It’s Official! Mitel and Aastra Complete Merger

So having finally gone through the various competition regulations, Mitel's acquisition of Aastra is now complete.

The Technology Group have been offering both manufacturers for several years as part of its accredited telephone system portfolio that supports businesses of any size, from SMB to enterprise.

Sales Director Jonathan Marsden said, “We have acquired a wealth of expertise with both manufacturers over many years, and are now very excited what benefits this merger brings. Whether the product sets will eventually merge, or offer cross compatibility and shared software, we have the skill sets, and experience to provide the very best solutions to new customers, and providing maximum value for money to existing Aastra or Mitel sites, as their platforms evolve with this merger”

If you are looking for a new Aastra or Mitel telecoms solution, or wish to discuss your existing site with our experts, please do not hesitate to get in touch on 0845 450 7444!

Please see below formal Mitel Press Release:

With #1 market share in Western Europe and a top five position globally*, Mitel is well positioned to capitalize on a massive global growth opportunity as the market begins a long-term migration to cloud-based services.

"With this merger the combined annual revenue of Mitel exceeds a billion dollars, which we believe creates the financial scale and operational leverage to drive shareholder value and profitable growth in an opportunity-rich consolidating market," said Richard McBee, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mitel. "We now have double the talent, tools and range of solutions to aggressively compete for a greater share of our market."

Customer Choice with the Best Path to the Cloud

Mitel offers the most comprehensive portfolio in the industry, covering the entire customer and market landscape. From digital to IP to Cloud; from platforms to applications to devices; for the very smallest business to the very largest enterprise, Mitel's portfolio now offers customers ultimate control to maintain, migrate, or upgrade their business communications systems at their own pace.

With the best path to the cloud - private, public or hybrid - Mitel's integrated portfolio enables a significant competitive advantage and ideally positions the company to serve customers and channels globally, regionally, and vertically; now and well into the future.

With a $100 million annual R&D budget as a combined business, Mitel has the resources needed to support ongoing innovation and a broad range of global and regional solutions, protecting customers by limiting the risk of stranding them and their investment.


Read more here:
http://investor.mitel.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=822548