Siemens - optiPoint 500 Basic Arctic White

Siemens Info

In the business phone sector, brands simply do not get any bigger than Siemens AG.

Founded in a Berlin workshop in 1847 by German inventor Werner Von Siemens, the company has been involved in telecoms from the very start. His pointer telegraph blueprint marked the beginning of the end for Morse code and proved to be a revolutionary step forward for business communications. Since those humble origins, Siemens AG has grown into a giant of global electronics and electrical engineering with more than 400,000 members of staff worldwide and annual revenues of approximately £66.83 billion. Siemens is even dual-listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.

But while the company has diversified into everything from mining equipment to wind turbines, it remains at the forefront of the commercial communications market. Indeed, Siemens AG sells a wide range of business phones that have proven immensely popular down the years. Brands such as the Siemens optiPoint 500 and the optiSet E offer cutting-edge business phone features like full-duplex speakerphones, backlit displays and integrated headphone jacks depending on the model. And while the company may be headquartered in Germany, rest assured that it enjoys an extremely close working relationship with its European neighbours.

For instance, it may surprise prospective business phone customers to learn that Siemens has actually operated in the British Isles for more than a century. This was after all the company that put down the first direct transatlantic cable between Ireland and the US way back in the 1870s. Fast forward to the modern era and Siemens has expanded rapidly from its base in the Surrey town of Camberley.

Siemens now employs 18,402 people in the UK and there's no reason to think its payroll will shrink in the coming years. In fact, a glance at the figures highlights why the business maintains such a huge presence – UK sales are worth a remarkable £3.73 billion a year. All of this should provide plenty of reassurance to prospective Siemens business phone buyers. A heavyweight of the telecoms world, Siemens has been making its mark for more than a century and is a name you can trust for high-quality business phones.

System Phones Info

System Phones


A telephone system is a basic requirement for any business, but telecommunications can also be used to enhance efficiency, adopt more flexible working methods and improve customer service.


Our system phone products outline the main types of phone system and line available to small businesses and the benefits of each. Our product range covers how to incorporate mobile communications into your telecoms plans, together with the options for integrating your telephone and IT systems.


System phones contain a number of key features of phone systems that could benefit businesses, such as voicemail, call redirection and automatic queuing. We supply all the information needed when choosing a supplier for your phone system, such as Avaya, Cisco, Siemens or Nortel.