Shared Channel Cloud PBX

UC XPRESS

Pay for Capacity, Not Users

Shared channels mean your entire team — 10, 50, or 500 people — shares a pool of concurrent call lines. You only pay for the channels you need, not every user who might pick up a phone.

Unlimited Users
Shared Channels
30-60% Savings
Instant Scale
Unlimited
Users & Extensions
No per-seat licence fees
30–50%
Cost Savings
vs per-user licensing
5:1
Typical Ratio
Users to channels
100%
Features Included
No tiers or add-ons
How It Works

Shared Channel Model

UC XPRESS runs on a shared channel design. Create unlimited users and extensions — you only pay for simultaneous call capacity and SIP channels.

Unlimited extensions
Add as many users and devices per site as you need
Right-sized capacity
Choose the number of concurrent calls your business actually needs
Flex up or down
Add or remove channels any time with no penalties
Pool across sites
Share channels across locations with a single tenancy
8 Users
SarahSales
MikeSupport
LisaReception
JamesAccounts
EmmaMarketing
TomOps
AnnaHR
BenIT
Shared Pool
5 Channels
CH-01
In Use
CH-02
In Use
CH-03
In Use
CH-04
Available
CH-05
Available
Pay for 5 channels — not 8 licences
Comparison

Per-User Licensing vs Shared Channels

See how the UC XPRESS shared-channel model compares to traditional per-user phone system pricing.

Per-User Licensing

Pay a licence fee for every employee, even if they rarely make calls
Part-time and casual staff cost the same as full-time power users
Adding seasonal staff means immediate licence cost increases
Hot-desk and shared workspace setups still need individual licences
Feature tiers mean paying extra for basic functionality
Costs scale linearly with headcount regardless of usage

UC XPRESS Shared Channels

Pay only for the number of simultaneous calls your business needs
Unlimited users and extensions included at no extra cost
Scale channels up or down for seasonal demand — no penalties
Hot-desk and shared environments share capacity efficiently
All PBX features included in every channel — no tiers
Costs scale with actual phone usage, not headcount
Ideal For

Who It Suits

UC XPRESS is built for businesses that want a straightforward phone system without paying for every person on the payroll.

SMBs Going Cloud

Teams moving off a basic PBX to a modern cloud phone system without the per-user cost burden.

Call-Heavy Teams

Sites that need reliable calling, queues, and simple reporting without paying for unused licences.

Seasonal & Shift Teams

Growing teams that add users for peak periods without increasing licence count.

Hot-Desk Environments

Shared workspaces where staff rotate through desks and only consume channels when calling.

Multi-Site Businesses

Pool channels across locations to maximise efficiency and reduce wasted capacity.

Cost-Conscious Teams

Businesses that want enterprise-grade features at 30-50% lower cost than per-user models.

Multi-TenantFull customer isolation
RedundancyAutomatic failover
Web AdminReal-time management
Open APICRM & billing hooks
SIP & WebRTCNative protocol support
Proven ScaleMillions of users globally
Platform

Powered by NetSapiens

NetSapiens — A Crexendo Company

UC XPRESS is built on the NetSapiens UCaaS platform — a proven, multi-tenant cloud communications engine purpose-built for service providers who need scalable, reliable infrastructure.

Multi-tenant with full customer isolation
Built-in redundancy & automatic failover
Web-based admin portal
Open API for CRM & billing integration
Native SIP, WebRTC & oAuth support
Millions of business users globally
Platform Features

Key Features

Cloud PBX

IVR, hunt groups, simple queues, time schedules, and visual call flow builder

Softphone & Mobile

Desktop and mobile softphone app, optional desk phones, presence for the whole team

Numbers

New numbers, porting, 1300/1800 inbound, multi-carrier DID hosting

Reporting

Call volumes by day and team, queue wait time, user-level call history

Security

TLS and SRTP, role-based access, audit logs, geo-redundant hosting

Teams Integration

Click to call and presence sync, SIP and API hooks

Migration Process

Migration to UC XPRESS

Our proven migration process gets your team onto UC XPRESS with minimal disruption.

1

Discovery & Assessment

We analyse your current call volumes, peak usage patterns, existing numbers, and infrastructure to understand your requirements.

2

Channel Sizing

Based on your call data, we recommend the right number of concurrent channels — no guesswork, just data-driven capacity planning.

3

Configuration & Build

We configure your UC XPRESS tenancy including users, extensions, IVRs, hunt groups, queues, and call routing rules.

4

Number Porting

We manage the porting of your existing phone numbers with planned cutover windows to avoid business disruption.

5

User Training & Pilot

Key users are trained first and run a pilot period. We validate call quality, features, and workflows before full rollout.

6

Go-Live & Optimisation

Full cutover with PCONNECT support on standby. We monitor channel usage post-launch and adjust capacity as needed.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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Ready to Talk?

Tell us how many staff, how many sites, and roughly how busy your phones are. We will size the channels and get you live.