I constantly ask myself how businesses used to operate without e-mail or in the pre-Internet days. A lot has changed over the last several decades, and even in the last few years. Today, the Internet runs businesses; organizations of all sizes and industries turn to IP communications, and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) in particular, to keep up with the demands of mobility, HD quality and customers.

Phonebooth, a division of Bandwidth and a provider of cloud-based business phone services, and Yealink (News - Alert), an IP phones and IP communications solutions provider, recently unveiled their growing partnership to market Phonebooth’s business VoIP system to SMBs and growing businesses.

Don’t be fooled by its name -- Phonebooth offers cost-effective a full-featured VoIP phone systems for businesses to improve their business communications in an ever-changing tech world. Features include unlimited local and long-distance calling for a low price, voice-to-text transcription, auto-attendant, HD voice quality, “Follow Me” call routing, conferencing calling, a Web-based interface and access to its all-IP CLEC network. With its business VoIP system, all you need is the phones. And that’s where Yealink comes in.

"For small businesses, the phone is still one of the most powerful sales and support tools," said Chandler Huselton, director of sales for Bandwidth, in a statement. "With Yealink, small businesses can implement our cost-effective business phone service, coupled with a trusted name in handsets, to ensure they have reliable technology in place to increase revenue and grow their businesses."

Yealink offers a variety of IP phones, including cordless DECT IP phones, video conferencing IP phones and Gigabit Color IP phones. Customers have the option to choose from a number of Yealink’s IP phones that are all supported by the Phonebooth system.

"Partnering with Bandwidth has enabled us to further strengthen our cutting-edge VoIP phone models for businesses that need rich telephony features and a friendly user-interface," said Stone Lu (News - Alert), vice president of Yealink. "We are pleased to partner with Phonebooth to deliver an easy-to-deploy, trusted phone solution with superb voice quality and service experience."

Yealink will be exhibiting its IP phones, including the T4 series and W52P DECT (News - Alert) phones, at the upcoming ITEXPO in Las Vegas from Aug. 26 – 29 at booth #502, where it is also a gold sponsor and has reserved complimentary VIP passes for its guests upon registration.