intercom systems

Internal voice networks

Intercom systems are communication networks that allow voice transmission between different locations within a building or complex.

They typically connect a central station to multiple endpoints—doorways, rooms, or security checkpoints: The intercom system lets us buzz visitors in.

Modern systems may include video capability, integration with smartphones, or connection to building-wide PA announcements.

Opposites
communication range/scope

intercom systemstelephone networks

Systems connecting voice calls

satellite phones · cellular networks · ham radio · shortwave radio · long-distance communication

communication directionality

intercom systemspublic address systems

Equipment amplifying speech broadly

PA systems · loudspeakers · mass communication · bullhorns · megaphones

network type

intercom systemsPSTN

Public switched telephone network

public broadcasting · party lines

Family

community, communicate, communal, communion, intercom, intercommunication

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G