First Look: Yealink SIP-W52P and Yealink SIP-W52H

February 15, 2013 by Tom Costelloe

Yealink DECT Phones VoIP in the SOHO and SMB markets is literally on the move; seriously, it literally is. In the last 6 months several manufactures have released new DECT systems geared towards the SOHO and SMB markets. These DECT solutions help companies give their employees the ability to move around the office or warehouse without having to worry about missing a call. With the release of the Yealink SIP-W52P and Yealink SIP-W52H, Yealink has put their hat in the DECT VoIP phone ring.

What Is It?

Yealink SIP-W52H The new Yealink DECT phones consist of the SIP-W52P which is the base station and the SIP-W52H which is the handset. The SIP-W52P includes one base station and one handset but you can pair up to 4 additional handsets to the base. It can be configured for up to five individual VoIP accounts with individual handsets selected for each and can handle a total of four simultaneous calls. The range for the DECT signal from the SIP-W52P base is up to 150 feet indoors and 950 feet outdoors in ideal situations.

The Yealink SIP-W52H handsets each ship with their own PoE charging cradle, power supply and belt clip. Some of the other features of the SIP-W52H are a 1.8” color display, intuitive user interface, 11 hours talk time, 120 hours standby time, and support for popular telephony features such as hold, transfer, call waiting etc. The handsets support G.722 wideband codec for HD voice and have a full duplex speakerphone and 2.5mm headset jack.

The Yealink SIP-W52P and SIP-W52H handsets use CAT-iq2.0 DECT technology which focuses on high quality Audio VoIP (wideband), as well as low bit – rate data applications and is fully backwards compatible to DECT GAP

Who Is It For?

There is quite a wide range of people that could be potential customers for Yealink DECT VoIP phones. From homes to doctors’ offices and small offices to warehouses, anywhere where people are mobile the W52P and W52H could be a good match. For larger spaces they may not be the best match but within the SOHO and SMB market it is a good fit.

Availability and Pricing?

Both the SIP-W52P and W52H are currently available from VoIP Supply for ordering. The Yealink SIP-W52P is $189 and the Yealink SIP-W52H is $110.

Video Surveillance with Grandstream’s GXV3175 Video Phone and GXV3615 IP Camera

February 14, 2013 by Nathan Miloszewski

Note: This post is brought to us by Courtney Hamp, VoIP Supply’s Technical Support Specialist. Courtney has great VoIP project ideas when he’s not busy helping others, troubleshooting, or designing a communication solution. In this example he has outlined the steps to view a video surveillance feed right from a desktop Grandstream video phone. No need for an additional monitor or browser tab – just glance at your phone for a quick visual update

Grandstream brings some flair to the desk again with the Grandstream GXV3175, their 7 inch touchscreen IP Multimedia Phone. With several built-in web apps and a 1.3 megapixel camera for video conferencing, it is a great fit for the knowledge worker or executive in your organization.

However, it has some cool features that you won’t uncover easily while looking at the standard user guide.

Grandstream Phone Communicates With Grandstream Camera

One of these features is the ability to communicate with Grandstream’s GXV3615 IP cube camera. Once configured, you can dial into the GXV3615 from the GXV3175 and see the live video feed from the camera while holding a two-way voice conversation using the camera’s built-in mic and speaker.

This is great for monitoring that less used warehouse entrance or keeping the kids in line from a home office!

How Does it Work?

Here is how you set it up.

First: Provision both the phone and the camera with SIP extensions from your PBX – We used a couple extensions on an Elastix ELX-025 appliance in our lab to do this.
Second: On the phone, change the call mode to IP using the dropdown next to the dial pad and dial the IP address of the camera
Third: Enjoy a live video feed from the camera and two way audio to converse without leaving your desk!
Fourth (Optional): Save the camera as a contact from your recently dialed numbers, so you can easily call it anytime you want!

Call a VoIP Supply rep at 800-398-8647 if you’re interested in making this application a reality.

How Skype is Like Kraft American Cheese Singles and 3 Ways to Serve It Up

by Tom Costelloe

In cheese like video conferencing you have choices; you can pick your brand, you can pick the style, you can pick how versatile it is, you can even pick what type of features the cheese has. While I am not going to go through and create a chart lining up different video conferencing solutions with different cheese types I will make one connection: Skype is the Kraft American Cheese Singles of the video conferencing world.

