggestions are quite
insightful let me look at the options.
Rgds,
Andrew.
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hello Kerich,
>
> Your requirement doesn't sound quite clear to me. Could you please start
> over again and present a clear picture of what you need to achieve?
> I did not understand this "I require phone lines in various offices
> outside within and outside Nairobi". "Outside within and outside" doesn't
> make sense to start with. Then saying you "require phone lines" and going
> ahead to rule out Telkom/Orange Wireless, then also ruling out GSM further
> doesn't make sense - at least I think so, because that leaves you with
> almost nothing. Look, you have ruled out CDMA and GSM. What remains??
> Landlines??? Then again, you go ahead (below) to say you require pilot
> numbers where external calls can be routed. Wait a moment - Zuku has some
> phone system within their Triple-play, and so is KDN (spit!) with something
> that used to be called Izzytalk (http://www.izzytalk.co.ke/). I must
> admit that I don't know how both technologies work because I haven't
> bothered as yet.
>
> If you have several offices spread out geographically, you can do either
> of two things:
> 1. (a) Have your own IP PBX in the HQ. Also have a VPN concentrator
> (Cisco 28xx or the ASA-series can do this)
> (b) Have VPN phone(s) ( IP Phones with built-in VPN) at the other
> offices, configured to authenticate via the VPN
> concentrator at HQ and having the Call Server as the HQ PBX.
> 2. (a) Have an IP PBX at HQ, with any good grade Cisco router or any other
> router that supports VPN tunneling
> (b) Install similar routers at the branches and configure VPN tunnels
> of your choice to HQ router
> (c) Install IP Phones at the branches, configured with Call Server as
> the HQ PBX
>
> If you'd like to have "Pilot" lines, you can have them at the HQ and route
> calls as you need. You can easily do the same using an E1 circuit from
> Safaricom/Airtel/Orange and have DIDs for each of the offices. With enough
> channels on the E1, you can even partition the channels in blocks for each
> of the offices. Those are logical partitions, achieved by call routing!
>
> YMMV, but that is what I'd do.
>
> Again, I am not at all pretending that I understood your
> questions/requirements, so my advise could as well be quite vague!
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:57, Andrew Kerich <andykerich@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, I will also require pilot numbers where external calls can be
>> routed. I will then need to integrate this to the HQ IP Telephony.
>> Safcom said they dont provide PBX solutions just the value added services
>>
>> Kerich.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Collins Areba <arebacollins@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> get a vps somewhere and host asterix, then get good internet from more
>>> <reliable> service providers to each of the sites and voila!
>>>
>>> by the way, how about Safaricom?
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Andrew Kerich <andykerich@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I require phone lines in various offices outside within and outside
>>>> Nairobi. Telkom wireless is not an option due to poor service. Also
>>>> not GSM for now.
>>>> What options are there?
>>>> I am currently looking at hosted PABX solution at MTN. Ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Rgds
>>>> Kerich
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Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:04:38 -0400
From: William Muriithi <william.muriithi@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Telephone line alternatives
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Evening
>
> Hello Kerich,
>
> Your requirement doesn't sound quite clear to me. Could you please start
> over again and present a clear picture of what you need to achieve?
> I did not understand this "I require phone lines in various offices outside
> within and outside Nairobi". "Outside within and outside" doesn't make
> sense to start with. Then saying you "require phone lines" and going ahead
> to rule out Telkom/Orange Wireless, then also ruling out GSM further
> doesn't make sense - at least I think so, because that leaves you with
> almost nothing. Look, you have ruled out CDMA and GSM. What remains??
> Landlines??? Then again, you go ahead (below) to say you require pilot
> numbers where external calls can be routed. Wait a moment - Zuku has some
> phone system within their Triple-play, and so is KDN (spit!) with something
> that used to be called Izzytalk (http://www.izzytalk.co.ke/). I must admit
> that I don't know how both technologies work because I haven't bothered as
> yet.
>
> If you have several offices spread out geographically, you can do either of
> two things:
> 1. (a) Have your own IP PBX in the HQ. ?Also have a VPN concentrator (Cisco
> 28xx or the ASA-series can do this)
Something like Asterisk would do it, if he need a pilot line, with E1,
it will have to be a box in his office as there are physical cards
that will be needed to accomodate E1. That rule out VPS. Wonder if
there is hosted PBX providers with presence in Kenya? I am not
certain how the E1 would be handled without local office. He can set
a ssh tunnel and run a SIP truck between PBX across the offices. If
only one PBX is to ne used, a VPN for the SIP clients would be
necessary
> ? ?(b) Have VPN phone(s) ( IP Phones with built-in VPN) at the other
> offices, configured to authenticate via the VPN
Interesting, did not know such a phone exist
> ? ? ? ? concentrator at HQ and having the Call Server as the HQ PBX.
> 2. (a) Have an IP PBX at HQ, with any good grade Cisco router or any other
> router that supports VPN tunneling
> ? ?(b) Install similar routers at the branches and configure VPN tunnels
> of your choice to HQ router
Wonder what would be cheaper, a single trunk between office and get
the SIP client to connect to the local office PBX. That way, he do
not need to invest on VPN if he do not not have one already
Good project though, good luck
William
> ? ?(c) Install IP Phones at the branches, configured with Call Server as
> the HQ PBX
>
> If you'd like to have "Pilot" lines, you can have them at the HQ and route
> calls as you need. You can easily do the same using an E1 circuit from
> Safaricom/Airtel/Orange and have DIDs for each of the offices. With enough
> channels on the E1, you can even partition the channels in blocks for each
> of the offices. Those are logical partitions, achieved by call routing!
>
> YMMV, but that is what I'd do.
>
> Again, I am not at all pretending that I understood your
> questions/requirements, so my advise could as well be quite vague!
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:57, Andrew Kerich <andykerich@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, I will also require pilot numbers where external calls can be
>> routed. I will then need to integrate this to the HQ IP Telephony.
>> Safcom said they dont provide PBX solutions just the value added services
>>
>> Kerich.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Collins Areba <arebacollins@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> get a vps somewhere and host asterix, then get good internet from more
>>> <reliable> service providers to each of the sites and voila!
>>>
>>> by the way, how about Safaricom?
>>>
>>> ?On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Andrew Kerich <andykerich@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> ?Hi,
>>>> I require phone lines in various offices outside within and outside
>>>> Nairobi. Telkom wireless is not an option due to poor service. Also
>>>> not GSM for now.
>>>> What options are there?
>>>> I am currently looking at hosted PABX solution at MTN. Ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Rgds
>>>> Kerich
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>>>
>>>
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>>> corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of
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> Oooh; cool; now I know..
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Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:33:01 +0300
From: EVANS GICHOBI <gichobie@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] D-Link or Linksys
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LINKSYS WRT54GL AVAILABLE; MOSES 0722804920
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki@gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone with a D-Link DIR-300 or Linksys WRT54G router I can borrow or buy?
> It doesn't have to be new, even an old one will do. I need these specific
> routers for something I need to do.
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