Yealink W56H DECT Handset is now in stock at Mascom International for KSh 17,000, brand new and sealed, ready to add a cordless extension to your office phone system. The Yealink W56H DECT Handset carries a 2.4-inch colour screen at 240 x 320 pixels, up to 30 hours of talk time and up to 400 hours on standby. It reaches up to 50 metres indoors and 300 metres outdoors from its base. It pairs with the Yealink W56P base station, which links it to your SIP account or IP PBX. Collect yours at Old Mutual Building, First Floor Room 4, Kimathi Street, Nairobi CBD, or order for countrywide delivery.

Built for receptionists, hospitality managers, warehouse supervisors and clinic staff, the Yealink W56H solves the missed-call problem that desk phones create. A desk phone only rings where it sits, so calls go unanswered whenever staff step away to the stockroom, the loading bay or a guest room. The Yealink W56H DECT Handset travels with the person instead, keeping the same office extension in a pocket or on a belt clip. Logistics teams in Industrial Area use cordless extensions this way, and so do lodges in Naivasha and Diani where the reception desk sits far from the rooms.

Unlike other electronics retailers in Kenya that sell Yealink handsets without asking what base you run, Mascom International confirms compatibility before you pay. The Yealink W56H DECT Handset also sits inside a full Yealink range we stock, from the T31P and T33G desk phones to the YHS34 headset, so one supplier can equip a whole office. Buyers throughout Kenya tell us that adding cordless handsets to an existing base is the cheapest way to cover a large floor. Visit our Kimathi Street store to handle the Yealink W56H DECT Handset, or order with pay-on-arrival delivery to all 47 counties.

The Yealink W56H DECT Handset needs a Yealink W56P base station to make calls, because it does not connect to a network by itself. The base plugs into your office network and registers your SIP accounts, then relays calls over DECT radio to the handset. One W56P base supports up to 5 handsets. If you have no base yet, Mascom International can quote the base and handsets together, or recommend a wired desk phone instead.

The Yealink W56H battery is rated for up to 30 hours of talk time and up to 400 hours on standby. In practice, a receptionist on the phone for three hours a day uses roughly a tenth of a full charge. Standby alone stretches to about 16 days, so a handset left off the cradle over a long weekend still answers on Tuesday. Recharging happens on the included USB cradle, so staff simply dock it at the end of the shift.

The Yealink W56H holds a call up to 50 metres from its base indoors and up to 300 metres outdoors in open space. Concrete walls, steel racking and lift shafts shorten the indoor figure, which matters in older Nairobi CBD office blocks. For a single floor or a compact compound, one base usually covers everything. Larger sites need the base placed centrally, and our team at Mascom International can advise on placement before you order.

Choose the Yealink W56H if your staff move around, and choose the Yealink T31P if they sit at one desk all day. The T31P is a wired IP phone that needs no base station, which keeps the setup simpler for fixed workstations. The Yealink W56H earns its price where calls follow people into stores, wards, kitchens or yards. Many offices that buy from Mascom International mix both, with T31P units at desks and cordless handsets for floor staff.

The Yealink W56H keeps running on its own battery during a KPLC outage, but calls still depend on the base station and router staying powered. Put the base, router and network switch on a small UPS and the handset keeps working through a typical blackout. With 30 hours of talk time, the handset itself is rarely the weak link. Mascom International stocks UPS units sized for exactly this kind of network corner, so you can sort both in one visit.

Yes, the Yealink W56H has a 3.5 mm headset jack, so a standard wired headset plugs straight into the handset for hands-free calls. That suits stock controllers typing orders or nurses writing notes while they talk. The handset also has a full-duplex speakerphone for short hands-free moments without a headset. For staff who spend most of the day on calls at one desk, the Yealink YHS34 headset paired with a Yealink T33G desk phone is the more comfortable setup.

The Yealink W56H works with standard SIP phone systems through its W56P base, including popular IP PBX platforms such as 3CX, FreePBX and Asterisk. That covers most hosted VoIP services and in-house PBX setups used by Kenyan businesses. The handset is not compatible with third-party DECT bases, so it will not pair with a Panasonic or Gigaset base. If your office already runs a Yealink system, send us the base model on WhatsApp and we will confirm compatibility.

Buy the Yealink W56H if you already run a W56P base, or if staff in reception, hospitality, clinics or warehouses need to answer calls away from a desk. Skip it if your team sits at fixed desks all day, because a wired Yealink T31G or Yealink T46U gives you more keys and a larger screen without any base station. Boardrooms are better served by the Yealink CPW90 wireless microphone in a conferencing setup than by a handheld cordless phone.

For an office already on a W56P base, the Yealink W56H at KSh 17,000 is a low-cost way to add a fully featured extension that moves with the user. Each handset handles two simultaneous calls, three-way conferencing, call transfer and hold, matching most desk phone features. Spread over a three-year working life, it costs roughly KSh 15.50 per day. Mascom International also handles setup questions and after-sales support directly from our Nairobi CBD store.

The Yealink W56H DECT Handset arrives ready to charge and register, with nothing extra to buy for the handset itself:

The base station is sold separately. Offices starting from scratch can ask Mascom International to source the W56P base alongside their handsets.

Mascom International backs the Yealink W56H DECT Handset with a 12-month warranty covering manufacturing defects from the date of purchase. Claims are handled at our Nairobi CBD store: bring the handset, battery and receipt, and our team coordinates repair or replacement. The warranty does not cover physical or liquid damage.

The Yealink W56H DECT Handset is available now at Mascom International, Old Mutual Building, First Floor Room 4, Kimathi Street, Nairobi CBD. Visit Monday through Saturday, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, to test the Yealink W56H and check the screen and keypad before you buy. Available colour: Alabaster Silver.

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Mascom International ships the Yealink W56H DECT Handset across all 47 Kenyan counties with pay-on-arrival delivery, so you pay only when it reaches you. Nairobi and its environs receive same-day delivery. Nakuru, Eldoret, Mombasa, Kisumu and every other major city and town receive it within 1 business day. Mandera, Wajir, Marsabit, Lamu, Tana River, and Turkana receive delivery within 2-3 business days.

Every handset is covered by the 12-month warranty above, with claims coordinated at our Nairobi CBD service desk.

Need help registering the handset to your base or adding it to your PBX? Our team walks you through it over WhatsApp. Businesses across Kenya rely on Mascom International for honest specifications, accurate pricing, and direct after-sales backing on every office phone we stock.