EOL7598 - Amended
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7911G. The last day to order the affected product(s) is February 6, 2012. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available until the termination date of the contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.
The end-of-software-maintenance-release milestone for the 7911G will be the same as that for the 7942G, 7945G, 7962G, and 7965G phones when we announce the end-of-life dates of those models. While there are no firm plans for the end-of-life process of those other phones, it currently seems likely they will not be announced any earlier than calendar year 2013. This does not imply, however, that the software support for the 7911G is guaranteed throughout the entire five years of hardware support as listed in this announcement. It is possible that the end-of-software-support milestones for the 7942G, 7945G, 7962G, and 7965G phones will come before the final hardware end-of-support date for the 7911G. We intend to continue to meet the hardware-related milestones in this announcement of the end-of-sale date for the 7911G. In addition, we will not be adding any more firmware features to the 7911G. However, we will continue to release firmware upgrades that include bug fixes and patches as needed until further notice. In order to take advantage of any bug fixes and patches, customers are required to upgrade their phones to the latest firmware release available on Cisco.com.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7911G
HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6921. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10343/index.html.
Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7911G through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6921, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10343/index.html, or contact your local account representative.
To request information about the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6921, send an e-mail to ipphone-pm-team@cisco.com.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
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