Video Conferencing System - New Benefit of Polycom to Adds Cell Phone Signal Shielding to IP Phones

This new benefit, built into the latest versions of its triangular conference phones now delivers users a clearer and more productive conferencing experience by eliminating the annoying buzzing noise caused by interference from nearby cellular devices. RF interference affects the millions of conference phones, regardless of manufacturer, that are currently installed in businesses around the globe.

Polycom has built multiple layers of robust protection to help avoid the adverse effects of RF interference. The conference phones have been vigorously tested to validate superior performance in high-RF environments. In addition, Polycom is a founding member of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) committee responsible for developing industry standards to prevent this type of radio interference.

All of Polycom's analog conference phones are now shipping worldwide with the new RF shielding technology, with no changes in price or part numbers. This includes the SoundStation2, SoundStation2W, SoundStation VTX 1000, VoiceStation 300 and 500 product lines.