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Yealink Strengthens Secure Collaboration with Microsoft’s MDEP Certification
Jul 4, 2025

Yealink Strengthens Secure Collaboration with Microsoft’s MDEP Certification

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The Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP) has been instrumental in enhancing device security for collaboration and remote management tools, despite being only a year old. Recently, Yealink has achieved MDEP certifications for its MP-E2 series Teams Phones and RoomPanel E2 series Teams panels. Collaboration tools are often viewed as essential, but their security is frequently overlooked. However, as Android devices, they can be vulnerable to attacks by state actors and cybercriminals. According to Juha Kuosmanen, Head of MDEP at Microsoft, one of the primary challenges of Android is fragmentation, which has hindered a focus on security. MDEP addresses this issue by providing an end-to-end solution that goes beyond an operating system. It offers native integration with various Microsoft applications and services, including Teams, Intune, Azure, Copilot, and more. Microsoft has invested significantly in its Secure Future Initiative, with over 30,000 full-time engineers contributing to the initiative. As a result, security is at the core of MDEP, with improvements being made daily and new features focusing on manageability and artificial intelligence. Within this ecosystem, Yealink plays a crucial role as a partner for Microsoft. The two companies began collaborating on MDEP in 2023, and their partnership has been exceptional. Yealink provides MDEP devices or MDEP-based solutions across all its product categories, including Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android, panels, and IP phones. As a global leader in unified communications and technologies, Yealink has been a valuable partner for Microsoft and MDEP. Notably, the MDEP platform is built on the Android Open Source Project, which enables Yealink to leverage its expertise in Android devices to deliver secure collaboration solutions. With MDEP certification, Yealink's devices are poised to provide customers with enhanced security and collaboration capabilities.

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