In the highly competitive wireless headset
market, Plantronics remains one of the world leaders. Known for quality,
comfort and innovation there are products that can cater for many different
budgets and tasks. The reason for this quality is because the first wireless
headsets were created right at the beginning of the wireless headset era and so
that maximum possible amount of experience has been gained through the
development of the headsets alongside the rapid developments of other
communications devices. This wealth of experience and attention to detail means
that the headsets that are on offer bring high quality comfort and sound to the
customer without being bulky or having specialist power or operation requirements.
Therefore these headsets are reliable and comfortable communications devices
that can be used just as easily in the office, in the home, or even when on the
go.
For the more traditional customer, Plantronics continue to
manufacture wired models, which are not planned to be stopped at any point
soon. Much of the technology that is available in the wireless headphones is
also available in the wired headphones, but the key differences come when the
communication protocols are considered. Wired headsets require a socket to plug
into no matter what communications network is used. Wireless headphones do not,
and so they provide mobility and flexibility to the user.
The wireless
headsets are designed to be as comfortable as possible while also retaining
a lightweight structure and various different capabilities. The first of these
is that a headset can be either single or multi-channel. Both types of headset
feature Bluetooth connectivity that is well-known and is used for the
connection of mobile phones to wireless ear pieces. However this same
technology can also be used in order to connect a wireless headset through a
dongle in a computer to VOIP services. Multi-channel headsets also include DECT
technology. This then allows headsets to connect to landline phone services.
Plantronics design their headsets
intelligently and utilise the best components that are around. These
componenets also happen to be lightweight so that even a top of the range
multi-channel headset only weighs around 100g, and for single ear devices this
drops even further.
There are some key differences between
Bluetooth and DECT connectivity, but there are also some similarities that make
both protocols useful in an office environment. The ranges over which the
communications links can be used is the main difference between the utility of
the two different protocols with Bluetooth having a limit of around 10m and a
DECT connection having a limit of around 100m. As both of the technologies are
digital in nature they are easily encrypted using Digital Encryption that means
that each conversation is kept securely between the dongle or base station and
the single headset to which they are linked.
The ongoing development of Plantronics
headsets means that they have also developed noise cancelling technology as
part of the overall development of their headsets. This means that the headsets
can be used effectively even in noisy office environments.