Siemens Phone Systems – Options and Opportunities

Consumers today suffer from what is commonly termed a ‘Crisis of Choice.’ Simply put, there is too much choice available and rather than being a good thing, too much choice is around as bad as not enough choice. Take the internet for instance- I tried to find a website that would help me pick out a Siemens business phone system. Now, it may have become the norm but for just a second, take a step back from the abnormal crisis of choice and really realise that 1,400,000 websites for ‘Siemens phone systems’ is too much. Once a viable website had been found, again the choice was astounding – how many phone systems do Siemens do? There were small phone systems, VoIP office telephone systems, IP phone systems, an office phone system for this, that and the other…the list truly seemed endless. No matter what Siemens site I visited, the phone system (and phone handset) situation was the same.

The Siemens phone system conundrum led me to thinking – why can websites not be unproblematic? If we have to have an abundance of choices, then let’s at least make them clear-cut and concise. And so I decided to write a Siemens phone system article where brevity is the key.

A Siemens Telephone System For Every Occasion

There are two main telephone systems when it comes to Siemens – The HiPath 3000 systems and the HiPath 5000 system. I will take you through the main phone systems in the HiPath 3000 series as these are the most popular Siemens business phone systems and I shall also provide a brief portrayal of the 5000 series. Simple!

The Siemens HiPath 3300/3350 Phone Systems

Siemens 3300 phone systems can support up to 20 users and comes in a rack mounted system with 8 digital extensions, 4 analogue extensions, 2 spare slots, 2 ISDN2 circuits, voicemail, auto-attendant and many other features available such as music on hold. Similar to the Siemens 3300 business phone system, the HiPath 3350 system has many of the same features, the main difference being that the 3350 system comes in a wall mounted system.

The Siemens HiPath 3500 Phone System

The Siemens HiPath 3500 phone system is rack mounted with a mains power cable. The HiPath 3500 system comes with 2 ISDN2 circuits, 8 digital extensions, 4 analogue extensions, 6 extra slots, auto attendant, voicemail and plenty of add-on features too. Although it sounds similar to the 3300/3350 phone systems, the 3500 can support up to 60 users and has a CTI Tapi interface.

The Siemens HiPath 3550 Phone System

The HiPath 3550 business phone system is a wall-mounted system that can support up to 84 users. The 3550 telephone system, like the previous HiPath systems, has 2 ISDN2 circuits, 8 digital extension, 4 analogue extensions and 6 spare slots – plus one extra, large slot. The 3550 phone system can be customised to provide on-hold music, CTI etc and you can also use the larger ISDN30 lines with it.

The Siemens HiPath 3700/3750 Phone Systems

The HiPath 3700 and 3750 business telephone systems are basically the same except one is rack mounted and one is floor mounted. Both support up to 500 users and have 15 spare slots so you can add cards for your own requirements such as voicemail, on hold music and auto attendant.

The Siemens HiPath 3800 Real-Time IP Phone System

The Siemens HiPath 3800 system is an IP based telephone system that can support up to 500 users. As well as offering the full range of features of the 3000 systems, the 3800 system can offer your business multi-site networking, application sharing and simplified system management.

In simple and brief terms, the above describes the main business phone systems in the HiPath 3000 series from Siemens. Now we come to the 5000 phone systems.

The Siemens HiPath 5000 Phone System

The 5000 system from Siemens is aimed at medium sized businesses and is a data centre-based communication tool that supports up to 1000 users at up to 32 locations. Using an IP network for cost savings and usability, the 5000 phone system has a full range of features including SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) functionality and the availability of SIP handsets and headsets.

Siemens Small Business Phone Systems

Now just a few words on some of the small phone systems for smaller businesses; the HiPath 540 phone system is wall mountable, supports 12 users and has 12 extensions amongst other features. The HiPath 2000 business telephone systems are IP phone systems configured for up to 30 users with full phone system functionality.

Siemens Phone Systems Made Easy

There you have it – depending upon the size of your business, how many operators you have and what features you desire, Siemens phone systems have a phone system that will adapt to your business whether it is the popular 3000 series of phone systems or the larger 5000 systems. And to choose a phone system that is right for you, you simply have to scan the brief but relevant data above rather than throw away hours trawling through page after confusing page that bombards you with too much choice and too much information. Siemens phone systems – they can be made easy after all.