Polycom (News - Alert), a global provider of standards-based unified communications, announced it has shipped its 4 millionth conference phone. The company shipped the conference phone to SoftBank Commerce in Korea.

Polycom enjoys 80 percent market share in the worldwide audio conference phone market. The market is expected to grow over the next several years, with analysts predicting a 16.9 percent CAGR revenue increase for audio conferencing equipment from 2009 through 2015.

“Shipping our 4 millionth conference phone is about more than just hitting a huge milestone -- it's about leveraging Polycom's long history of innovation in the market to continue to transform and improve the way people work,” said Sudhakar Ramakrishna, executive vice president and general manager of UC solutions and chief development officer, Polycom, in a statement. 

“As Polycom expanded from voice products to a comprehensive UC and HD video solution set powered by the Polycom RealPresence Platform, customers time and again tell us their association with the Polycom brand is built on trust, quality and reliability, which all began with our conference phone,” Ramakrishna added.

The company achieved the new milestone as Polycom has been assisting businesses for the last two decades.

Polycom shipped the first Polycom SoundStation conference phone in 1992. The company made several innovations including Polycom HD Voice, which provides twice the clarity of ordinary phone calls and Polycom Acoustic Clarity (News - Alert) Technology that enables crystal-clear group calls without echoes, drop-outs or feedback. 

Polycom has also incorporated advanced Voice over IP (VoIP) support, wireless capabilities, and native integration with leading UC solutions to ensure a UC environment that is interoperable enterprise-wide.

Last month, Polycom introduced an addition to the conference phone portfolio, the Polycom SoundStation Duo, which eases the migration from analog to VoIP telephony by working in both environments and ensuring investment protection in the process.

Recently, Polycom announced the launch of new video offerings designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The new video offerings enable SMBs to purchase, install, and operate high-quality, business-grade video collaboration solutions from Polycom.