Welcome, Fastwyre customers! Fastwyre's Nebraska customers are now part of Rightfiber. We're glad you're here. Learn More
Welcome, Fastwyre customers! Fastwyre's Nebraska customers are now part of Rightfiber. We're glad you're here. Learn More
Welcome, Fastwyre customers! Fastwyre's Nebraska customers are now part of Rightfiber. We're glad you're here. Learn More
Welcome, Fastwyre customers! Fastwyre's Nebraska customers are now part of Rightfiber. We're glad you're here. Learn More
With a cloud PBX system from Rightfiber, you can stretch your budget further while unlocking powerful communication tools that boost your ROI. Our virtual PBX system is custom built to scale with you, safeguard data, and streamline your operations. Say goodbye to dropped calls, clunky tech and costly equipment failures that slow down your team and frustrate your customers. Choosing the Right cloud PBX solution allows you to step into the affordable, reliable future of business communication.
What does PBX stand for? PBX is short for "Private Branch Exchange." A PBX is a private telephone network created specifically for use by an organization or business. A PBX system is often used to link everyone in an office or even multiple branches or offices through interconnected, multifunction phone terminals at each desk.
In addition to standard features like calling and access to voicemail, PBX systems can automatically perform complex, business-friendly communication functions like allowing calls to be rerouted to a specific desk or outside line, call forwarding, queuing callers by the order they phoned, dialing by extension number, multi-line conference calling, call recording and more.
A cloud PBX — also known as a "hosted PBX" or "virtual PBX" — is an advanced PBX phone system that runs on software that's hosted completely online. Like other types of Private Branch Exchanges, a virtual PBX system often supports features like call forwarding, multi-line conference calling, voicemail access and extension dialing. However, the programs required to operate a cloud PBX system are hosted and run entirely from the cloud.
Another important characteristic of a virtual PBX system is that the software for this system is usually remotely serviced, upgraded and maintained by personnel trained and employed by cloud PBX providers like Rightfiber.
When you choose a virtual PBX system from Rightfiber, you unlock a world of benefits that keep your business competitive and clear up communication challenges between you, your customers, and closing the deal. Here are just a few benefits of a Cloud PBX system with Rightfiber for small businesses.
"The cloud" refers to cloud computing. Cloud computing has come to be a kind of shorthand for massive, connected groups of servers called server farms that are located around the world. The cloud offers low-cost digital storage for companies and organizations that don't have their own servers on-site, or that prefer to archive or host their data off-site for a variety of reasons.
In addition to providing secure storage for archival and sensitive data, the cloud can also be used to remotely host and run software and applications. That includes the software that Ritter Communications and other cloud PBX providers use to run virtual PBX systems.
Cloud PBX systems are quickly making older PBX technologies obsolete due to much lower equipment cost, greater reliability and simpler operation. However, some businesses today still rely on what is called a digital PBX. Like a cloud PBX, a digital PBX is a phone system created specifically for a business or organization. Unlike a cloud PBX, however, the programs required to operate a digital PBX are usually hosted on a company's own server. That's why digital PBX systems are sometimes called "on-premises PBX."
Owning and running an on-premises PBX can be a major investment, often requiring a business to purchase, provide power to and run wiring for a dedicated server and phone system. An on-premises digital PBX also requires regular, skilled software and hardware maintenance and an out-of-the-way space that usually requires upgraded cooling. A company's own IT personnel are usually responsible for maintaining the server that hosts an on-premises PBX and troubleshooting the software that runs it.
For small businesses, that can increase costs, stretch IT resources thin and even lead to unexpected system crashes, especially if an on-premises PBX develops an issue during a time of high call volume.