Yealink (News - Alert) has been working on hi-tech Voice over IP (VoIP) communication terminals since 2001. The company’s products have grown to include IP video phones, IP phones, and Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT (News - Alert)) phones. Yealink has a worldwide market in more than 140 countries, successfully establishing a service network around the world. Yealink IP phones provide support for HD voice, rich telephony features, and zero-touch provisioning.

A few months ago, Yealink added the SIP-T23G Gigabit VoIP phone to its list of products. The Yealink T23G is a professional 3-line VoIP phone that offers HD Voice, a 132x64-pixel graphical backlit LCD screen and Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet. In addition to also having an intuitive interface with large, easy to use keys, it has call management features such as XML Browser, call forward and transfer, as well as 3-way conferencing. It is considered to be a perfect solution for a gigabit based network infrastructure.

Earlier this week, VoIP Supply announced that it was making the Yealink T23G available. VoIP Supply is a leading supplier of VoIP equipment as well as offering complete VoIP solutions in North America. Jeff Quinn, who is the product specialist at VoIP Supply, said "The SIP-T23G is a perfect fit for small or home offices that need a great sounding HD voice phone that's affordable, reliable and has future-proof Gigabit connectivity."

These days, we are seeing more people working from a home environment, or using their own mobile devices to constantly be on the road. Teleworking is becoming the normal way for businesses to operate, as it is a way for them to cut costs. With employees working from home, small to midsized businesses (SMBs) can cut costs on overhead and reduce the amount of time and productivity lost to commuting. One of the most important elements of teleworking is the communication system implemented to allow employees this flexibility.

Since an IP call is the same whether it is made across the street or across the country, an immediate saving that SMBs can expect to see is in their phone bills. The popularity of services such as Skype (News - Alert) has led to an explosion of VoIP programs, apps and hardware that let you bypass traditional phone switching networks in favor of digitized, over-the-internet voice calls, instant messaging and video conferencing.

There are several companies that have been working on software that is easy to use and ties in all of the services mentioned above. Because you are no longer restricted to being in the office, business executives can use telepresence and video conferencing to cut down on travel costs. The idea that you are able to include everyone that is needed for a meeting, regardless of their location, means that business decisions can be reached at quickly leading to everyone being more productive while realizing savings from various departments.

While being able to conduct business from your office or home is convenient, security is still very important. Yealink uses SIP over Transport Layer Security (TLS/SSL) for enhanced network security. The SIP-T23G is compatible with 3CX, Asterisk (News - Alert) and Broadsoft Broadworks which provides interoperability with leading soft switch suppliers.