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Mitel End of Life Information


Mitel (formerly ShoreTel) announced the End-of-Sale (EoS) for it's MiVoice Connect platform, beginning in July 2024, creating the need for businesses to reevaluate their communication infrastructure and strategies. The documents below will help explain what this means for your Mitel/ShoreTel PBX systems, what to expect, and help answer questions you may have.

 

July 2024 - End of New System Sales 

December 2025 - Sale of additional user licensing ends. 

December 2029 - End of life.

 

What does this mean?

  • Sale of new PBX and Contact Center systems ended in July 2024 

  • Sale of all additional user licensing end ends Dec 2025 

  • Dec 2029 is the published EoL(End of Life)

  • Hardware replacement will be done as a best effort.  We are already seeing refurb gear increase in price due to scarcity. 

  • Product is getting more expensive to support - costs are increasing from Mitel and Partners 

  • Product is getting harder to support - brain drain of experts moving to other jobs/companies 

  • Product has increased risk due to lack of support for Microsoft updates 

  • Mitel no longer permitting customers to move from partner support to enterprise support 

  • Mitel is no longer processing multi-year support agreements 



In the video spotlight below, Chris Frey, Vice President - Solution Architects, provides an in-depth explanation of what Mitel Connect end of sale/end of support means for customers, what hurdles customers are seeing when migrating away from the platform, why customers have not moved to new services and how current Mitel customers are dealing with the transition to a new service, including why they are choosing specific cloud providers over others.

 

 

Mitel EoS Dialpad Segment

 

 


At Converged Technology Professionals, we are a prominent Mitel/ShoreTel Platinum Partner that specializes in helping enterprises manage and optimize their PBX solutions. Our team has extensive experience with the Mitel/ShoreTel platform, and we take pride in providing an extra level of peace of mind for all your communication needs. 

There are plenty of Mitel vendors and support partners from which to choose, so what sets us apart? When businesses come to us to be their Mitel IT partner, that's what they get, an actual partner that’s dedicated to their success. Here at Converged Technology Professionals, we are not your generic IT and phone supplier that processes order requests and leaves the majority of the work for you to figure out.  

Our team has been providing stellar Mitel support and service for decades for large enterprise organizations, professional sports teams, medical practices and hospitals, government agencies, school districts and many other business segments.

As your dedicated Mitel/ShoreTel support partner, we would start our relationship by conducting a full PBX audit to determine if there are any hardware or software deficiencies within your platform.  Then we’ll work with your IT team to eliminate potential problems for maximum stability and reliability.  Our team takes these extra steps up front because we are not your average Mitel/ShoreTel partner; we take a hands-on approach to work alongside you for all your communication needs. 

A Mitel Partner That Understands Your Challenges of Today 

We have customers that have a national and/or global presence, with hundreds of locations tied together for a seamless “in-house” Mitel PBX network.  With the growing popularity of remote work environments, customers are also turning to us for guidance to make it possible for employees to work from home or the office as needed.   

Several of our more prominent enterprise clients have complex Mitel/ShoreTel deployments that incorporate hundreds of physical locations across the nation or the entire globe.  Others like the Milwaukee Bucks or JCPS, one of the nation’s largest school districts, have unique organizational needs that require the ideal blend of on-premise and cloud technologies

Additionally, the Mitel support you receive is from our experienced network engineers that are both Mitel and ShoreTel certified.  They are dedicated to superior customer service and support, along with a genuine desire to ensure your systems are operating at optimal performance. 

As your partner, we will make sure your support plan is appropriate for your business goals.  Our Mitel and ShoreTel support plans are offered in 1-, 2- and 3-year agreements.    You’ll want to contact us for a quote if you are looking to for a new partner, (called a Change of Partner) and ask about potential buy-out options of your current contract.  You have the option to choose one of our support plans where we provide the support directly for you, or you can choose Enterprise Support where we’re your Mitel/ShoreTel partner for guidance and planning, but you communicate directly with Mitel for direct vendor support.  

The types of plans we offer are: 
  • Time and Materials (T&M) - billed on a per-project, as needed basis, where your PBX support is provided by our team of support engineers.  

  • Standard plans (not T&M) - billed as direct, anytime PBX support that’s provided directly from our certified engineers and industry consultants. 

  • Blocks of time - billed in advance for any future projects or support requirements, with service provided by our in-house engineers and support team.

For further details about each Mitel support plan available, please contact us directly

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