[asterisk-biz] Next Move - Kind of hosting

Hi

 

Been lurking on the user list for a while but I have some what of an immediate requirement and I’m wondering if you can suggest the best solution (if mines a rubbish idea)

 

I have been testing Asterisk as a bolt on to our Mitel 3300.. its been doing some softphones for users abroad, etc and I’m happy with the fact I want to progress to a full system.

 

However during this testing phase 2 customers of mine (I’m a IT Service Provider) have ask for some managed, collocated small business servers, which include the requirement for me to host their phones.

 

No Problem I thought, I’m well on the way to this anyhow.

 

So I’m thinking (although not tried it) that if I got my Asterisk box running for my company (E1 card for outside link) I would AIX the hosted PBX for the customers to my PBX to allow them to make outgoing calls. I would get my teleco to provide phone numbers for them and also get my PBX to redirect that number to the hosted PBX.

 

Is this correct so far? Or should I keep their system separate? Or should I forget my PBX and push their incoming / outing calls out to a SIP / AIX provider on the net and wash my hands of it?

 

Also I know you can run multi context on one host BUT can they also run the same extension numbers? Or would I have to let one company have 401-410 and the next company have 411 to 420, etc, etc (I’m guessing that’s the case)

 

And lastly.. Call accounting.. Certainly found a lot of good info about certain call accounting applications but as anyone got any good feedback about one they personally use.. Id like to feed it GNU / Open Source / Free while I build myself up.. Although I don’t want to compete with the big boys, Id like to think I could get 20 or so customers co-located.

 

Cheers

 

Tim

 

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