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Telephone System Core Infrastructure Upgrade
Overview
This year, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV is embarking on a significant upgrade of its current telephone system that supports approximately 7500 telephony lines across all three Burnaby, Surrey, and Vancouver campuses. This upgrade will modernize ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV's 20 year old phone system and pave the way for a set of rich integrations with future systems (unified communication platforms, call centres, voice conferencing).
Also included in this major update is the launch a new softphone client (a type of software-based phone) to enhance remote telework at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.
Improvements to be expected
The scope of this project includes:
- Modernization of ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV's traditional analogue phone system
- Implementation of a new softphone client, Mitel Softphone
- Upgrades and enhancements to the current ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV voicemail system
When will these upgrades take place?
Milestone | Started | Completion |
Contract Mitel Engineering team and establish a start date | July 1, 2020 | July 1, 2020 |
Upgrade and replacement of Phones system core infrastructure
|
November 15, 2020 | December 15, 2020 |
Mitel Softphone client testing | February 8, 2021 | February 13, 2021 |
Migrate existing Bria softphone clients to new Mitel Softphone client |
February 15, 2021 | March 22, 2021 |
Migrate from existing voice mail system to new system | December 15, 2020 | March 22, 2021 |
Launch of new Mitel softphone clients | February 15, 2021 | Ongoing |
More about ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Softphone
Learn more about the features, or check out the user guides and fAQ.