--- title: The Allworx Blog | Industry News & Trends description: Industry News & Trends | Our community of telecom experts share their best tips and trends for selecting a new business phone system or optimizing your existing Allworx VoIP communication system. --- # The Allworx Blog ##### Our community of telecom experts share their best tips and trends for selecting a new business phone system or optimizing your existing Allworx VoIP communication system. Categories Learn the latest tips and trends January 31st, 2017 By: [David Plakosh](https://www.allworx.com/blog/author/david-plakosh) ##### [ Is This the End of Desk Phones as We Know Them? ](https://www.allworx.com/blog/is-this-the-end-of-desk-phones-as-we-know-them) [ Allworx Product News ](https://www.allworx.com/blog/topic/allworx-product-news) | [ VoIP Business Phone System ](https://www.allworx.com/blog/topic/voip-business-phone-system) | [ Industry News & Trends ](https://www.allworx.com/blog/topic/industry-news-trends) Well, the Answer is Yes and No. [ Read More ** ](https://www.allworx.com/blog/is-this-the-end-of-desk-phones-as-we-know-them) - Share:    - [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.allworx.com/blog/is-this-the-end-of-desk-phones-as-we-know-them)    - [** ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=The+Allworx+Blog+%7C+Industry+News+%26amp%3B+Trends&url=https://www.allworx.com/blog/is-this-the-end-of-desk-phones-as-we-know-them)    - [** ](https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://www.allworx.com/blog/is-this-the-end-of-desk-phones-as-we-know-them)    - [** ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https://www.allworx.com/blog/is-this-the-end-of-desk-phones-as-we-know-them&title=The+Allworx+Blog+%7C+Industry+News+%26amp%3B+Trends&summary=Desk%20phones%20are%20becoming%20isolated%20hardware%20islands%20in%20a%20sea%20of%20cubicles.%20We%20introduced%20Allworx®%20Verge™%20to%20bridge%20the%20gap%20between%20desk%20phones%20and%20mobile%20devices)    - [** ](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://www.allworx.com/blog/is-this-the-end-of-desk-phones-as-we-know-them&media=http://info.allworx.com/hubfs/Blog/Verge%20Family%20Photo.png&description=Desk%20phones%20are%20becoming%20isolated%20hardware%20islands%20in%20a%20sea%20of%20cubicles.%20We%20introduced%20Allworx®%20Verge™%20to%20bridge%20the%20gap%20between%20desk%20phones%20and%20mobile%20devices)    - [** ](mailto:dplakosh@allworx.com?body=https://www.allworx.com/blog/is-this-the-end-of-desk-phones-as-we-know-them)    September 26th, 2016 By: [Stewart Wenning](https://www.allworx.com/blog/author/stewart-wenning) ##### [ Best Phone Systems for Schools ](https://www.allworx.com/blog/best-phone-systems-for-schools) [ VoIP Business Phone System ](https://www.allworx.com/blog/topic/voip-business-phone-system) | [ Tips from the Experts ](https://www.allworx.com/blog/topic/tips-from-the-experts) | [ Industry News & Trends ](https://www.allworx.com/blog/topic/industry-news-trends) Looking for a new phone system for your school or school district? Read this check list first. [ Read More ** ](https://www.allworx.com/blog/best-phone-systems-for-schools) - Share:    - [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.allworx.com/blog/best-phone-systems-for-schools)    - [** ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=The+Allworx+Blog+%7C+Industry+News+%26amp%3B+Trends&url=https://www.allworx.com/blog/best-phone-systems-for-schools)    - [** ](https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://www.allworx.com/blog/best-phone-systems-for-schools)    - [** ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https://www.allworx.com/blog/best-phone-systems-for-schools&title=The+Allworx+Blog+%7C+Industry+News+%26amp%3B+Trends&summary=K12%20technology%20expert,%20Five-Star%20Technology%20Solutions,%20discusses%20what%20makes%20the%20best%20phone%20systems%20for%20schools.)    - [** ](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://www.allworx.com/blog/best-phone-systems-for-schools&media=http://info.allworx.com/hubfs/Blog/Best-phone-systems-for-schools.jpg&description=K12%20technology%20expert,%20Five-Star%20Technology%20Solutions,%20discusses%20what%20makes%20the%20best%20phone%20systems%20for%20schools.)    - [** ](mailto:swenning@five-startech.com?body=https://www.allworx.com/blog/best-phone-systems-for-schools)    September 26th, 2016 By: [Rich Cizmas](https://www.allworx.com/blog/author/rich-cizmas) ##### [ Should You Get a Hosted or Premise-Based Voice Solution? It’s Far From One Size Fits All. ](https://www.allworx.com/blog/hosted-vs-premise-phone-systems) [ VoIP Business Phone System ](https://www.allworx.com/blog/topic/voip-business-phone-system) | [ Tips from the Experts ](https://www.allworx.com/blog/topic/tips-from-the-experts) | [ Industry News & Trends ](https://www.allworx.com/blog/topic/industry-news-trends) One of the biggest trends to emerge in our industry over the past few years is hosted or cloud voice solutions. In this blog article, I’ll explain the major differences between a traditional premise-based IP PBX system and a newer hosted voice solution, and the pros and cons for each. As a provider of both hosted and premise-based voice solutions, I’ll also share my personal take how to evaluate these two types of voice solutions for your business. [ Read More ** ](https://www.allworx.com/blog/hosted-vs-premise-phone-systems) - Share:    - [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.allworx.com/blog/hosted-vs-premise-phone-systems)    - [** ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=The+Allworx+Blog+%7C+Industry+News+%26amp%3B+Trends&url=https://www.allworx.com/blog/hosted-vs-premise-phone-systems)    - [** ](https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://www.allworx.com/blog/hosted-vs-premise-phone-systems)    - [** ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https://www.allworx.com/blog/hosted-vs-premise-phone-systems&title=The+Allworx+Blog+%7C+Industry+News+%26amp%3B+Trends&summary=Rich%20Cizmas,%20president%20of%20Voice%20Plus,%20shares%20his%20personal%20take%20on%20the%20hosted-%20versus%20premise-based%20phone%20systems.)    - [** ](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://www.allworx.com/blog/hosted-vs-premise-phone-systems&media=http://info.allworx.com/hubfs/Blog/Hosted-Versus_Premise.jpg&description=Rich%20Cizmas,%20president%20of%20Voice%20Plus,%20shares%20his%20personal%20take%20on%20the%20hosted-%20versus%20premise-based%20phone%20systems.)    - [** ](mailto:rmcizmas@voiceplusnetworks.com?body=https://www.allworx.com/blog/hosted-vs-premise-phone-systems)    ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "Article", "articleBody" : "", "articleSection" : [ ], "author" : "", "creator" : "", "datePublished" : "2022-08-24 08:44:12", "headline" : "The Allworx Blog listing page", "keywords" : [ ], "mainEntityOfPage" : "True" } ```