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January 2007
Volume 10 / Number 1
 
 

VoIP Phones

 

 

Voice over IP is not a secret — it is quickly becoming the communications method of choice in both businesses and homes, with a significant overlap between the two in many cases. What might be surprising, however, is the variety of VoIP-enabled endpoints available to users, and it is a selection that is only growing.

There are desktop phones in many flavors, designed for receptionists, executives, and everyone in between. There are USB handsets that are perfect for mobile users, allowing them to connect to their laptops and make VoIP calls from the road. There are conference phones, allowing the extension of IP Communications to conference facilities. There is a growing assortment of IP video phones, corresponding to a budding interest in video calling. There are WiFi-enabled handsets, which let users take advantage of advances in wireless technology, freeing them from the cords that have traditionally tied them to their desktops. And, of course, there are deskphones with countless features made possible by IP network connectivity.




Why are there so many vendors marketing so many different types of VoIP endpoints? VoIP is not limited to the enterprise, nor to the home user. In fact, with the benefits VoIP offers, businesses of all sizes — from SOHOs of just a few users to enterprises with thousands of users — are looking for ways to improve productivity and cut costs. Naturally, each user group has different requirements, in terms of scalability, features, network connectivity, and costs, creating a natural growth opportunity in the handset market.

In this month’s product round-up, we have identified a large number of VoIP handset vendors, including desktop phones, USB handsets, conference phones, and video-enabled phones (WiFienabled handsets, which will be covered in the March issue). Many of the vendors’ offer products with similar basic features, but the list includes a selection sure to provide alternatives for each specific user. This feature has traditionally listed the products along with a description; however, in order to bring you a more comprehensive list of vendors, we have included only a listing with the vendors’ respective Web sites. The listing, along with brief product descriptions can be found in the online version of this issue at http://www.tmcnet.com/voip.

 

3Com
3Com 3000-series deskphones
http://www.3com.com
ipDialog
SipTone III Ethernet deskphone
http://www.ipdialog.com
Aastra
VentureIP, 480i, 9133i, 9112i deskphones
http://www.aastratelecom.com
Ipevo
Free-1 USB phone,
Xing conference phone
http://www.ipevo.com
Alcatel-Lucent
IP Touch 8 series deskphones
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
Linksys
Linksys One Series deskphones
http://www.linksys.com
Allworx
Allworx 9102, 9112 deskphones
http://www.allworx.com
Mitel
Mitel 5000 Series deskphones/
conference unit
http://www.mitel.com
Altigen
IP 705, IP 710 desktop phones
http://www.altigen.com
Nortel
1100 Series, 2000 Series
deskphones, 2033 conference phone
http://www.nortel.com
ArtDio
IPF Series desktop phones
http://www.artdio.net
Polycom
SoundPoint IP deskphones,
SoundStation IP conference phones,
VSX 3000 video phone
http://www.polycom.com
Atcom
AT Series deskphones,
AU Series USB phones
http://www.atcom.cn

Radian Technologies
USB deskphones and handhelds
http://www.eradian.com
Avaya
4600 Series, 5600 Series,
one-X deskphones,
http://www.avaya.com
ShoreTel
ShorePhone IP Series deskphones
http://www.shoretel.com
Cisco
Cisco Unified IP 7900 Series
desk/conference phones
http://www.cisco.com
Siemens
HiPath OpenScape Series deskphones
http://www.siemens.com
Clarisys
Clarisys i750H USB phone
http://www.clarisys.com
Sipura
SPA-841 deskphone
http://www.sipura.com
ClearOne
MAX IP, MAXAttach
IP conference phones
http://www.clearone.com
Snom
Snom 300 Series deskphones
http://www.snom.com
Clipcomm
CP-100 Series deskphones
http://www.clipcomm.co.kr
SOYO
G668 deskphone, U201 USB handset
http://www.soyousa.com
DLink
DPH-140S deskphone
http://www.dlink.com
Tadiran
FlexSet IP Series deskphones
http://www.tadiranamerica.com
Grandstream
BudgeTone Series,
GXP-2000 deskphone,
GXV-3000 videophone
http://www.grandstream.com
Talkswitch
TS Series deskphones
http://www.talkswitch.com
Hawking Technologies
NetTalk USB phones
http://www.hawkingtech.com
Telrad Connegy
Avanti, iPicasso deskphones
http://www.telradconnegy.com
Innovaphone
IP110, IP200, IP230 deskphones
http://www.innovaphone.de
Toshiba
IPT Series deskphones
http://www.toshiba.com/taistsd

Inter-Tel
Inter-Tel 8600 Series
SIP deskphones
http://www.inter-tel.com

WorldGate
Ojo videophone
http://www.wgate.com

 

 



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