Knowledge base

About the knowledge base

Down-to-earth advice, in writing.

Here we share what we see in practice in business communications: telephony, Teams and Zoom, contact center and AI, meeting rooms and integrations with your systems.

No sales talk, so you can make better choices yourself. Rather talk it through? You can, any time.

Articles

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Hybrid meeting with colleagues on screen via a Yealink video barUnified Communications

Teams Phone or Zoom Phone?

Which one fits your organisation? What to look at: platform, licences, numbers, contact center and CRM integrations. Including a checklist of seven questions.

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Employee calling at her desk with a Yealink Teams phoneLicences

Which licences do you need?

Teams Phone or Zoom Phone: what’s already in your plan, what you add, and where you often pay twice? With five pitfalls we see in practice.

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Workspace with Microsoft Teams on screen and a Yealink Teams phoneMicrosoft Teams

What is Teams Phone Standard?

The licence that turns Teams into a phone system: what you get, which plan you need underneath and how you make external calls.

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Yealink VP59 video phone with a Zoom video call on screenZoom

How do Zoom Phone licences work?

A licence plus a calling plan: metered or unlimited, standalone or bundled, with Zoom numbers or your own provider.

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Meeting room with a Yealink video bar under two screens and a touch panel on the tableDevices and rooms

Licences for shared devices

Reception, canteen, meeting room and auto attendants: which licence goes with a device everyone uses, in Teams and in Zoom.

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Employee with a Yealink headset walking through a bright officeAI

What can AI do in Teams and Zoom?

Summarising, transcribing, finding back and answering the phone: what works today, what it costs and what to watch for.

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Customer service employee with a Yealink headset at her deskContact center

Which contact center fits you?

From Teams or Zoom, from Salesforce or Dynamics, or a specialised platform such as Genesys, NICE, Five9 or Talkdesk.

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Man with a Yealink headset against a dark background with sound wavesAI agents

AI assistant or AI agent?

The difference between AI that helps your employee and AI that handles the conversation itself, and what to arrange before an agent goes live.

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