New features include teleworker capabilities that give remote users full-feature access to the system, as well as centralized provisioning to ease deployments that tie remote branches back to headquarters. Pricing for one-X Quick Edition, available now, starts at $495 for a phone and the software.
Meanwhile, Toshiba's Telecommunication Systems Division (TSD) is launching the Strata CIX40, a hybrid digital/IP system that supports up to 16 stations and eight IP channels. The system is scheduled to ship at the end of the month at $300 to $500 per user.
"It's going to open up a great many opportunities because now it gives us a full IP solution for small customers," said Dave Ansehl, president of Advanced
Technology Consultants, a Toshiba-exclusive partner based in St. Louis. "SMBs want IP if it's available to them at a reasonable price."
The hybrid system gives small businesses the flexibility to migrate to VoIP at their own pace, salvaging investments they've already made in digital handsets but enabling remote workers to tap in via IP, said David Fridley, senior product manager of IP telephony at Toshiba's TSD, Irvine, Calif., which sells exclusively through channel partners.
Also at the show, Mitel, Ottawa, is updating its Mobility Solutions portfolio for its 3300 and SX-200 IP Communications Platforms.
With Teleworker 4.0, remote users no longer require a VPN for secure access to a VoIP system, said Dave Spence, Mitel's Mobility Solutions product manger. Instead, calls use 128-bit AES encryption via the vendor's Managed Applications Server for security, he said.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