Skype and Kraft Singles

It may be a bit of a weird comparison and you may be wondering why not Wensleydale or Colby. To me Kraft Singles are both a horrible and a great cheese. People will make disparaging remarks that it is not real cheese or it is over processed but when it comes down to it, it has its uses when there is nothing better. On a Saturday afternoon when you are making a quick grilled cheese for lunch or in a backyard barbecue on a hamburger there is nothing better than a Kraft Singles. On the other hand if you are putting together a cheese board as a Hors d’oeuvre or making Chicken Cordon Bleu it is in your best interest not to go with Kraft Singles.

Likewise, to me Skype is great for more casual occasions such as chatting with family and friends but when it comes to work or more professional settings, I would want to go with something of a higher quality. This doesn’t mean we have to forsake Skype altogether because like Kraft Singles there are those moments when it is just right. And like Kraft Singles you need to know not only when but how Skype is best served.

3 Ways to Serve Skype UP

Logitech BCC950 – Since it first was first announced I have been a big fan of the Logitech BCC950 desktop conference camera. The BCC950 has been designed to work with a variety of different video conferencing solutions including Skype. For video it features a 1080p30 PTZ camera with an 8X Carl Zeiss Optics lens and for audio it has an integrated full duplex omni-directional speakerphone. Some of the other features that make the BCC950 such a great camera for Skype include the extender stem for different elevations, the remote control for ease of use and the fact the camera reminds me a little of Sulley from Monsters Inc. From desktop to dorm rooms the Logitech BCC950 is a great solution for Skype calls.

Grandstream GXV3140 – One of the great things about Kraft Singles is their versatility and that is also true of the Grandstream GXV3140. The GXV3140 is a desktop video phone with an integrated CMOS camera and a 4.3: digital TFT LCD display. This Grandstream phone will work with a SIP based phone system but it is also Skype Certified for Skype voice and video calls. Another feature of the GXV3140 that really makes it a versatile phone is the optional GXV3140 WiFi USB Adapter. With this WiFi adapter you can position the phone in areas where there isn’t a wired internet connection. For homes and offices that want to use one phone for different types of calls from SIP to Skype the Grandstream GXV3140 is a great match.

LifeSize Passport – Occasionally you want to make something a little more robust than a grilled cheese with your Kraft Singles and the same can be said of Skype. This is where the LifeSize Passport comes in. The Passport is a room based 720p Point-to-Point video conferencing solution that is connected to a HD display via a HDMI cable. The Passport comes in two different versions: LifeSize Passport Focus and LifeSize Passport MicPod. The Focus features the fixed focus Focus Camera with integrated speakers and microphones while the MicPod includes the 4x Camera 200 and MicPod. Both versions use the same Passport Codec and are Plugged into Skype qualified. The LifeSize Passport is better suited for larger offices and small conference rooms where you will be making Skype video calls.

The three products here are just a few of the ways that you can serve up Skype. Like Kraft Singles, it is important to understand how and where you will be using Skype to determine if it is appropriate. There are times when the limitations of Skype will mean it is not an appropriate solution. You don’t want to be using the video conferencing equivalent of a stack of Kraft American Singles on a tray and trying to pass it off as a cheese board.

5 Myths of Telepresence

February 13, 2013 by Nathan Miloszewski

What is the most challenging thing about telepresence video conferencing?

Convincing somebody to use it.

On one hand, the technology is widely adopted yet, it’s still very new. People have heard about it, they’ve seen it, and if they’ve Skyped (a wonderful new verb) somebody then they’ve used it too.

But in a business application, for everyday office use, some fears and misconceptions remain about what telepresence is and how it can work to make you more productive.

5 Telepresence Myths Debunked

Snorre Kjesbu, Vice President and General Manager for the Cisco Collaboration Endpoints Technology Group (CETG), wrote a great blog post, Five Myths of Telepresence Debunked!

Cisco Telepresence was used on one of largest stages in the world, the 2012 London Olympics so, if anyone’s heard telepresence myths it’s Kjesbu. He recaps the five most common ones that he’s heard:

Myth #1.“It’s unaffordable and only for the enterprise”
Myth #2.“Web-based consumer services are good enough”
Myth #3. “Software vs. hardware”
Myth #4.“Telepresence is too complex to set up and use”
Myth #5. “The payback is limited to travel”

Click here to read the full article.

via Cisco Blogs

Polycom’s SpectraLink Wi-Fi Handsets Gain Microsoft Lync Approval

February 12, 2013 by Nathan Miloszewski

It’s official. Polycom SpectraLink 8400 Series Wi-Fi handsets have been tested and qualified for use with Microsoft Lync.

