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# The history of business phone system (PBX) explained in one picture

2019-12-31 | [CloudPBX](https://blog.evoxglobal.com/en/list_all?tagname=CloudPBX)  [cloud migration](https://blog.evoxglobal.com/en/list_all?tagname=cloud%20migration) [![Share on Facebook](https://blog.evoxglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EVOXBlog/layout_use/facebook-social-icon-2.png?width=24&name=facebook-social-icon-2.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evoxglobal.com%2Fen%2Fnews-trends%2Fhistory-of-phone-systems%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://blog.evoxglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EVOXBlog/layout_use/linkedin-social-icon-2.png?width=24&name=linkedin-social-icon-2.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evoxglobal.com%2Fen%2Fnews-trends%2Fhistory-of-phone-systems%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://blog.evoxglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EVOXBlog/layout_use/twitter-social-icon-2.png?width=24&name=twitter-social-icon-2.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evoxglobal.com%2Fen%2Fnews-trends%2Fhistory-of-phone-systems%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evoxglobal.com%2Fen%2Fnews-trends%2Fhistory-of-phone-systems%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=The%20history%20of%20business%20phone%20system%20%28PBX%29%20explained%20in%20one%20picture)

 

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