Do You Still Need a Deskphone?

by Gary Audin You are constantly bombarded with predictions. One is that the deskphone’s days are numbered. Yes the mobile phone continues to be popular. So is the softphone. But the deskphone does have its advantages that will cause its life to last for years. Laura Espinosa, Content Marketer at Bicom Systems www.bicomsystems.com and Gary Audin provide a balanced view of the advantages of the deskphone, mobile phone, and softphone. This review offers an unbiased analysis of these three phone types in this EDUcast. Laura also explores the creation of hybrid phone solutions. What you will learn: Deskphones are not dying Advantages of the mobile phone Advantages of the softphone Hybrid Solutions Unified Communications Apps There is more useful content from Bicom Systems including “5 Ways to Increase Customer Loyalty for ITSPs & Telcos” www.bicomsystems.com/customer-loyalty and “How to Start & Grow an ITSP” www.bicomsystems.com/how_to_start_an_itsp Bicom Systems www.bicomsystems.com has been researching and integrating innovative Open Source Telephony Projects to commercialize by unifying with its suite of Telecoms Management Software. Bicom Systems launched its PBXware software in 2004 and became the first company to deliver an Open Standards Turnkey Telephony System. The concept of “Professional Open Standards Telephony” was born. By unifying the best of open standards telephony and its own proprietary software, Bicom Systems provides SMBs, Enterprises, and Governments worldwide with turnkey solutions that respond to clients’ exact needs within a very cost-effective framework.