If you have already decided that it is time to abandon your antiquated landline phone and adopt a cutting edge piece of telephony equipment that sports the acronym “SIP,” then you are right in line with the millions in the industry who are clamoring to bring SIP communications into their businesses and homes.
The benefits of SIP phones are endless, thanks to its noise reduction technology, lower power consumption, HD Voice in all series models and multi-year warranties. In fact, SIP phones have become the perfect mobility solution for small business and home offices, in particular, as the phones offer immediate cost savings thanks to reduced hardware; improved customer service because of added features such as: call transfer and 8 DID Ring Tone; stronger survivability, as the phones provide real-time communications; ISP-enhanced intelligent communications; and scalability, as the phones meet all mobility needs.
So if you are ready to make the jump to SIP, you are clearly ready to embrace the latest technology, and Panasonic (News - Alert) stands ready to help facilitate that jump. For Panasonic, a provider of SIP end point solutions, the company hangs its hat on its ability to produce two comprehensive lines: its TGP and UT series, or its cordless and corded phone systems, respectively.
“The main goal of the UT series is to provide a desktop SIP end point solution that is affordable, reliable, and flexible based on open source technology,” Bill Savino, marketing manager of Panasonic, told TMCnet of the goal of the UT series. “The UT Series rounds out our SIP Portfolio of corded phones and is the perfect complement to our TGP Series of SIP Cordless Phone (News - Alert) Systems. Panasonic is extremely committed to the SIP Endpoint market which is evident by our deployment of nine models in 18 months.”
In fact, most recently Panasonic showed its commitment to its UT line with the unveiling of its latest addition, the KX-UT248-B Executive Desk Phone. The phone boasts countless user-friendly features such as an easy-to-read screen, soft keys and an XML interface for implementation of Internet applications, and its built-in Bluetooth headset support. The latest SIP phone joins the Panasonic comprehensive SIP phones lineup including the KX-UT670 Smart Desk Phone, KX-UT136-B, KX-UT133-B, KX-UT123-B and KX-UT113-B models, all of which are touted for being able to offer reliable and clear multimedia communications.
Panasonic’s cordless SIP phones, the TGP series, have also been met with resounding success.
“The TGP series provides a cost effective solution that incorporates best in class technology from our DECT (News - Alert) cordless knowledge combined with the benefits of SIP,” Savino said. “The TGP Series provides customers with the ease of mobility by being able to add up to six handsets to a single base station.”
“It also allows customers to migrate to a VoIP solution while still maintaining some ‘Key System’ functionality they have grown accustomed to,” he added. “The TGP series has features such as park, barge-in and conferencing built right into the phone.”
The TGP series has found a nice home in the marketplace because of its ability to help customers who have a need for mobility. Specifically, it has found a sweet spot in the retail, food services, franchises and professional offices verticals.
With regards to the UT series, business customers who want to utilize hosted/open source solutions and who value the Panasonic brand frequently turn to the series, according to Savino. In particular, the latest UT248 phone has made the UT series immensely more popular because of the phone’s ability to provide that executive type of feel. The key differentiators of the KX-UT284-B Executive Desk Phone include: 4.4-inch greyscale LCD display screen; certified on BroadSoft Broadworks, Digium Asterisk (News - Alert) and Metaswitch platforms; high-definition, wide-band voice (handset, headset and full duplex speaker phone) for crisp, precise sound quality; plug and play configuration; 2 x 10/100/1000 BaseTX Ethernet port, PoE (Power over Ethernet) for simplified wiring and connecting a second device; and three-way conferencing.
“Panasonic continues to expand and innovate in the SIP end point space,” Savino said. “We are the first manufacturer to offer a phone that integrates up to 16 camera feeds, for example.”
Edited by Rich Steeves