Redundancy and scalability are important for VoIP systems. Virtualization makes both of these easier, less costly, and more efficient. Coupled with cloud services, virtualization has revolutionized how network services are provided, and in particular, how VoIP deployment is executed.
In this article, we explain what virtualization is, the trends governing its newest technologies, and how all of this can be leveraged for use with VoIP services.
Topics: VoIP, Trends, Productivity, Network Design
Software-defined networking (SDN) is changing the way networks are managed and designed. In this article, we take a look at how an SDN approach can be of great benefit to VoIP and video telephony deployments in particular.
Topics: QoS, Trends, Productivity, Network Design, Unified Communications
Have you ever chosen to use a telephone to communicate even when a videoconferencing system was available? If so, it’s probably because videoconferencing systems have traditionally been difficult to configure and relatively cumbersome to use. This is no longer the case, thanks to Konftel’s simple video solutions.
Konftel has launched a series of videoconferencing kits with a unique and extremely attractive One Cable Connection capability. We take a look at these solutions in this article.
Topics: Videoconferencing, Product Review, Unified Communications, Konftel
A major challenge inherent in designing and maintaining an enterprise network is the administration costs. Software-defined networking (SDN) can dramatically reduce both the hard costs (money) and soft costs (time) of managing a network. Although this tends to be the most compelling argument in favor of using SDN, it in fact offers may more advantages than this. In this article, we introduce SDN and examine some of its key benefits.
Topics: Trends, Productivity, Routers, Network Design, Gateway, Switches, Unified Communications
5G is emerging onto the telecom landscape. What’s new and different about it? 5G does indeed promise phenomenal potential. In this article we examine 5G and its applications for unified communications.
Topics: Trends, Mobility (including remote work), IoT, Unified Communications, WAN Technology
Don’t just be good at what you do; look good doing it! That’s the philosophy that inspired Konftel when it designed its new 800 SIP conference phone. Chock full of innovative features, this new phone is well designed, exceptionally functional, and looks great – and it has the awards to prove it! In this article we review what we love about this robust conference phone.
Topics: Videoconferencing, Conferencing, Product Review, Bluetooth, Unified Communications, Konftel
For most organizations these days, WAN connectivity is so mission-critical that investing in a redundant WAN infrastructure is well worth the extra cost and effort. In this article, we explore the available options for WAN redundancy so you can help your customers decide which is the best for them.
Topics: Business Continuity, Network Design, WAN Technology
Many administrators resist implementing VoIP over Wi-Fi, often citing security and quality concerns. The truth is that if implemented correctly, voice can be safely and reliably deployed on a wireless network. This article examines some best practices for optimizing voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi).
Topics: VoWi-Fi, QoS, Wireless, Network Security, Network Design, Wi-Fi, Unified Communications
Yealink has partnered with Zoom to provide a complete conferencing solution integrated with Zoom Rooms that is sure to be a hit with customers who are looking for a robust, cost-effective video conferencing solution that is easy to use. In this article we look at Yealink’s CP960-UVC50 and CP960-UVC80 Zoom Room kits for conference rooms large and small.
Topics: Yealink, Software Integration, Videoconferencing, Conferencing, Productivity, Product Review, Unified Communications
The choice of WAN technology and how it is deployed have a huge impact on the reliability and quality of voice services. For this reason, precautions must be taken to optimize WAN services for voice. In this article, we review best practices for achieving this.
Topics: VoIP, Network Design, SD-WAN, Unified Communications, WAN Technology
