5G has been a hot topic in the telecommunications industry over the past few years. Since early 2020, we’ve been hearing more and more about 5G services being rolled out. Every day, a greater number of telcos around the world are marketing and deploying them.

This, then, begs the question: what is the real status of 5G deployment today? Can I truly enjoy all that 5G promises simply because I have a 5G icon in the status bar of my smartphone? We examine these questions and more in this article to get a feel for what’s available now and what you can expect in the future.

Topics: VoIP, Trends, Productivity, Mobile, Cloud, Wi-Fi, IoT, Unified Communications

When they are fully deployed, fifth-generation mobile communications networks are expected to deliver unprecedented speeds and network performance. However, 5G is not all about delivering high bitrates to smartphones. In actuality, other areas of application will benefit most from the proliferation of this innovative technology.

In this article, we take a deeper look at some of these applications and how they are poised to change the way we work, play, and communicate.

Topics: Wireless, VoIP, Trends, Productivity, Mobile, Cloud, Wi-Fi, IoT, Unified Communications

Article contributed by Yeastar

UCaaS stands for unified communications as a service. Unified communications offered as part of the “as a service” model is quickly becoming the go-to solution for businesses with complex communications needs. So, is UCaaS truly deserving of the accolades it is receiving? What can UCaaS solutions offer your business? Keep reading as we take a deep dive into details about the service UCaaS can provide to you.

Topics: VoIP, Trends, Productivity, Cloud, Yeastar, Collaboration

The COVID-19 pandemic has irreversibly affected remote working and teleworking trends. Yealink has responded to the needs of this paradigm shift with a wide range of work-from-home solutions for dispersed professionals.

In addition to its collaboration equipment, Yealink has launched a new program for companies that have a Microsoft Teams license with 100 or more seats, whereby they can get 50% off the MSRP on eligible products (expires June 30, 2021). Even if you don’t have customers that are eligible to participate in the discount offer, read on to learn about Yealink’s wide range of work-from-home solutions.

Topics: VoIP, Total Voice Solution, Yealink, Trends, Mobility (including remote work), Headsets, Videoconferencing, Conferencing, Productivity, Unified Communications

Product Review

Over the years, Yealink has repeatedly redefined business communications and collaboration, introducing new and innovative solutions. Yealink has done this once again with the introduction of the UC Workstation, a truly revolutionary step in improving workspace and employee productivity.

Here we examine some of the most intriguing features of this new product that will help to get your business to the next level of productivity.

Topics: Wireless, VoIP, Total Voice Solution, Yealink, Cordless, DECT, Headsets, Productivity, Product Review, Unified Communications

The integration of VoIP systems with business productivity applications can help you reach the next level of efficiency, synergy and collaboration.

One of the most profound changes that businesses have experienced over the past year is the increased need for effectively managing remote teams.

Topics: VoIP, Yealink, Software Integration, Trends, Mobility (including remote work), Productivity, Skype, Yeastar, Unified Communications

Given the increasing mobility of the global work force, enabling users to interact with your VoIP endpoints via a web or mobile app interface will arguably be one of the most significant integrations that will be leveraged for business telephony systems in 2021. In this article, we examine how and why to integrate your VoIP system with WebRTC.

Topics: VoIP, Grandstream, Software Integration, Trends, Mobility (including remote work), Productivity, Cloud, Yeastar

The benefits that voice over IP (VoIP) provides for the communications needs of all types of organizations are almost endless, including mobility, flexibility, economy, and interoperability. One advantage that is key to the future of the technology is its ability to be easily integrated with many different software platforms using what are known as application programming interfaces (APIs).

In this article, we examine why VoIP integrations are so important and what they mean for communications, both today and in the future.

Topics: VoIP, Yealink, Software Integration, Trends, Productivity, Unified Communications

There’s a lot more to music on hold (MoH) than you may think. Using it to your fullest advantage can go a long way towards improving your customer’s experience with your company. In this article we take a look at how MoH works and offer some tips on how you can maximize its benefit for your business.

Topics: Customer Service, VoIP, Total Voice Solution, Software Integration, Business Strategy, Unified Communications

Now that working from home and dispersed workforces have become the new norm, connecting employees’ or company-issued smartphones to the enterprise IP PBX offers several advantages, including the ability to reach employees via their direct inward dial (DID) landline numbers, even though they are physically off-premise.

The technology that enables this is called VoIP over cellular data networks. In this article we detail how to enable it, the advantages of doing so and some potential issues to watch out for.

Topics: OTT VOIP, IP PBX, Business Telephone System, VoIP, Mobility (including remote work), Mobile, Wi-Fi, Unified Communications