If you’re a Microsoft Lync fan, Polycom now has two, flexible, wireless VoIP options for you to choose from in either the Polycom KIRK DECT series and now SpectraLink.

Which Phones are Optimized for Lync?

Microsoft has a helpful chart comparing all of the KIRK and SpectraLink options.

Click here for the list of Compatible IP Phones Tested and Qualified for Lync.

Why Choose Microsoft Lync?

Microsoft Lync is one of the top three Unified Communications (UC) systems next to Cisco and Avaya.
Microsoft Lync is the next multi-billion dollar business unit within Microsoft
Microsoft states that 70% of Forbes 500 companies are planning or already moving to Lync

About Polycom SpectraLink

Polycom’s SpectraLink Wi-Fi VoIP phones are an inter-operable voice solution that works with your existing enterprise IP and legacy PBX systems.

SpectraLink allows on-site mobile employees to roam freely throughout the workplace while delivering reliable voice and data communications for increased responsiveness and productivity.

TripWire: The Wired Network

by Taylor Hamp

CCTV started out as a strictly wired system. The cameras were connected to a monitor station by expensive coaxial cable. However that system was solid. Even today coaxial cable is still being laid because, the truth is, it’s reliable at 1-10 Gbps. Reliable, but outdated. It was made for the technology at the time, and with that comes it limitations such as QoS, installation costs, scalability issues, and the list goes on.

Coaxial Cable

As the technology improved and networks began to carry more data, people moved on to Twisted Pair Cable. Not that twisted pair was a new concept, it was invented by Alexander Graham Bell, but the application fits today’s needs. Today there are different categories, primarily Cat(egory)3 through Cat7. Cat3 (10BASE-T) technically can do the trick with 10-Mbps (for instance, you can stream Netflix over 2 Mbps, so Cat3 is great), but I wouldn’t recommend it. I would say nothing shy of Cat5 (100BASE-TX) or maybe even Cat5e (1000BASE-T) at this point in time.

Cat5 Cable

There are 2 main kinds of Twisted Pair Cable:

Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP): This is the more common of the 2, as it’s used primarily in Ethernet connections such as computer networks and security systems. Consider a cable connecting your network. Within that cable are 4 pairs of thin copper wire, twisted together. Each individual copper wire is coated in (usually) a polyurethane coat which acts as an insulator.

Unsheilded Twisted Pair Cable and RJ-45 Connector

Shielded Twisted Pair (STP): Like UTP, STP has the same structure, only in this case, each pair is wrapped in foil. Each pair is ‘shielded.’ This prevents cross-talk and cuts back on electromagnetic interference. STP is more suitable for telephone connections.

Other Twisted Pair cables are screened unshielded twisted pair cable (S-UTP), unshielded/foiled twisted pair cable (U/FTP), screened/foiled twisted pair cable (S/FTP).

The next best thing is Fiber Optic. Where Twisted Pair cable currently caps out at Cat7 (10GBASE-T) which is streaming 10 Gigabits instead of mere Megabits, Fiber Optic has successfully streamed in the Terabits. Fiber Optic Cable is literally optical fiber that sends electrical signals at these wildly fast speeds by ways of optical transmitters using LEDs and receivers that convert the light into information. Please note that an incredibly complicated process has just been summed up in 1 sentence, so keep in mind there is a lot of technology behind this and that technology is very expensive. Ergo, Fiber Optic is still relatively scarce, and evaluating if you genuinely need it or not would be a smart investment of time.

Polycom VVX Camera Bundles

February 11, 2013 by Tom Costelloe

Release the Kraken

For the last year and a half there has been talk of a Polycom USB camera that will work with the Polycom VVX 500 multimedia VoIP phone. With stories of details and release dates changing over time it had become something of folklore like you’d expect to hear a weathered sailor spurt about a chance encounter with the Kraken or a mermaid. For the longest time it did just seem like it was nothing more than a myth, but unlike those fabled sea creatures the Polycom VVX Camera does exist and we have photos and datasheets.

Polycom VVX Camera

Announced towards the end of 2012 the Polycom VVX Camera is a 720p USB camera that will work with both the Polycom VVX 500 and the newer Polycom VVX 600 multimedia VoIP phones. With the VVX Camera you can convert either of the VVX phones from desktop phones to desktop video conferencing phones.

