OpenScape Exchange

Enjoy savings of up to 50% on telephony with our IP least-cost routing

Why interconnect PBXs in multiple sites over the PSTN and maintain separate routing tables in each location when you already maintain an IP connection between each location? OpenScape Exchange allows you to interconnect all your sites using a centralized IP-based call-routing system, and gain immediate interconnection and call-cost benefits without having to incur the large capital costs of wholesale PBX replacements.

The financial benefits of IP least-cost routing (IP-LCR) with OpenScape Exchange can be considerable, because not only are PSTN interconnection and call costs avoided, but so are all the administration costs of maintaining numbering plans and routing tables in the PBXs.

Considerable savings

OpenScape Exchange typically provides savings of up to 30% for inter-site traffic. That equates to a saving of about $37,000 per month for a 10,000-user, 50-site enterprise. Plus there are additional savings for the administration of local numbering plans and routing tables that are no longer required.

We have developed an return on investment (ROI) calculator that we can use with you to show how much you can save with the OpenScape Exchange IP-LCR solution. These are not just theoretical savings, we have helped companies halve their total telephony costs, achieving ROI in as little as three months.

Unified communications migration

Once in place (and rapidly paying for itself) the migration plan to full OpenScape Voice is easy, with the simple addition of User Licenses. It is then a short step to full unified communications because OpenScape Exchange is part of OpenScape UC Suite. You are able to preserve your existing PBX investments and to upgrade networks gradually, at your own pace. It also does not require massive forklift removals or write-offs of existing investments, while providing a simple, logical and open migration path to full unified communications.

Key features

• IP least cost routing tool to bypass PSTN;
• Savings of up to 50% achievable;
• Preserve existing telephony infrastructure;
• Clear migration path to unified communications.