New devices from both Mitel and Polycom are in testing and will soon be available for use on OfficeConnect


Mitel 6970 Conference Phone



The new Mitel 6970 IP Conference Phone is available for OfficeConnect. The Mitel 6970 is the conference phone designed to make meetings easier and more efficient. A large 7-inch color touch screen grants excellent visibility to an intuitive user interface for quick navigation to essential meeting information and functions. A tight integration with OfficeConnect and supported applications delivers a unique conference experience that will not be found with 3rd party devices.

Built-in Bluetooth 4.1 and MobileLink grant you the ability to seamlessly pair with Bluetooth enabled audio devices and expand the capabilities of your mobile phone. Enjoy crystal clear audio with high definition speaker and eight beam-forming microphones for 360° audio pickup. With the Mitel 6970 conference phone, your entire meeting experience will be effortless.

The MiNET integration with OfficeConnect sets it apart from third party SIP based conference phones resulting in unmatched ease of deployment, maintenance and use. The 6970 supports the full OfficeConnect telephony feature set allowing for exceptional flexibility in terms of how conference calls can be initiated. Users may choose to leverage the built-in ad-hoc conference call setup capability of OfficeConnect allowing for up to 8-parties to be added to a call or alternately they may prefer to set up a call to UniBridge.


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6970 IP Conference Phone for OfficeConnect hardware features

  • 7” 800×400 Color Touch Display
  • 16 programmable keys
  • 6 context-sensitive soft keys
  • 10/100/1000 Ethernet Port
  • PoE power (802.3af)
  • Bluetooth 4.1 enabled
  • 360° microphone pickup via 8 beam-forming microphones
  • Mitel Hi-Q Audio Technology with high output speaker
  • 2 USB ports
  • 360° active call / mute indicators
  • Two touch mute buttons – one below the display and one on opposite side to allow muting from other side of table
  • Support for 2 optional wired extension microphones for larger board room support

The 6970 IP Conference phone for OfficeConnect software features

  • Same installation and maintenance as all other 6900 series phones
  • Same telephony feature set as the 6940, including:
  • OfficeConnect ad-hoc conference call setup – add up to 8 parties to a call
  • Hot Desking – make the meeting room phone your extension – same user interface & features that you have at your desk (join meeting room conference calls with confidence thanks to the familiar user interface)
  • MobileLink feature support – use the 6970 Conference phone for Cell Phone based calls, import Cell Phone based Contacts and Call Logs
  • Dynamic Extension support
  • Teleworker support



Polycom New Devices


  • VVX150, VVX250, VVX350, VVX450
  • VVX EM50 Expansion Module is now supported for use with the VVX450 phone
  • The Polycom (Obihai) Wi-Fi wireless network adapter is now supported for use with the VVX 500/600, VVX 401/411/501/601 and VVX 250/350/450 phones