We also have a network of PBX's tied together here
in the US but using
AREDN Mesh connectivity. Phone numbers are a flat 4-digits for local
calling. For wide area calls, the person's (or service) 3-digit area
code is prepended to the 4-digit local number. There are around 40 pbx's
scattered around the world on this network. There is a White Pages
directory to determine a person's (or service) phone number.
It would be interesting to try to connect the two
systems together.
Of course it is always tricky to interconnect two systems that have a
different and potentially conflicting numbering plan.
I actually like the numbering plan they use here.
You number is not tied to the PBX you have registered on, but it roams
with you wherever you connect. So when the local situation changes
(someone stops providing the service or some more nearby PBX appears
where you have better connectivity or better services) you can just
port your existing number without problem.
And no directory is required, I can just dial numbers on the keypad
knowing only the callsign. For you it would be 62206142
It would have been even better when they had thought of having some
unique prefix that makes it recognizable as a HAM number and not a POTS
phone number, and that avoids collisions with other numbering plans.
Rob