Sona Business has confirmed that a NEC IP phone auto provisioning service from Yeastar is now available on the Sona UC Cloud platform, which the company claims will give a new lease of life to thousands of desktop devices.
NEC announced earlier in 2024 that it will be pulling out of the on-premise UC market outside of Japan, over the next few years.
Sona’s white-label UC Cloud platform, powered by Yeastar, offers an auto provisioning feature to support NEC IP and SIP phones.
John McKindland, Sona’s Head of Partner Channel, UK, explained: “Sona offers NEC resellers the opportunity to migrate their customers to the cloud and retain their NEC IP and SIP handset estate, protecting a sizeable investment and maintaining a defined feature set.
“We estimate there are thousands of devices which can now be easily configured in bulk for fast and convenient deployment.”
He said: “This is a chance for resellers which opens up an opportunity for businesses migrating to a new platform, who want to retain their existing NEC IP and SIP phones as part of a smooth and seamless transition.”
John added: “This is great news for resellers and their customers looking to migrate to a new system or as part of the general discussion around the PSTN switch off and migration to the cloud.
“We can provide a viable alternative, so they don’t need to replace handsets.”
Sona says its new NEC auto provisioning service will help differentiate and drive more value in a crowded market, with phone models covered such as the NEC DT900 and DT800 series.