Being designed specifically to work with Polycom VVX phones the VVX Camera features true plug-and-play installation. There is no need for compatibility checks, drivers or specialized software to make it work with the phones. As a USB camera the VVX Camera will be powered off the host phone eliminating the need for additional power cables and wiring.

Most importantly the Polycom VVX Camera makes video conferencing easier and more accessible by having one desktop device that can be used for both voice and video calls. This makes it easier to add video conferencing companywide whether employees work from an office, a cubicle or directly from their homes.

Polycom VVX Camera and VVX Multimedia Phones Bundles

In anticipation of the launch of the VVX Camera VoIP Supply is offering a special on our new Polycom VVX 500 and VVX Camera Bundle and Polycom VVX 600 and VVX Camera Bundle. Place a pre-order for either Polycom VVX Camera bundle between now or the release of the Polycom VVX Camera and receive Free FedEx Ground Shipping* on your bundle order.

*Free shipping applies to orders shipping within the Contiguous United States

First Look: Grandstream GXV3672_HD

February 8, 2013 by Taylor Hamp

Recently, Grandstream released several new cameras that have made a great impression here at VoIP Supply and on the web. Our VoIP Supply Lab was lucky enough to get one of them, the new Grandstream GXV3672_HD, and we immediately jumped on the network to check it out!

The physical appearance of the new IP camera was a pleasant surprise. This IP66-rated weatherproof outdoor IP camera has a solid metal casing with a matte black finish. Included with the GXV3672_HD is a sun shield to prevent glare on the lens and a back-mounted camera mount comes preattached. The wiring is already strung through the camera mount base, so the Power-over-Ethernet IP camera is ready to go as soon as you are. If you are not planning on PoE, a universal power supply is included as well. In no time at all the GXV3672 was up and running and streaming smoothly over the web browser at what I set at 8 fps. As Grandstream IP Cameras are compatible with Grandstream Video Phones, you would be able to view the video footage over your Grandstream GXV3140 or Grandstream GXV3175, which, let’s face it, viewing your security footage over your video phone is cool.

Surrounded by nearly 50 IR LED lights, the Grandstream GXV3672_HD is a true night and day camera with 1/3″ 1.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor. The LEDs create a smooth night image that aim to impress, and the H.264 compression makes for favorable bandwidth usage and memory storage. I viewed the images over Grandstream’s free video management software, Gsurf, and the day image picked up great color, even in low light conditions (such as light shadows), and immediately switched over to black and white for night vision once the lux went too low. 16 determinable motion detection boxes can be set and video analytics are built directly into the GXV3672 cameras making it easy to customize these new Grandstream IP cameras to your own preferences.

If you’re looking for an affordable camera option, this will be an exceptional choice, plus the Gsurf software is very user-friendly and can manage up to 36 Grandstream IP cameras.

First Look – Elastix ELX-025

February 6, 2013 by Christina Smith

What Is It?

The Elastix ELX-025 is a 1U PBX appliance which can be used as a total UC solution for small and medium businesses. The ELX-025 appliance runs Elastix software, which is a distribution of Asterisk, the free open source PBX software. The Elastix ELX-025 ideally will support up to 100 extensions and 30 concurrent calls.

What Does It Do?

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IP PBX: Embedded into the Elastix system, which is ready for use right out of the box on the ELX-025, is obviously an IP PBX system which will handle up to 30 concurrent VoIP calls and offers standard and advanced features such as Auto Attendants, Voicemail, Dial-By-Name Directory, Music on Hold, Multiple Languages, Ring Groups, Call Queue, Call Waiting, Caller Display, Conference Call, Call Hold/Transfer, Call Park, Call Pickup, Automatic Fax Detection, Remote Management, and Remote Extensions and more.

The Elastix ELX-025 works with most SIP phones and conference phones. Brands that VoIP Supply recommends for easy integration is Grandstream, Yealink and snom.

Instant Messaging: In addition to an IP PBX, the Elastix ELX-025 offers a full featured Instant message service powered by OpenFire. Using the embedded IM service, you can give your company its own chat server that will work with any other Jabber-based or XMPP-based messaging applications, regardless of the endpoint they are working from.

