It’s no secret that we have long been huge fans of the Yealink teams rooms offerings. In fact, since its release, the Yealink A40 has been our go-to video conferencing solution for clients wishing to host better calls in small to medium-sized meeting rooms. It should come as no surprise, then, to learn that we are particularly excited about the brand’s latest bit of kit: the Yealink A50. We’re here to tell you why you should be just as excited. 

What Is The Yealink A50?

Billed as providing “big impact for bigger spaces”, the Yealink A50 is an all-new, all-in-one teams rooms solution, made for meeting rooms seating up to 16 people. Like its much-loved A40 counterpart, the A50 is an all-in-one device designed for simplicity and seamless connectivity, allowing you to focus your energy on the content of the meeting as opposed to worrying about getting through it without a hiccup.

Fully compatible with Microsoft Teams, it delivers the same intuitive interface your team already knows how to use, but with the added performance and scale required for larger spaces. The Yealink A50 can also be mounted in whatever way suits your space best, giving you full freedom to configure your meeting room in the optimum way. 

Key Features

So, other than suitability for slightly larger meetings, what exactly is so different and exciting about the Yealink A50? The video conferencing device has a number of standout key features, including:

Triple Camera System

Larger meeting rooms pose a range of challenges, with one of the biggest being to ensure that everyone is clearly seen on the call. It can be very frustrating, certainly at the other end of the meeting, if the only person visible is the individual sitting in front of the camera. However, the Yealink A50 overcomes this frustration seamlessly with a triple 50MP camera system, combining a wide-angle lens and two telephoto lenses to capture every face, voice, and detail with clarity.

The cameras are incredibly intuitive and make sure everyone gets seen, whether leading the discussion or contributing from the other side of the frame. Plus, when the meeting wraps up, the built-in shutter closes automatically for instant privacy without having to frantically play around with the settings.

Powerful Processor

Away from the surface is where most of the Yealink A50’s video conferencing power lies. A new Qualcomm 8500 processor enables seamless audio with no frustrating lag or dropouts, all while running multiple impressive AI features simultaneously. 

The powerful processor supports a range of these intelligent collaboration tools, including IntelliFocus, which brings the active speaker into a real-time close-up and makes your virtual meeting feel as natural as a face-to-face conversation. Video Fence is another highlight, creating a defined virtual boundary for your meeting space so you never have to worry about background movement distracting participants. 

AI-Powered Audio

We’ve all been in meetings that get totally derailed by poor audio or the interference of background noise. We can also all agree that it’s incredibly frustrating when this happens, which is why the Yealink A50’s AI-powered audio is so useful. Full-duplex sound with noise cancellation and reverberation suppression ensures that voices come through naturally and without distraction. 

There’s also a 10 metre voice pickup range as standard, so you need not worry about the fringes of the meeting being left out of discussions. Having said this, if you do need to go even further or have a particularly complex space configuration, extension or ceiling microphones can be connected to optimise coverage. 

Easy Connectivity

The setup of the Yealink A50 is also refreshingly straightforward. A One-Cable Solution means you can say goodbye to confusing wires and uncertainty when kicking the call off; simply sign in on the touch console with one click, and the whole system will be synchronised with your existing Microsoft Teams account. 

A single USB-C connection from the central control panel to your PC also enables content sharing, Bring Your Own Device mode, and even charging. This practical, no-fuss setup is one that will finally overcome the technical hurdles that leave you called into a meeting moments before it starts with the expectation you can work wonders.

Upgrade Your Meeting Room With Agile Comms

With years of experience installing video conferencing solutions and a great relationship with Yealink, we are delighted to be supplying and installing the Yealink A50 right now. Our clients are already seeing their meeting rooms transformed, and loving this bit of kit just as much as we do.

If you’d like to see if the Yealink A50 could be a good fit for your business, please get in touch. We’ll chat through your requirements and answer any questions you may have, before assessing your room’s layout and size to make sure it really is the right fit. We handle everything from supply to configuration, and can even work with you to fine-tune the setup for optimum call quality and user adoption.