ABP Featured Solution Newsletter : The Aastra 5i Series

The new Aastra 5i Series

Everyone is excited when there is a new arrival in the family. We are pleased to announce the new Aastra 5i series of IP Telephones. With the proven capability and functionality of the current Enterprise models, Aastra has built on that success and raised the bar even higher for the new siblings, the 5i series.

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The new Aastra 5i family along with the current Enterprise models expands ABP’s IP Telephone product line, providing additional choice, flexibility, mobility and expandability in SIP based telephones. The Aastra line of SIP phones gives ABP’s resellers a significant competitive advantage and access to new accounts and sales opportunities.

Aastra’s new 5i family of telephones feature larger screens for the most advanced and productivity enhancing XML applications. The phones are not only ergonomic and elegant but its’ global styling and optional add-on modules for console and reception purposes create a functional and esthetically pleasing telephone instrument.

Proven Capabilities

Most people in our industry know Aastra Telecom as a leading provider of traditional and VoIP communication products and systems. Now everyone will also know Aastra has significantly expanded its SIP Telephone portfolio offering four new telephones and two expansion modules. This new family of SIP-based products allows Aastra to offer additional choices and flexibility to customers looking for open standards-based IP desktop and mobility solutions. Organizations migrating to a converged IP environment, whether it is Hosted VoIP or a Premised based IP-PBX / Hybrid PBX or Open Source PBX, will be able to find an Aastra IP Telephone perfectly suited to meet their needs.

Designed by a team of North American and European engineers, the Aastra 5i family features an elegant design, large LCD display screens, additional programmable function keys and expansion modules for console and reception functions. The 5i family also incorporates all of the productivity enhancing features found on Aastra’s existing SIP telephones including; embedded XML browsers, full duplex speakerphones, and an industry leading simplified deployment and upgrade design. Continuing a commitment to be fully interoperable, the Aastra 5i series has also been designed to integrate with leading IP Telephony platforms making it appeal to a wide range of SMB and Enterprise customers.

 “We are very excited about expanding our IP portfolio with this family of SIP phones” said Yves Laliberte, executive vice president of sales at Aastra Telecom. “The 5i Series was designed to meet the needs of our partners and customers requiring console solutions and large display screens for advanced XML graphics. Adding the 5i Series to Aastra’s IP family means that we now offer one of the most extensive and complete portfolios of carrier/enterprise grade quality SIP Telephones in the marketplace today” The Aastra 5i Series is available immediately through Aastra’s authorized IP distribution partner ABP Technology in North and Latin America.

More Advanced

All Aastra SIP phones offer:

• XML browser capability
• Advanced, integrated interoperability with major IP telephony platforms
• Full duplex speakerphones
• Multiple line/call appearance lights
• Simplified deployment
• Intuitive, user friendly screen menus and interfaces

The New 5i Series

Traditional design. XML browser capability. Full duplex speakerphone. Cost effective price offering unparalled value. Proven industrial design. The Enterprise Series incorporates the proven functionality and reliability of our analog and digital phones into a powerful and flexible family of products offering advanced, integrated interoperability with major IP Telephony platforms.

The new 5i series consists of:

Aastra 53i — With a sleek and elegant design and 3 line LCD display, the 53i is fully interoperable with leading IP Telephony platforms, offering advanced XML capability to access custom applications and support for up to 9 calls simultaneously. The 53i is ideally suited for light to regular telephone requirements.

Aastra 55i — With a 144 x 75 pixel backlit LCD display and 6 dynamic context-sensitive softkeys, the 55i is fully interoperable with leading IP Telephony platforms, offering advanced XML capability to access custom applications and support for up to 9 calls simultaneously. The 55i is ideally suited for moderate to heavy telephone users who require more one touch feature keys and XML based programs.

Aastra 57i — With a 144 x 128 pixel graphical backlit LCD display and 6 dynamic context-sensitive softkeys, the 57i is fully interoperable with leading IP Telephony platforms, offering advanced XML capability to access custom applications and support for up to 9 calls simultaneously. The 57i is ideally suited for executives and heavy telephone users who require more one touch feature keys and a large screen to take full advantage of XML based programs.

Aastra 57i CT - All the features of the 57i plus integrated WDCT cordless mobility handset for coverage up to 300,000 sq ft. The 57i CT is ideally suited for executives, heavy telephone users who require more one touch feature keys and a large screen to take full advantage of XML based programs and mobile warehouse, support and retail staff.

What's next?

ABP offers both the brand new 5i along with the more well-known Enterprise series. Many varying options and price points to serve any level of customer requirement and budget. Contact ABP to reserve your Aastra IP phones and get started offering the best variety, prices and functionality for IP communications. And, don’t forget the mobility advantage of the 57iCT and the 480iCT. Be a hero to your clients with the best desktop and mobile phone available.

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