5 Reasons to Invest in Soundproof Phone Booths for Your Office

Phone booths and meeting pods are some of Urban 411’s most popular products across a range of industries, including real estate, financial, legal, and logistics. They enhance privacy and focus, while saving you money and supporting the needs of modern workplaces. Whether you are reading this because you overheard someone at a networking event talk about them, or you keep seeing ads on social media, here’s what all the fuss is about. 

• Privacy

Privacy is a common reason why we get requests for office pods and phone booths. Privacy laws mean that some industries absolutely cannot risk having client information reach anyone other than a specific intended receiver. Healthcare and life sciences are the most affected by strict privacy laws, as you may deal with patient information that can be anywhere from embarrassing or catastrophic to spread around. Legal, real estate, and financial industries also deal in highly sensitive data that may be illegal to share even with others in the same office. 

Our phone booths and meeting pods feature soundproofing to a level of 25-30dB, which reduces audible sound from a regular conversation to a quiet whisper. They also have muffling effects to make the remaining sound too difficult to understand. 

• Focus

On average, it takes 23 minutes to regain focus after an interruption from coworkers or an unwanted noise. Say you’re crafting the perfect legal document, but a client’s baby starts crying. Or you’re in the middle of a design, but another worker is trying to strike up a conversation. Meeting pods both block out unwanted sound and signal to others that you’re unavailable for interruption. 

An increasingly common reason for choosing office pods to enhance focus is that they are helpful for creating your preferred sensory experience. Many workers now express the need to tailor their sensory experience to boost focus and wellbeing. They may prefer quiet environments with little external stimulation, or they may work best in sensory-rich environments with certain light and music choices. Private spaces mean staff can customize their space without disturbing others. 

Unwanted background noise, however, may raise workers’ cortisol levels. This stress hormone that, while helpful for escaping threats, can reduce cognitive function and have a number of health effects if it is inappropriately elevated over the long-term. Some research also estimates that staff lose almost one and a half hours of productivity a day to unwanted distractions. If your industry is noticing the growing calls for four-day work weeks, ways to minimize distractions can help reduce lost output. 

• Budget

Office phone booths are a much cheaper way to ensure the privacy of your staff and clients compared to constructing permanent rooms. Estimates in early 2026 range anywhere from AED 150 to 400 per square foot for a comprehensive renovation including floors, partitions, and ceilings. A 3,000 square foot office would cost anywhere from AED 450,000 to AED 1.2 million using this range, which is just for standard materials. Premium estimates using specialized materials may surpass AED 1,000. 

A single Smart One Four office pod, however, starts from just under AED 48,000. A Smart One Compact Frameless office phone booth is half the price at AED 23,200. Even maintenance is cheaper, as each model has a modular design that saves money and landfill by letting workplaces replace single damaged components, not the entire pod. 

• Open-Plan Aesthetics 

Open-plan workplaces can allow for more flexibility and spontaneity, a helpful feature in businesses where staff go between working alone and in groups. Office pods and phone booths provide much-needed private spaces that are small and portable enough that they don’t detract from your dream office design. 

• Flexibility 

Finally, your office pods can grow with your business. A permanent fit-out will be lost if you need or want to move, while Urban 411 meeting pods can be taken with you. You can move your phone booths and pods around to update your workplace, too, and the initial setup of each pod takes a couple of hours. There is no need to hire a contractor to install your pods or experience days or weeks of disruption to your usual schedule. 

With all the benefits of office phone booths and pods, it’s no surprise that they are among our most popular products. Click here to explore our range if you’re looking forward to jumping on the bandwagon.