With Mitel's Your Assistant Softphone, features such as video, collaboration, instant messaging and drag-and-drop conferencing are all available without a VPN, he said.
Mitel also is launching Quick Conference, a SIP-based conferencing tool aimed at SMB customers. The software, which runs on industry-standard hardware, supports audio conferencing for up to 32 participants, or eight participants with four calls each. At $350 per port, the new offering should provide an attractive, cost-effective alternative to conferencing services, which can cost as much as 30 cents to 40 cents per user per minute, Spence said.
With the latest version of its Mobile Extension technology, Mitel also is improving capabilities that enable any mobile, home or wireless device to tie into its voice systems. New features include the ability to initiate conference calls from any device over the corporate network.
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.
