Cisco Business Edition 6000 (BE6000) vs Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series

• It helps with easy installation and setup for new office / migration.
• Supports Hybrid Cloud and on-prem deployments.
• Scalable Solution - catering to upgrade from a legacy platform.

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• The Cisco 7800 IP Phone supports Power over Ethernet (PoE) thus saving you money to install a power point as you can re-use your existing network cabling for both data and power.
• The Cisco 7800 IP Phone supports the SIP signaling protocol.
• The Cisco 7800 IP Phones can integrate with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) standard directory (i.e. Active Directory) is thus supported
• It's more cost-effective than the other Cisco models thus explaining some of the limitations.

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• Cost could always be lower, but you get a solid product for your investment
• Licensing can still be confusing if you need multiple products on the appliance
• Redundancy/DR

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• Bluetooth and Wifi are not native to these phones. Cisco has some other models with those options.
• The extra buttons on a 7861 need handwritten labels beside them.
• The physical function keys use icons not words (e.g. hold key is a pause symbol), which means no need to change for different languages but some users might not interpret the pictures correctly.

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• This system facilities upgrading legacy phone systems to VoIP and lowers the total cost of ownership with cost-effective, time-saving operations.
• Faster deployment times, with pre-installed, ready to use applications.
• Support for Hybrid Cloud helps easier migration to cloud, if necessary.

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• Little need for support once deployed, works as expected.
• Training ease of use as its pretty straightforward so we have not had to coach users too much.

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