Wi-Fi Phones

Wireless phones have long given employees the flexibility to walk around the office chatting and taking business calls away from their desk, but now voice over internet is adding a new dimension.

The latest VoiP wireless handsets are allowing employees to remain productive and keep in touch whenever they are in an area offering wi-fi connectivity.

“Pretty much wherever you are when you’re away from the office you should still be able to remain in contact on your work wireless phone,” says tony Clayton, Worldwide Sales Manager at All Star Networks. “Whether it’s your office, a client’s facility, Starbucks or an airport lounge, your phone will connect to the net and offer voice, web browsing, text and email just as it does in your office.”

This means co-workers can keep in contact without the cost of landline or mobile phone calls, and with the latest handsets, they can even provide video conferencing.

“We get a lot of interest from companies and education institutions that are spread across a wide campus or several offices who want staff to call one another for free. these people find buddy lists and availability statuses really useful,” Clayton adds.

MEDICAL IMPLICATIONS

“Another area of interest in wireless VoiP is within the medical field. There are no mobile phones allowed in hospitals, yet healthcare professionals have to move around a large building while maintaining communication. We’re getting considerable interest here in the three-way video conferencing phone we’ll be distributing from July onwards as it will allow doctors to teleconference with video images of a patient.”

In essence, wireless VoiP handsets are combining the cost benefits of internet telephony with the flexibility to make calls or video conference wherever there is Wi-fi.