In this jam-packed episode of UC Big News, host Kieran Devlin is joined by expert analysts Jon Arnold, Melody Brue, Craig Durr, and Zeus Kerravala for a whirlwind tour of the latest from the unified communications world.
The team unpacks Mitel’s return from bankruptcy, gets hands-on with Google Beam’s volumetric video marvel, and decodes Cisco’s new enterprise-focused vision for Webex, fresh from Cisco Live 2025.
Whether you’re a tech leader, vendor watcher, or just UC-curious, this is the episode to watch.
Three seismic updates, one expert panel, here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:
- Mitel is back! The team debates whether slashing $1.15 billion in debt and doubling down on hybrid UC is enough to revive the brand in a cloud-first world.
- Google Beam wowed InfoComm — with light field displays, spatial audio, and real-time translation. Melody Brue calls it “shockingly natural,” while the crew unpacks pricing, practicality, and use cases from executive comms to telehealth.
- Cisco pivots Webex — unveiling a security- and observability-first pitch at Cisco Live. Is this a necessary evolution for serious enterprise buyers? The team weighs in on whether this is Cisco’s best Webex strategy yet.
Big questions raised — from the future of on-prem UC to whether 3D meeting rooms can scale, and if Cisco’s security-first focus can win back market momentum.
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