For a global unified communications (UC) terminal solution provider like Yealink (News - Alert), compatibility is the name of the game. This is true in any industry, but is of particular importance when it comes to business communications. There are few other industries capable of supporting as many successful providers as business and unified communications and so any hardware provider in the space needs to be compatible with as many popular UC platforms as possible.

Of course, being among the most successful UC hardware providers in the world, Yealink knows this well. For evidence, look no further than its recent announcements. Earlier this month, the company furthered its existing partnership with FreeSWITCH, furthering compatibility of Yealink hardware with the scalable, open-source telephony platform. In particular, Yealnk’s T4 series of IP phones were deemed compatible, along with the SIP-T21P E2 and the W52P DECT (News - Alert) phone.

Yealink also forged another major partnership recently with Mind, one of the leading Russian developers of video collaboration software. In particular, Yealink’s video collaboration offerings—including the VC400 room system for head offices and the VC120 for branch office, as well as the SIP VP-T49G desktop video phone—are now fully compatible with Mind’s Soft MCU. This interoperability agreement marks the beginning of what will likely be a long and fruitful partnership between Yealink and Mind.

“We are very pleased to partner with Mind,” said Stone Lu (News - Alert), vice president of Yealink. “Mind is justly famous in Russia and our joint solutions aim to deliver a greater user experience and an optimized performance and budget for customers in Russia, especially those from vertical markets such as government, finance and manufacturing,” he added. “We look forward to a deepened cooperation with Mind as we jointly promote video collaboration in Russia and the rest of the world.”

Yealink’s VC400 and VC120 room systems, as well as the T49G desktop video phone, offer customers 1080p HD video and HD voice, while ensuring smooth and stable video streaming even under fluctuating network conditions. Despite their advanced capabilities, the models are easy to install and deploy.