News

Yealink Plans Skype for Business Deskphone

Telephony
Yealink's desktop phone portfolio for Microsoft Skype for Business Online as part of Office 365 is in the final phase of development and is planned to launch in the first quarter of 2016.

Yealink’s phones for Microsoft Office 365, including the T40P, T41P, T42G, T46G, T48G, and more, feature HD voice, a Modern Skype for Business interface and rich phone functions. The model choices cover users from executives to receptionists and from SMBs to large enterprises.

“Microsoft announced today the launch of the new Skype for Business Online Services as part of Office 365,” said Stone Lu, Vice President of Yealink. “We are excited that Yealink phones will become one of the first qualified phones for the new solution,” he added. “Our philosophy is to give every user of Office 365 the feeling of a tailor-made endpoint that integrates with their workflows and help increase productivity.”

Yealink’s desktop phones portfolio for Skype for Business Online Solutions offers:

Synchronized user experience with minimal learning costs

Skype for Business users will find familiar iconography and operation flows akin to Skype for Business.

Optimised functionality

Yealink phone portfolio will support the Skype for Business cloud PBX service as part of Office 365 after completing certification process.

Easier management

Yealink phones support for Skype for Business Server in-band provisioning to enable carefree configuration and mass deployment. Furthermore, Yealink phones can be pre-installed with Yealink’s software version for Skype for Business before shipment, meaning plug-and-play for customers after unboxing and powering on the phones.