[asterisk-users] asterisk with 1000 extensions

[Hans Witvliet]

-----Original Message-----
From: Carlos Alvarez <carlos at televolve.com>
Reply-to: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
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Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] asterisk with 1000 extensions
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 09:30:31 -0700

On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 1:44 AM, Duncan Turnbull <duncan at e-simple.co.nz>
wrote:
        > This is not school assignment or home work :)  We need to
        > setup in society buildings. Each flat will have SIP extension
        > (hard phone) registered on asterisk server. Calling
        > between SIP extensions is required. No PSTN / ITSP SIP
        > trunking. Just like inter-com feature.
        >  
        > One way is to install 1000 IP Phones one at each flat
        > Secondly, install multiple-line SIP gateways with RJ-11
        > cabling.
        >  
        > Is there any other low budget solution for this setup?
        > 


Grandstream makes some inexpensive phones that are still very good.


"Cheapest" hasn't been defined yet.  What's the budget?  Is there
existing networking at these locations?  Will you need switches?  PoE?

-----Original Message-----

I think Carlos said it properly.
Anything related to asterisk is insignificant compared to the rest.

I dare to say, that the requirements if for 1000 people to communicate
between themselves.

So why SIP-phones? Why VOIP at all?

Look at it a bit broader: network, maintenance (people), power, ...