Audio and communications technology specialist Jabra has launched the new Jabra SPEAK 810, the latest device in its SPEAK series.
The Jabra SPEAK 810 is designed to eliminate common pain points, for effective collaboration: technology challenges such as set-up issues, connectivity to platforms and poor sound quality, which all prevent effective meeting productivity.
"Bringing a plug-and-play, easy to use speakerphone experience with superior audio into large meeting and conference rooms for the first time, the Jabra SPEAK 810 complements the personal experience delivered by the smaller, portable SPEAK 410 and 510 products," said Nigel Dunn, Managing Director, Jabra UK & Ireland.
"With multiple connectivity options, the Jabra SPEAK 810 works with all types of smart devices and integrates seamlessly with all communication platforms - eliminating the need for dial-pad solutions and challenging the traditional hardware approach to conference calling."
He said the device was designed in response to today's knowledge worker environment and simplifies and enhances meeting time, addressing the challenges of effective collaboration and adoption of technology. It can turn any location into a productive conference room: enhanced with Bluetooth, an integrated USB cable to connect it to a PC or 3.5mm jack for your tablet or smartphone, meetings are ready to start in seconds.
Additional ease of use is delivered by integration with all communication platforms, removing the need for an IP end-point and also comes with a USB charge-out port for charging tablets or mobile devices during calls.
Today, a third of conference calls are delayed due to set-up issues with connections, 15% of meeting time is spent on 'getting started' and one of the most common frustrations is poor sound quality.
The Jabra SPEAK 810 is an intelligent audio device utilising Jabra's heritage in office audio solutions, as well as ear-related diagnostics and hearing healthcare technology. It facilitates conference calls in meeting rooms of up to 100 m2 with up to 15 people in one room, delivering crystal clear sound, without any unwanted background noise.
The plug-and-play speakerphone features powerful loudspeakers and ZoomTalkTM, an intelligent directional microphone that focuses on sound from human voices.
ZoomTalk is central to achieving productivity and flexibility as it makes meetings as clear as possible, filtering human voice from all of the ambient room noise, wherever the call is taking place.
The SPEAK 810 also maximises business investment in Unified Communications (UC). As more organisations invest in UC as a way to enable collaboration and support the increasing trend for mobility, devices such as the SPEAK 810 enable businesses to maximise and fast-track that investment. This is true whether they are starting their UC journey or have an established infrastructure.
Dunn added: "Businesses are becoming more focused on creating working environments and cultures that better enable them to compete. As a result, office environments are changing and becoming more dynamic, demanding and technology-enabled. New ways of working are adding flexibility to working spaces, practices and hours. Yet productivity must also remain a priority for business success and for this reason so should enabling effective collaboration and concentration."
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