We have found it depends on the feature sets you want and mainly on the number of users you want for the feature sets. These costs typically are as expensive if not more than the switch itself. In most softswitches you are talking 200 to 250k(Meta, Sonus, Nortel) to start for a moderate config and set of spares. In most of these purchases there is always some flexibility depending on your circumstance. kent Richey wrote:
No, I am looking for something like Switch A could cost over $150k and Switch B could cost over $450k.
Richey
-----Original Message----- From: Alex Balashov [mailto:abalashov at evaristesys.com] Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 9:48 PM To: Richey Cc: voiceops at voiceops.org Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] Switch Pricing
You want actual $$$ figures? That flies in the face of all market segmentation practices in enterprise pricing. Not going to happen.
The "process" is for the sales representative to talk to you, feel you out, get a sense of the purchasing power and budgetary climate of your company ("what you're worth"), and then generate a "custom" quote "just for you!"
Richey wrote:
I've been asked to start researching our next soft switch that will replace an asterisk based VoIP platform. Currently were reselling service in other markets that are outside of our home market. So I am starting my research on Meta, Sonus, Broadsoft, and some competing platforms. What I can't find is what is the price range on anything without talking to sales and even at that it's usually a long drawn out process at least that's my experience with other gear. I would really like to find out the price range on some of these switches. I am not looking for specific pricing just kind of a ball park.
Right now I am still in the idea stage. We just started the process of negotiating interconnection agreements so I don't expect us to get real serious on a switch selection until early 2010. In the meantime I want to learn as much as I can about possible gear but I don't want to spend time on something I don't think will be close to the budget.
Richey
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