Calendar and Address Book: The ELX-025 offers a Calendar feature for its users allowing them to schedule important meetings or even schedule out their calls for the day. Also, the embedded address book in the ELX-025 allows users to individually add their contacts to the system for easy lookup and access. Users can click to call on the contacts they have created

Email: Using the power of PostFix, Elastix offers an embedded email server. Elastix email supports multiple domains, has a built in webmail client, a spam filter and a remote SMTP relay in the event you need to pass your emails through another service. Access to each service is user definable, so you give your users as much or as little access as you see fit.

Fax: The Elastix ELX-025 includes an embedded fax server powered by HylaFax. The fax server works with your email server to deliver incoming faxes seamlessly to users. The T.38 functionality built into the ELX-025 will allow you to route outbound faxes to an analog gateway for delivery to your clients.

Video: The Elastix ELX-025 allows point to point video communications using SIP or H.323, offering users a more rich communication option. Video communications have proven to be more effective than just voice communication in getting work done more efficiently.

Report Server: The Elastix ELX-025 offers a robust suite of reporting to allow the administrator to monitor performance of the users as well as the PBX. The report server offers such information as which trunks are receiving the highest or lowest call volume so you can make smarter choices about your telephony expenditures. Dive deeper to look at individual usage stats or troubleshoot underlying Asterisk log information for troubleshooting.

Firewall: The built in firewall allows you to set up your own rules, perform an access and security audit, or ensure that your users are using safe practices. This comes in handy if you choose to use your ELX-025 as the full featured UC system that it can be. Sensitive data such as email, contacts, and calendars must be protected!

Additional Add ons: The Elastix UC system includes everything but the kitchen sink! If that is still not good enough for you, we can throw the kitchen sink in too. Elastix offers a wide variety of additional add-ons for their UC system. FREE Elastix Add-ons include Call center module which gives you the ability to allow special ring groups, do not call features, hours of operation support, a predictive dialer, and call center reports. Other free add-ons include Sugar CRM module, video surveillance integration module, Queuemetrics, and more! Many add-ons such as the call center module are free, others, such as Queuemetrics, you must purchase.

Who Is It For?

The Elastix ELX-025 is for small to medium businesses with up to 100 users making a moderate amount of phone calls. Technically, the Elastix platform can support up to 500 users, but the hardware specifications of the ELX-025 build make it more conducive to small to medium sized businesses.

The ELX-025 is value priced with no additional fees for users or maintenance. When you invest in an Elastix ELX-025, you purchase the hardware and software once. You will never pay to add more users or for the latest firmware release. Updates are free for the life of the product. If you are new to Elastix and may want to customize it to fit a specific need, you may want to purchase additional Elastix Support to get you going. This can be purchased by the hour or by the year. For this reason, the Elastix ELX-025 is suited to businesses looking to make a smart, one time investment without any recurring costs, who are able to customize the platform to meet their specific needs. The Elastix ELX-025 offers the power and low cost of Asterisk with out of the box functionality and simplicity.

Pricing?

The Elastix ELX-025 is offered in 4 configurations. Custom PSTN connectivity can be arranged. The four configurations are listed out under the PSTN Connectivity option of the Elastix ELX-025 page on www.voipsupply.com.

Elastix ELX-025 with no PSTN connectivity – $1499.99
Elastix ELX-025 with 1 T1 Port – $2399.00
Elastix ELX-025 with 4 FXO and 1 FXS port – $2199
Elastix ELX-025 with 4 FXO, 1 T1, 1 FXS Port – $2499.00

In addition, when you price out your ELX-025, you can add support directly from the folks that wrote the program!
Not sure if you will need it? You can come back later and buy support a la carte with no penalty. Support options include:

Supreme Support – Includes up to 30 hours of phone/chat/email support 24/7 for up to 3 ELX servers for 1 year – $2850
Advanced Support – Includes up to 10 hours of phone/chat/email support 8/5 for 1 ELX server for 1 year – $1317
Standard Support – Includes up to 10 hours of chat/email support 8/5 for 1 ELX server for 1 year – $658
One Hour Chat Support (24×7) – Includes 1 hour of web-chat support, including remote assistance, available to use 24/7 – $99
One-Hour Chat Support (8×5) – Includes 1 hour of web-chat support, including remote assistance, available to use 8/5 – $70

Availability?

After much anticipation, the Elastix ELX-025 is available and shipping now! Each unit is made to order for your PSTN connectivity, so orders placed after 2PM (EST) may not ship until the next day. Visit the Elastix ELX-025 configurator to build your UC solution today!

