On 9 July 2026 Zoom announced a standalone Zoom Virtual Agent Receptionist that works with any existing phone system, so Zoom Phone is not required.

Checked 2026-10-02

Vendor
Zoom
Product
Zoom Virtual Agent
Subsystem
receptionist
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
announced 2026-07-09
Checked
2026-10-02

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). Zoom Virtual Agent and Zoom AI for contact centers: source note zoom-virtual-agent-receptionist-standalone. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/zoom-virtual-agent-receptionist-standalone

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-zoom-virtual-agent-receptionist-standalone,
  title  = {Zoom Virtual Agent and Zoom AI for contact centers: source note zoom-virtual-agent-receptionist-standalone},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/zoom-virtual-agent-receptionist-standalone},
  note   = {Source note zoom-virtual-agent-receptionist-standalone, checked 2026-10-02}
}

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