Asterisk Hardware - 32 FXS Channel Bank - Astribank 32 Released

Astribank is the easy and professional way to connect Asterisk severs to the world of traditional telephony. It is a smart channel bank for an Asterisk PBX that provides 32 FXO/FXS ports, 4 input ports and 2 output ports (I/O ports are used for operating external devices via the telephone and vice versa).

Astribank-32 connects to the Asterisk server via a normal USB-2 device and does not require shutting down the machine and opening panels. Astribank-32 has an architecture that was designed for maximum ease in integration. When used with the Xorcom Rapid distribution or Xorcom TS-1 it is practially “Plug & Play”, unlike any other solution on the market.

Xorcom's (http://www.xorcom.com) driver for Astribank is now officially part of Zaptel. Digium announced the release of Zaptel 1.2.4 for Asterisk in mid-February. Among the changes and improvements, they listed the new driver for Astribank-8 (the first member of the Astribank family) and future models of Astribank.