Friday, March 25, 2016

Magic Quadrant Leader Mitel Looking To Go Bigger

A Mitel/Polycom merger would certainly be advantageous to both organizations.  Mitel has a solid Voice/UC footprint and history.  They recently have made a number of noteworthy acquisitions (PrairieFyre/Oaisys/Aastra/Mavenir) and partnerships (Vidyo/LiveOps) that they have been able to capitalize on.  This track record is evidence of a company with a good grasp of the industry and trends.  With the acquisition of Aastra, Mitel has a large hosted footprint and the ability to provide a hybrid solution to meet the real-time communications needs of an increasingly mobile and dispersed workforce will ensure they are invited to the table. 

The Mitel/Polycom blend would bring both organizations into a key position for hosted, mobile and IP endpoints.  In addition, with the widespread acceptance and expectation of immersive UC that allows anywhere collaboration across diverse endpoints, the merger would make them a de facto leader in this space. 

This is certainly something to keep an eye on.  Shoretel, are you sure you don’t want to be acquired? 

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