How to choose the right conference phone?

In order to have high quality audio conference calls, it’s necessary to have the right equipment. While you can use regular ordinary desktop phones who offer “hands free” mode, pickup range of their microphones and quality/volume of their built in speakers are sufficient just for one person, and don’t provide the quality of sound and communication which is expected.

We offer multiple options for audio conference phones (analog and IP versions) by top global brands Yealink and Polycom. We will gladly consult you and suggest the optimal solution for all your needs, according to your current infrastructure, budget, feature requests, budget and plans for future expansion.

First thing you need to know before buying conference phone is whether your current PBX is using analog or IP extensions to which the phone could be connected. Separate subcategory of IP phones are those which are intended for Microsoft Lync / Skype for Business. Although many organizations have already migrated to IP PBX systems, there are still some who use classic analog lines. That is fine – we have solutions which will protect your investment in telecommunications equipment in a way that it can be used both on classic systems, and enable a future transition to VoIP without extra costs.

Of course, before installing the conference phone, you should get clear information from your PBX maintenance person or company, which version is supported by your current communications infrastructure.

Another very important thing to be aware of is the conference room area. The room can be large, but what really is important is the size of conference table on which the phone should be installed and number of persons who will most likely be present during the conference call. Different phone models are intended for usage in different sized spaces, and are able to provide high quality of voice pickup range, aswell as the sufficient volume and quality of the speakers. This is why it’s good to select a model which supports expansion microphones. Even if you don’t need them now, it’s possible that you will in the future when you move your conference room elsewhere, when you can just attach the expansion microphones instead of buying a whole new audio conference system.

As for future upgrades, we also offer systems which can be easily upgraded to video conferencing systems by adding a dedicated hardware and a video camera.

If you have any doubts, don’t hesitate to contact us for a consulting prior to your purchase. Before that, you can browse through the most popular conference phone models below, or you can send us an offer request by filling in a simple questionnaire on this page.