尽管无线连接在1997年售出的全部PBX 线路中仅占3%,但这项技术正在逐渐为越来越多的公司所接受。1997年初,纽约 Crate & Barrel 公司的行政人员决定采用一套新的电话系统。他们当时原有的系统无法提供先进的呼叫功能,并且已经无力支持这家商店数量不断增长的连接。该公司向十二家 PBX 提供商发出了项目建议请求书,并且对这些厂商的设备进行了检验,最终选择了 LucentTechnologies 公司所生产的 Definity 无线商务系统。Crate & Barrel 公司的执行经理Steiner 认为,该设备的主要特点在于它对无线和有线连接完美的集成。Crate & Barrel 公司是选择无线 PBX连接的数量日益增加的公司的代表。随着雇员在他们的办公桌前工作的时间不断缩短,同时直接与客户打交道的时间不断增 Although wireless connectivity accounted for only 3% of all PBX lines sold in 1997, the technology is increasingly being accepted by more and more companies. In early 1997, executives at Crate & Barrel in New York decided to adopt a new phone system. Their original system was unable to provide advanced calling capabilities and was unable to support the growing number of stores. The company sent a proposal for proposal to twelve PBX providers and tested the equipment of the vendors, eventually choosing the Definity wireless commerce system from Lucent Technologies. Steiner, executive manager of Crate & Barrel, believes the key feature of the device is its perfect integration of wireless and wired connections. Crate & Barrel is the company that has chosen an ever-increasing number of wireless PBX connections. As employees spend less time working at their desks, while the time spent dealing directly with customers continues to grow