Are you taking full advantage of your Mitel phone system’s capabilities? If you’re like many businesses, you may have been led to believe it’s not enough anymore. You might have even been told you need to switch to the cloud, that you’re losing support, or that Mitel is going out of business.
Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, Mitel continues to provide some of the most capable, reliable, and feature-rich business phone systems in the world.
That said, many companies haven’t updated their systems in years, so they do need a change to increase efficiency, improve the customer experience, and stay competitive. But the answer isn’t replacement – it’s modernization – and in many cases, that means simply enabling features.
With that in mind, here are ten things you didn’t know your Mitel phone system can do.
Summary
Many businesses don’t realize how powerful their Mitel phone systems truly are. Here are 10 modern Mitel capabilities:
- Softphones
- Mobile apps
- Unified communications
- MS Teams & Zoom integrations
- Collaboration
- AI-powered contact center
- Call recording
- Presence monitoring
- Reporting & analytics
- Virtualization, cloud & hybrid deployment
1. Softphones
Mitel phone systems are fully compatible with softphones that free desktop real estate and offer business benefits such as:
- Make, receive, and transfer calls from desktops, laptops, and mobile devices
- Work from anywhere: in the office, at home, and on-site
- Reduced physical hardware costs (replace desktop phones)
Business outcome: Softphones save money while enabling remote teams without sacrificing call quality.
2. Mobile Apps
Mitel’s mobile apps empower employees with features that connect them directly to your phone system, no matter where they are.
- Make and receive calls from personal cell phones using official business lines, ensuring professionalism and protecting employee privacy
- Built-in messaging
- Integration with contact centers, CRMs, and collaboration tools
Business outcome: Mobile apps keep employees connected to your phone system on-the-go while ensuring all calls still come from business lines.
3. Unified Communications
Mitel offers a suite of unified communication solutions (like MiVoice Business) that make it easy to connect with customers across all channels, and all in a single “pane of glass.” Conversations naturally flow from one platform to the next, and employees can view, follow, and respond to customer communications from one place.
- Calls
- Texts
- Chat
- Social media
Business outcome: Unified communications make it easy to manage all conversations in one place, reducing missed messages, decreasing response times, and boosting customer satisfaction.
4. MS Teams and Zoom Integrations
Mitel offers Microsoft Teams and Zoom integrations, allowing you to manage your Mitel conversations directly from these popular apps.
- Calls, chats, and customer data follow employees across platforms
- Do everything in Teams without extra expense or Microsoft limitations
- Use your Mitel phone system without ever leaving the Teams or Zoom app
Business outcome: These integrations streamline workflows by letting employees use the apps they already know and use every day.
5. Collaboration
Mitel makes collaboration easy with solutions like MiCollab and Mitel One. These platforms keep employees connected, boosting efficiency, productivity, and ultimately, customer satisfaction.
- Video conferencing
- Messaging
- Filesharing
- Easy call handling
Business outcome: Collaboration tools keep your team aligned to company goals with real-time workspaces.
6. AI-Powered Contact Center
Mitel has long been a contact center powerhouse relied on by many of the globe’s biggest brands to stay connected with customers, deliver support, and increase agent productivity. Modern solutions like MitelCX leverage AI to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and boost customer satisfaction.
- Omnichannel communications, including voice, chat, text, and email
- Real-time and historical reporting on all mediums
- AI virtual agents, real-time transcription, and smart suggestions
- Analytics, quality management, and workflow optimization
Business outcome: Automation and intelligent support tools help customers get the answers they need faster and potentially reduce operational costs.
7. Call Recording
Ideal for banks, insurance companies, government entities, and other organizations that need to capture data or have strict legal guidelines, Mitel’s on-demand and always-on call recording solutions simplify:
- Problem-solving and conflict resolution
- Compliance
- Training
Business outcome: Call recording provides accurate records of every conversation, making it easier to resolve disputes faster and maintain compliance.
8. Presence Monitoring
Presence monitoring allows you to see whether each employee is busy, idle, or on an active call via indicator lights on your phone or your unified communications dashboard. It’s ideal for tracking employee activities, increasing operational efficiency, and call center queues, especially for businesses that:
- Have many remote employees and/or multiple locations
- Need to coordinate a distributed workforce
- Want to improve first call resolution rate and decrease wait time
Business outcome: With presence monitoring, you can route calls to the next available employee for faster customer support.
9. Reporting and Analytics
Mitel’s robust reporting offers actionable insights into customer and employee interactions to help you make smart decisions about staffing, operations, and the customer experience.
- Track call volume, peak times, and missed calls
- Auto-generate reports that are sent to your inbox
- Measure employee performance and customer satisfaction
- Identify bottlenecks in call routing and hold times
Business outcome: Analytics help you identify trends, opportunities, and performance gaps to improve your support services over time.
10. Virtualization, Cloud, and Hybrid Deployment
Though Mitel offers on-premise phone systems, it’s also capable of multiple deployment options – including cloud and hybrid deployment. That means you don’t need to migrate away from Mitel if you truly want to move to the cloud.
Mitel phone systems can also run on virtual machines (such as VMware and Hyper-V) instead of physical hardware to:
- Reduce hardware and maintenance costs
- Simplify upgrades
- Emulate instances or deploy in dual data centers for redundancy
Business outcome: Multiple deployment options mean Mitel phone systems are flexible to meet your unique needs.
You don’t need to move to the cloud, and you don’t need to give up Mitel support – you just need to modernize your Mitel system with available features that unlock new business benefits. As a Mitel Gold Partner, Cady Business Technologies can help you take full advantage of your Mitel phone system for measurable business outcomes.
Mitel Features FAQs
Do I need to upgrade my Mitel system to use these features?
If you have a MiVoice Business (Mitel 3300), you might need to upgrade your system to use modern features – or you might just need to enable them. If you have a MiVoice Office 250 (Mitel 5000) or MiVoice Connect, there is an upgrade path to the current MiVoice Business platform.
Can my Mitel phone system integrate with my CRM?
The Mitel Technology Network supports over 200 partner integrations, so yes, it’s very likely that your Mitel phone system will integrate with your CRM.
How long does it take to enable new features on my Mitel phone system?
Depending on the feature being added, it could be as soon as the same day. Your Cady BT team will let you know how quickly it can be activated.
Is Mitel support being phased out?
No, Mitel support is not being phased out. Some phone providers are no longer supporting Mitel phone systems because they have changed their business models, but Cady BT is a Mitel Gold Partner with 10 Certified Mitel Technicians. We will continue to support Mitel phones as part of our long-term plan.
Gold Level Mitel Support (That Won’t Abandon You)
Cady Business Technologies is a Mitel Gold Partner with 8 Certified Mitel Technicians on staff, and we can help you evaluate whether switching to the cloud or keeping your existing Mitel system makes the most sense.
We offer:
- Industry-leading white glove service
- 10-second average answer times with live local technicians
- Guaranteed emergency response times
What our customers say:
“Cady’s support team has never let me down. I am always impressed by the depth and knowledge shown by their employees. I know that if I reach out to Cady, whether for a purchase or support, the issue will be addressed with competence and confidence.”
– Matthew Haga, System Administrator, City of Crystal (Mitel phone system connects 130 employees across 3 locations to 23,000 citizens)“With Cady, we get problems resolved in hours instead of days, weeks, or months, and that’s what we were looking for. When we call, a real person answers instead of getting a call center with a calling tree where a machine answers and sends you to voicemail.”
– Lee Stewart, Manager of Information Systems, Fairmont Area Schools (Mitel system supports 225 full-time employees serving 1,800 students between 2 sites)
