Following our recent announcement of 3CX’s 15.5 Update 1 (SP1) BETA – the release has been extremely well received by the 3CX community. Having received your feedback and the completion of final testing 3CX has made a small number of fixes and have now confirmed that the final release is available to install.
For more information about this release and for details about how to update to this latest version, please visit: https://www.3cx.com/blog/releases/pbx-update-1
3CX have launched their new V15.5 Service Pack 1 update in BETA. With a range of new features for both administrators and users alike, this new BETA update can now be downloaded for testing.
You may have noticed Polycom has launched some new VVX models. These models have new names and now end in a ‘1’ instead of a ‘0’, for example, the VVX 301 is the new version of the VVX 300.
With little visual changes, we are putting this blog together to help to explain what’s changed and why.
The new models are the 301, 311, 401, 411, 501, 601 and the old models are the 300, 310, 400, 410, 500, 600.
The most notable change is that the new VVX 401 and 411 models now come with a USB port. Other than this the only real changes are an upgrade to the phones’ processor and memory performance.
With the refresh to the VVX portfolio, the updated models offer users investment protection as they have been developed with the active development lifecycle in mind.
There are no plans yet to discontinue the old VVX models, however this is inevitable and eventually, the new VVX models will replace their predecessors.
RTX have discontinued their 4002 repeater, we have now sold our final remaining unit of this product which has been replaced by the new 4022. The 4022 is very similar to the old 4002, with just a couple of adjustments.
What’s New?
What’s new
Visually the new T4S series is identical to the equivalent model in the T4 series, however, Yealink have been working on a number of enhancements and reasons to move over to the T4S series:
Please note, the new T4S phones will support V81 and later firmware. The firmware which supports T4S phones is different from the one which supports the current T4 series.
Trade pricing and RRP of the new T4S models will be the same as the equivalent model in the existing T4 series of phones.
We’ve added a new feature to ProSys! Thanks to our latest developments, we are now able to offer a router provisioning service on our new TR-069 provisioning platform, enabling you to ship routers directly to your customers’ site ready to work out-of-the-box.
Our new service is so good, we’d like you to try it for free*! From now until the end of September 2017 we’re offering free provisioning when you purchase any of our routers. We’ll work with you to create your individual provisioning template free of charge – meaning you’ll be up and running for all of your future orders. To get started call us on 01484 840048 or email contact@provu.co.uk.
*Please note: Free provisioning is only available between selected dates and is limited to 1 per company. To qualify, your company must not have used router provisioning before. Router and delivery are chargeable.
As you may be aware, Yealink have been busy working on a new range of IP desk phones. Expected to be available to purchase in September 2017, the new T4S series will be the next generation of the popular T4 series – Here’s a sneak peek of what to expect!
 Yealink T41S SIP Desk Phone |
 Yealink T42S SIP Desk Phone |
 Yealink T46S SIP Desk Phone |
 Yealink T48S SIP Desk Phone |
NFR Test Samples
We a have a limited number of NFR samples available for our resellers to test, helping you to ensure you are ready to go upon launch in September! These new models will be released on a new firmware version, we strongly recommend testing them on your platform prior to selling them to your customers. Please contact our Sales Team on 01484 840048 for more information, pricing and up to date availability.
ITSPA recently published a revised version of their recommendations for provisioning security – having been offering our own provisioning service for over 13 years, this is something we know a lot about. In-fact we often work with many of the world’s leading manufacturers and industry regulators to ensure their hardware provisioning capabilities are meeting industry standards and provide a secure provisioning method. But what makes our provisioning different from the rest – here’s 6 facts about ProSys Provisioning.
1. Our provisioning platform is not limited to select vendors or devices, we can provision an array of hardware from a variety of manufacturers – see our full list of provisionable devices here.
2. Our provisioning platform is developed in-house by our development team, they’re experts in the field of secure automatic provisioning.
3. Where possible, we use the recommended protocol, ‘HTTPS with factory installed client certificates’ as outlined in ITSPA’s latest guidelines and we have been doing so for years!
4. We make provisioning simple – our pricing structure is based on your requirements per device, meaning you only pay for what you need.
5. Providing it’s compatible, our provisioning server will accept adoptions, so if you have hardware deployed and registered to another server, we can help you to move it over to ours.
6. Post deployment, you can utilise our Management tool to take care of your provisioned items from the comfort of your own desk – read more about ProSys Management here.
Zero-touch provisioning offers many benefits to ITSP and reseller partners. With just a few details, we can ship hardware direct to your end-user customer ready to work out-of-the-box for next day delivery – saving you both time and money. More details on our provisioning services can be seen here. To see ITSPA’s revised guidelines, download ‘Recommendations for Device Provisioning Security (Version 2)’.
We’ve added the stylish ASUS DSL-N16 router to our portfolio. Offering a reliable performance, the DSL-N16 is a dual-purpose router which can be utilised as either a modem router or a standalone wireless router. Compatible with VDSL2, ADSL2/2+, ADSL, fibre and cable services plus with IPv6 support, it provides a complete future-proof solution.
Every product we supply is rigorously tested by our Technical Team, meaning we go to great lengths to ensure we bring the very best products to our resellers. Having shared the ASUS DSL-N16 with some of our customers already, we’ve received some really positive feedback – we’re sure you won’t be disappointed!
Snom have recently announced that the popular D710 entry-level deskphone will be going end of life in the coming months. We are not expecting to get our hands on its replacement, the D712 for a month or so yet, but here’s what we know about it so far.
Despite a few minor changes, the new D712 doesn’t appear to vary too much – it features the same design and comes future-proof with IPv6 support and the latest 8.9.3.61 firmware.
Discover more about the Snom D712 Here
The D712 will mark the first of a number of new additions to the Snom range, keep your eyes peeled for more product news in the coming months!