In the past, we’ve featured a lot of Yealink’s boardroom video conferencing solutions—however, that’s not what they’re the most well known for. Yealink is a prolific manufacturer of desk phones, and with this product they’ve merged their boardroom and personal phone experience into an all-in-one device that brings the one-touch meeting experience to the desk: the Yealink Deskvision A24.

The A24 has two main components: the monitor part and the video conferencing part. The display itself is a 1080P multi-touch display with an anti-glare coating.  This makes for a great productivity monitor, and the added touch capability makes it easy to select or zoom into something on your second (or main) screen.

The A24 also features a bunch of connectivity options. The display itself supports video over USB-C as well as USB power delivery. This makes cable management super easy, especially for use cases like hot-desking. Users can connect their computer with a single cable and be ready to go. There are a few other quality of life features as well: the base of the display doubles as a wireless charger, and buttons on the base make it easy to mute your microphone or turn off your video.

Hot Desking: Licensing and Requirements

While we’re on the topic of hot desking, this is where the A24 really excels. Using either Microsoft Teams or Zoom, you can set up easy desk booking, allowing hybrid employees to reserve workspace for days they are in the office. When they arrive, users scan a QR code on the display and are “checked in” to the desk.

Now, when you’re considering hot desking, there is one thing to note: licensing. For organizations using Microsoft Teams, hot desking requires a Shared Device License, which you can purchase from Microsoft in the 365 Admin Center. At the time we’re filming this, it costs $7/month. For organizations using Zoom, you’ll need to be on the Business Plus plan, or have Workspace Reservation added to your Enterprise plan.

There are a few downsides to the A24 for hybrid workspaces. For spaces where more than 1 person is joining a call, like a huddle room, the A24 is not the tool for the job: the camera only has automatic framing, not speaker tracking or other framing modes. Additionally, the A24 is not super great to travel with. It does have really solid construction—but that solid construction also makes it heavy, so it unfortunately doesn’t work great as a mobile video conferencing station.

All in all, the A24 packs a lot of great features into a compact , easy to use package. It’s great to see some of the product developments from boardroom conferencing systems make their way down into personal systems.

We’ve built both personal and boardroom video conferencing solutions for clients all across Canada—and we can help with yours. Our team of experts can build you a solution that meets your needs and budget.