--- title: Why Hosted PBX is making more business sense to the South African Market | United Business Solutions description: phones.jpgHosted PBX solutions are the fastest growing sector within the telecommunications industry worldwide, South Africa is just beginning to see the huge advantages of hosted PBX solutions doing away with the need for physical hardware onsite. image: https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/phones.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/why-hosted-pbx-making-more-business-sense-south-african-market#main) [← Back to unitedbusiness.co.za](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/) [Request service](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/log-service-call/) [Request toner](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/order-toner/) [Submit meter reading](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/submit-meter-reading/) [Help Centre](https://knowledgebase.unitedbusiness.co.za/?hsLang=en-za) ★★★★★4.5 · 200+ Google reviews [086 001 8500](tel:+27860018500) [![United Business Solutions — main website](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/UBS%20Red%20Logo.png?width=194&height=60&name=UBS%20Red%20Logo.png)](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/) [Blog](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za) Search the blog [Request a quote](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/contact-united-business/) - [Managed Print Solutions](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/print-solutions/) [Multifunction photocopiers](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/print-solutions/multifunction-printers/) [Remanufactured photocopiers](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/print-solutions/remanufactured-refurbished-photocopiers/) [Wide-format printers](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/print-solutions/large-format-printers/) [Print management software](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/print-solutions/print-management-solutions/) [Managed print guides →](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/tag/managed-print-solutions) - [Telecoms & Data](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/telecoms-data-solutions/) [Cloud hosted PBX](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/telecoms-data-solutions/cloud-hosted-pbx/) [VoIP solutions](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/telecoms-data-solutions/voip/) [Virtual landlines](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/telecoms-data-solutions/virtual-landlines/) [Data connectivity](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/telecoms-data-solutions/data-connectivity/) [Telecoms and data guides →](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/tag/telecoms-data) - [AI, CCTV & Access Control](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/security-solutions/) [CCTV systems](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/security-solutions/cctv-systems/) [Access control](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/security-solutions/access-control/) [Time and attendance](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/security-solutions/time-attendance/) [Intervid Africa](https://www.intervid-africa.co.za/) [Security guides →](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/tag/ai-cctv-access-control) - [Services](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/services/) [Log a service call](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/log-service-call/) [Request toner](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/order-toner/) [Submit a meter reading](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/submit-meter-reading/) [Service agreements and rentals](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/services/) [Accounts and billing help](https://knowledgebase.unitedbusiness.co.za/accounts-billing?hsLang=en-za) [Go to the Help Centre →](https://knowledgebase.unitedbusiness.co.za/?hsLang=en-za) - [About](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/about/) - [Blog](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za) 1. 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Why Hosted PBX is making more business sense to the South ... # Why Hosted PBX is making more business sense to the South African Market A By [Admin](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/author/admin) Published 2 March 2020 Updated 8 October 2026 2 min read In short phones.jpgHosted PBX solutions are the fastest growing sector within the telecommunications industry worldwide, South Africa is just beginning to see the huge advantages of hosted PBX solutions doing away with the need for physical hardware onsite. ![](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/phones.jpg?width=760&height=398&name=phones.jpg) ![phones.jpg](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/phones.jpg "phones.jpg") Hosted PBX solutions are the fastest growing sector within the telecommunications industry worldwide, South Africa is just beginning to see the huge advantages of hosted PBX solutions doing away with the need for physical hardware onsite. Effectively we are beginning to see the movement of not just data but also voice into the cloud. Predicting the growth and change in requirements of your telephony solution can be a challenging if not impossible task, Hosted PBX solutions give users the ability to customize their solutions instantly allowing for quick cost savings or instant up-scaling in terms of system capacity. Hosted PBX solutions enable companies to add extensions and IP handsets wherever and whenever your business requires. Hosted PBX systems reduce the unwanted costs of upgrading systems, the downtime of your switchboard while going through an upgrade and a quick solution for expanding during peak seasons. European and American businesses have already begun to significantly switch their telecoms solutions to hosted PABX’s. Hosted PBX systems ensures that you are ready for whatever situation and are always able to carry on running, with contingency rules that are set up on your phone in advance, a quick forwarding system to cell phones and many more features that will keep your company running. All solutions including that offered by United Business are run from secure data centres ensuring maximum uptime and total security. Ultimately hosted PABX systems not only allow for the above listed advantages but it is also achieves overall lower cost of ownership and allows businesses the flexibility and efficiency to focus on their core competencies. [Contact our Hosted PBX specialists](http://www.unitedbusiness.co.za/quick_quote_enquiry.php?type=2)today for a run down on the United Business offering and a free cost saving proposal. 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