What is a telephone system?
A telephone system essentially creates a telephone communication network within your business, institution, or even home environment. The expandability of a telephone system allows usage in applications of all sizes: providing ease of communications within the localized environment, and increasing efficiency in communications with the outside world. Various types of telephone systems on the market today can offer many different options for current usage and future growth. The main advantage of a phone system is that it allows for a number of outside lines to be shared among a number of extensions. Many calling features such as forwarding, speed dialing, voicemail, and intercom (calls between extensions) are also common. An automated attendant can route calls to extensions or voicemail boxes without the need of an operator. Phone systems are usually proprietary, only modules, parts, and phones designed for a system will work. The size, capabilities and features of a telephone system var