United Telecoms — cloud PBX and business voice provider in Johannesburg
United Telecoms works from Cambridge Commercial Park on Witkoppen Road in Paulshof, Johannesburg, with offices in Cape Town and Durban and a national sales and service footprint. The voice line is broad and current, covering cloud hosted PBX and on-premise PBX, SIP trunks, virtual landlines, call recording, AI transcription, cloud analytics, AI voice agents and an Aircall cloud call centre, with business fibre and LTE alongside. The company describes a thirty-year story.
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Key facts
| Who they are | A Johannesburg business telecoms provider selling hosted and on-premise telephony nationally, with connectivity and contact centre technology alongside |
| Voice services | Cloud hosted PBX, on-premise PBX systems, VoIP services, virtual landlines, SIP trunk solutions, call recording, AI transcription, cloud analytics, AI voice agents and an Aircall cloud call centre |
| Also offers | Business fibre and broadband, LTE mobile broadband, desktop handsets and VoIP phones, plus installation, relocation and system support |
| Head office | Unit 9, Cambridge Commercial Park, 22 Witkoppen Road, Paulshof, Johannesburg, 2056, with further offices in Johannesburg or Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban |
| Coverage | National sales and service. Regional VoIP solutions are named for Gauteng, the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape, the Free State, the Northern Cape and North West |
| ICASA licence | No ICASA reference is published. For a hosted PBX provider an ECS licence is the relevant category and often sits with the underlying trunk supplier |
| Pricing | United Voice Cloud hosted PBX: Essential R65 per extension per month, Classic R85/ext (VAT basis not stated). Remote setup included for 1–10 users, R1,500 once-off for 11–30, R2,500 for 31+. Ask for per-minute call rates and any AI feature licensing as separate items — verified at unitedtelecoms.co.za, 8 Aug 2026 |
| Trading history | The site refers to a thirty-year story but publishes no founding year, so WhichVoIP does not state one |
| Google profile | The Paulshof head office has no profile. The Cape Town branch listing (6 Edison Way, Century City) is the only profile attributable to United Telecoms, at 4.5 stars across 10 reviews (read 6 September 2026); the Durban branch is listed separately and branches are not averaged |
| Listed In | Phone System Providers · VoIP Providers · Fibre Internet Providers · Call Centre Providers |
Both deployment models, and AI features already shipping
Two things stand out on the product side. United Telecoms sells both cloud hosted PBX and on-premise systems, so a business with a working switchboard is not forced into a single migration path, and a site with unreliable connectivity can keep internal calls alive locally. Separately, the AI line is further along than most in this directory: transcription, cloud analytics and AI voice agents are named as current products rather than roadmap items. Ask what each actually does and how it is licensed, because AI features are where per-seat costs quietly multiply. The Aircall contact centre and SIP trunk products round out an offering aimed at businesses with real call volume rather than a handful of desk phones. National coverage is claimed across seven provinces, so establish who attends your site and how fast. Compare alternatives in the cloud PBX directory.
Who United Telecoms is a fit for
- Businesses weighing a hosted PBX against keeping the system on site
- Companies that want call transcription and analytics as standard
- Multi-province operations needing national sales and service
How United Telecoms sits in the Cloud PBX category
- 232 verified cloud PBX and business phone system providers on WhichVoIP; 129 carry a Google rating.
- Google 4.5 from 10 reviews — top 46% of rated providers in the category (58 rate higher).
- Category median is 35 reviews, so this is a smaller sample than most.
Computed from the WhichVoIP provider register; refreshes as ratings and reviews change.
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Compare cloud PBX and business phone system providers →Commonly asked questions
Does United Telecoms offer on-premise as well as cloud?
Yes. Cloud hosted PBX and on-premise PBX systems are both listed. On-premise keeps internal calls working during an internet outage and suits a business not ready to migrate everything at once.
What AI features are included?
The site names AI transcription, cloud analytics and AI voice agents as products. Ask exactly what each does, how accurate transcription is on South African accents, and how the features are licensed, since per-seat AI costs add up quickly.
Where is United Telecoms based?
Unit 9, Cambridge Commercial Park, 22 Witkoppen Road, Paulshof, Johannesburg, with further offices in Cape Town and Durban and national sales and service.
How long has United Telecoms been trading?
The site refers to a thirty-year story but publishes no founding year, so WhichVoIP does not state one. Ask for company registration details if trading history matters to your evaluation.
Which customer rating is shown?
The 4.5-star Google rating comes from the Cape Town branch listing at 6 Edison Way, Century City, the only profile attributable to United Telecoms (10 reviews, read 6 September 2026). The Paulshof head office has no profile and the Durban branch is listed separately; WhichVoIP does not average branches.
How much does a hosted PABX through United Telecoms cost?
United Voice Cloud is published at R65 per extension per month (Essential) and R85 (Classic), VAT basis not stated, with United Voice Access from R150 ex VAT per month. Ask for per-minute call rates, any AI feature licensing and the connectivity cost as separate figures rather than one bundled total. For reference, the 10 verified Cloud PBX providers on WhichVoIP that do publish prices charge R49–R79 per extension per month, with call rates and handsets on top, which puts United Telecoms in the upper half of that range. Compare published prices or get up to 3 quotes.
This listing is maintained by WhichVoIP, an independent South African telecoms comparison service running since 2019. Details are verified against the provider’s public website and were last reviewed on 29 July 2026.