Avaya & Nortel Phone Systems now support BlackBerry

RIM recently announced plans to make BlackBerry Mobile Voice System 5 available to more corporate phone systems and unified communications applications. BlackBerry MVS 5.1 with voice over Wi-Fi calling will be available this summer for Avaya Aura 6.1, Avaya CS1000 Communication Server, as well as legacy phone systems such as Avaya Communications Manager and Nortel Communication Server. It is currently available for Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express version 6.1 or later. They are tailored to suit your PBX environment, so you can enjoy one caller ID, unified voice mail, and advanced security features for BlackBerry smartphones. This will unify desk phone features with BlackBerry smartphones and Wi-Fi networks to optimize costs and coverage, and make users more reachable.

Avaya’s strong market position with legacy Nortel systems, BlackBerry gains access to a huge market, while Avaya and Nortel users gain access to a great mobile application that gives them cost savings and enhances functionality.


BlackBerry MVS 5 is integrated directly into the BlackBerry smartphone client and supports calls over cellular or Wi-Fi networks with seamless handoff. A user can make or take a call over the office Wi-Fi network office, walk outside, get in the car and drive home, with the call automatically and completely seamlessly switched over to the cellular network and then back to a SOHO Wi-Fi network at home. BlackBerry MVS offers the convenience of single number reach and supports phone system features like hold, transfer and ad-hoc conferencing.” Calls are routed through the enterprise phone system, so least-cost routing offers savings on outbound long-distance and international roaming charges.

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by Ray Horak, Technology Editor, Telecom Reseller. Edited By Scott Camball