Yealink CP965The boardroom conference phone, expandable to 30-foot rooms.

Why the CP965 is on the catalog.

The CP965 is Yealink's top-tier conference phone — built for actual boardrooms, not huddle spaces. The base unit covers 12 people in a roughly 20-foot diameter. Add two CPE90 satellite microphones (sold separately, about $200 each) and you extend coverage to 30 feet — enough for a 16-20 person executive boardroom with people seated along the walls.

Where it earns its $799 over the CP925: the satellite mic support. No other Yealink conference phone supports expansion mics. For any boardroom larger than a 6-foot table, the satellite mics are the difference between everyone being heard and people closer to the windows getting cut off. The CP965 is the only choice if room size matters.

The 5-inch touchscreen is the largest in the CP family — large enough to show participant lists for a multi-party conference, browse a directory of 200 contacts, and manage call recording / mute / hold all on one visible UI. For executive assistants running boardroom calls, the UI density matters.

Where to skip it: any room with fewer than 8 people. The CP925 at $350 less covers that case and looks less imposing on the table. The CP965 belongs in the boardroom — not the conference room down the hall.