Mitel

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Mitel

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About the partner

About Mitel

Unified Communications & Collaboration That Powers Connections

Founded1972
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Company size1,001-5,000 employees
OwnershipPrivate – VC/PE Backed
AI capabilityLimited / Traditional

Mitel is a global leader in business communications, offering both on-premises and cloud telephony, contact center, and collaboration solutions to ~70M users in 100+ countries. Following its 2024 strategic partnership with RingCentral (making RingCentral Mitel’s exclusive cloud UCaaS), Mitel focuses on its on-premises PBX and hybrid offerings (MiVoice Business / MiVoice MX-ONE / MiVoice 5000) and contact center (MiContact Center) for enterprises with on-prem retention needs.

Why teams choose Mitel

  • ~70M users in 100+ countries (massive installed base)
  • Strong on-premises and hybrid PBX heritage
  • Strategic RingCentral partnership for cloud migrations
  • Industry-specific solutions for hospitality, healthcare, education
  • 100% channel-led sales motion
  • Open SIP standards adoption

Capabilities we have validated

  • Large installed base of on-prem PBX
  • Hybrid deployment flexibility
  • Industry-specific (hospitality, healthcare, education) bundles
  • MS Teams interoperability
  • Migration to RingCentral cloud for cloud-bound customers

Recognition & proof points

  • Positioned as a Leader in the 2025 Aragon Research Globe for Unified Communications and for Contact Center (first time)
  • Frost & Sullivan 2025 European Enabling Technology Leadership Award (Critical Event Management)
  • CRN 5-Star Partner Program Guide (6+ consecutive years through 2026)
  • #2 position in global enterprise UC
  • TMC 2024 Unified Communications Product of the Year (MiVoice Business) and 2025 Enterprise Collaboration Product of the Year (Mitel CX).

AI in the offering

Roadmap focus is on hybrid + on-prem; AI capabilities largely accessed through RingCentral partnership for cloud customers, plus MiContact Center built-in conversational AI/IVR integrations.

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Capabilities

Solutions Delivered by Mitel

The outcomes this partner is equipped to deliver — drawn from our vetting record, not their marketing deck.

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UCaaS / Cloud PBX

Mitel delivers unified communications through on-premises and hybrid cloud PBX platforms (MiVoice Business, MX-ONE, 5000), with RingCentral as its exclusive cloud UCaaS path for cloud-bound customers.

Massive installed base — Roughly 70M users across 100+ countries underpin the platform.

Hybrid flexibility — On-prem and hybrid options suit customers with on-premises retention needs.

Integrates with RingCentralMicrosoft Teams

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CCaaS / Cloud Contact Center

Mitel provides contact center via MiContact Center, with workforce optimization, for enterprises running customer engagement alongside on-prem and hybrid voice.

Industry-specific bundles — Tailored solutions for hospitality, healthcare, and education.

Workforce optimization — Contact center includes workforce optimization capabilities.

Integrates with Microsoft Teams

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Traditional / Legacy Voice

Mitel maintains a deep on-premises PBX portfolio (MiVoice Business, MX-ONE, 5000) plus phones and gateways for enterprises retaining on-prem telephony.

On-prem heritage — Strong on-premises and hybrid PBX heritage spanning multiple platforms.

Retention-friendly — Supports customers that must keep voice on premises.

Integrates with YealinkPolycom (Poly)

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Video Conferencing / Collaboration

Mitel offers UC collaboration with Microsoft Teams interoperability, extending its communications platform to video and collaboration workflows.

Teams interoperability — Integrates with Microsoft Teams for collaboration workflows.

Open SIP standards — Adoption of open SIP standards supports broad interoperability.

Integrates with Microsoft Teams

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SIP Trunking

Mitel supports SIP trunking through its open SIP standards adoption across its on-premises and hybrid PBX platforms.

Open standards — Open SIP standards adoption enables flexible trunk connectivity.

Hybrid-ready — Works across on-prem and hybrid PBX deployments.

Delivery

How We Deliver

Engagement & delivery models we have validated with this partner — where the slide deck ends and the actual work begins.

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Migration Services

Mitel runs a RingCentral migration program to move cloud-bound customers from on-premises platforms to RingCentral cloud UCaaS.

Delivery: Delivered as a structured migration program through Mitel's channel partners.

Strategic RingCentral path — The 2024 RingCentral partnership provides a defined cloud migration route.

Installed-base reach — Serves a base of ~70M users across 100+ countries.

Integrates with RingCentral

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Implementation & Onboarding

Mitel provides implementation for its on-premises and hybrid PBX, contact center, and endpoint deployments through its channel.

Delivery: Delivered project-based via Mitel's 100% channel-led partner network.

Channel-led delivery — Implementations are delivered through a 100% channel sales motion.

Industry-specific — Deployments draw on hospitality, healthcare, and education expertise.

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Deployment & Configuration

Mitel configures and deploys PBX platforms, phones, and gateways for on-premises and hybrid customers via its channel partners.

Delivery: Delivered project-based through channel partners for on-prem and hybrid environments.

Hybrid expertise — Deployment spans on-prem and hybrid PBX configurations.

Endpoint breadth — Configures a broad range of phones and gateways.

Integrates with Yealink

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Technical Support / Helpdesk

Mitel delivers maintenance and support for its on-premises and hybrid communications platforms through channel partners.

Delivery: Delivered as ongoing maintenance and support via the channel.

Global support reach — Backs an installed base spanning 100+ countries.

Hybrid coverage — Maintenance covers both on-prem and hybrid deployments.

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Partner Enablement

Mitel operates a 100% channel-led sales motion, enabling partners to sell, deploy, and support its communications portfolio.

Delivery: Delivered through Mitel's channel-only program for partner sales and support.

100% channel-led — Mitel sells exclusively through partners, aligning incentives with the channel.

Cloud migration enablement — Partners are equipped to run RingCentral cloud migrations.

Integrates with RingCentral

Proof

Results with this partner

Documented outcomes from real engagements — not testimonial vibes.

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Resources

Documents & collateral

Datasheets, spec sheets, case studies and pricing references collected while vetting Mitel — 2 documents.

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