Grandstream, You’ve Changed

February 4, 2013 by Tom Costelloe

Grandstream Change

When you are around a person on a daily basis you don’t notice how much they have changed over the course of a year or two until you see an old photo of them. They may have lost or gained weight or have a different hair style but since you see them on a daily basis you don’t notice how much they’ve changed until you have a chance to look back..

The same can be true of manufactures and their products. Recently I found an old line sheet for Grandstream phones and was surprised by how much change there has been in the past two years when it comes to their offerings. By my count Grandstream had introduced 10 new phone models in 24 months, while at the same time discontinuing 5 phone models.

Grandstream VoIP Phones 2011 – GXP280 (Discontinued), GXP285 (Discontinued), GXP1200 (Discontinued), GXP1450, GXP2000 (Discontinued), GXP2100, GXP2110 (Discontinued), GXP2120, GXV3000, GXV3006 (Discontinued), GXV3140, GXV3175
Grandstream VoIP Phones 2013 – GXP1100 (New), GXP1105 (New), GXP1160 (New), GXP1165 (New), GXP1400 (New), GXP1405 (New), GXP1450, GXP2100, GXP2120, GXP2124 (New), GXP2200 (New), DP715 (New), DP710 (New), GXV3000, GXV3140, GXV3175

In all these changes there are few that jumped out to me that I thought were worth looking at a little further.

Discontinued Grandstream VoIP Phones

Grandstream GXP280/GXP285 – These two phones were the replacement for and an upgrade from the old Grandstream Budgetone phones, one of the earliest Grandstream phone models. They became the entry level VoIP phone from Grandstream and were designed for small business users and public areas. The direct replacements for the GXP280/GXP285 are the Grandstream GXP1160 and GXP1165 which share many of the same key features but fall more in line with the new Grandstream look. For the public areas there is also the Grandstream GXP1100 and Grandstream GXP1105 which feature a paper insert instead of the graphical LCD display.
Grandstream GXP2000 – In my opinion the Grandstream GXP2000 was the Ford Taurus of Grandstream phones and I mean that in a good way. It may not have been the sleekest of phones with all the newest features but it was reliable, popular and when it came down to it, it had everything you needed including an optional sidecar. The GXP2000 had been slated to be discontinued for a while but due to the continued popularity and demand they hung on for an additional year or so. The direct replacement is the Grandstream GXP2100 which mirrors many of the features of the GXP2000 including line appearances and programmable keys but features upgrades such as a more updated look, a backlit display and an RJ9 headset port.

New Grandstream VoIP Phones

Grandstream GXP2200 – Unlike some of the other new Grandstream phones that can be viewed as a replacement for a previous phone models the Grandstream GXP2200 is blazing its own trail. The GXP2200 is the first VoIP phone from Grandstream that runs on the Android operating system. This opens up the phone to vast variety of 3^rd party Android apps for voice, business, fun and whatever else you can find. Even if the phone didn’t feature the Android operating system it would still be and impressive multimedia phone with key features such as Dual Gigabit ports, a USB port, Bluetooth and a touchscreen TFT LCD display.
Grandstream DP715 and Grandstream DP710 – Much like the GXP2200 the Grandstream DP715 and Grandstream DP710 Dect handsets are a step in a new direction. Before the release of these Dect phones Grandstream wasn’t in the Dect marketplace. The DP715 is the base station of the solution and includes one phone. Each base can be paired with up to 4 additional DP710 handsets concurrently. The addition of the Dect solution gives a Grandstream offering for people who aren’t tied to their desk throughout the day and are moving around the office. For homes looking to switching to VoIP the DP715/DP710 allows for multiple handsets throughout the house and keeping the cordless phone feel.

As you can see Grandstream has gone through some changes over the last two years. By my math they released a new VoIP phone every 2.4 months.

But the change hasn’t been limited to just the VoIP phones. Grandstream also released all new Analog telephone adapters, gateways and have been growing in the IP surveillance space. It will be interesting to see how much more they change in the next two years.

First Look: Yealink SIP-W52P and Yealink SIP-W52H

What Is It?

Who Is It For?

Availability and Pricing?

Video Surveillance with Grandstream’s GXV3175 Video Phone and GXV3615 IP Camera

Grandstream Phone Communicates With Grandstream Camera

How Does it Work?

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