Gunjan Bhow

About

Gunjan Bhow is Vice President and General Manager for Unified Communications at Plantronics. In this role, Gunjan is responsible for overall strategy and management of initiatives that enable enterprises to take full benefit of software-based communications. Gunjan brings close to 20 years of experience in rich media software and IP-based communications, covering both consumer and enterprise markets as well as software and hardware. Prior to joining Plantronics, Gunjan was vice president of marketing at Actiontec Electronics where he launched a business that extended the usage of Skype to traditional phones, mobiles and enterprises, being the first-of-kind products in each category. Prior to Actiontec, Gunjan was director of platform product strategy at Microsoft Corporation. In this role, Gunjan led product strategy and business planning for Microsoft's digital TV software, which resulted in millions of deployments. Prior to Microsoft, Gunjan led venture capital investments for Telesystem. His focus was working on emerging mobile data solutions with wireless operators. Gunjan has spoken at conferences worldwide on digital media. Gunjan holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He can be reached at gunjan.bhow@plantronics.com.

How to Succeed at Unified Communications Deployment

Unified communications (UC) once seemed like just a pipe dream but it is now a reality. A recent Plantronics survey found that only two percent of Fortune 1000 companies were not already in active UC pilot/deployment or considering one. I think it’s safe to say that’s a critical mass. It’s no wonder that UC has […]

How to Help Users Connect with Unified Communications

As more and more companies adopt unified communications due to its collaboration and cost benefits, it’s critical to remember that user adoption will ultimately determine if UC deployments are successful. Users can be hesitant to accept new applications, even if they’re simpler and more effective in the long run (much to the chagrin of IT […]