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ngena extends global network of alliance partners to Telia
Telia Company will offer global data connectivity services based on ngena’s Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN) to its enterprise customers
ngena commits to roll out a core network hub at Telia Company’s new state-of-the-art Helsinki data center
Frankfurt am Main / Stockholm
/ Helsinki - Stockholm-based Telia Company AB (www.teliacompany.com),
an international telco provider serving millions of customers with innovative telecommunications services in an ever increasing digitalized world, has announced to join ngena – the Next Generation Enterprise Network Alliance (www. ngena.net). By becoming a member of
the global telecommunications alliance, Telia Company will be offering ngena’s
fully managed SD-WAN services to its enterprise customers. In addition, all alliance members will benefit from selected high quality Ethernet and Internet based wholesale access services in the Nordic and Baltic regions, which shall be immediately available in the ngena portal.
ngena provides enterprises with consistent data connectivity services, integrating all the alliance partners’ networks into a single global Software- Defined Network (SDN). Using state-of- the-art cloud and virtualization technologies from ngena’s strategic technology partner
Cisco-Viptela, the alliance offers end-to- end managed Software-Defined Wide
Area Networks. The combination of this technology with the alliance’s operating model and ecosystem gives customers of the alliance members access to secure, stable, scalable and easy-to-use global corporate networks, and provides high-quality local customer care.
Since ngena’s four founding members – CenturyLink, Deutsche Telekom, Reliance Jio and SK Telecom – made their official inaugural announcement at the Mobile World Congress in February 2016, the global alliance has now grown to include 20 renowned international carriers.
Data connectivity without limits and boundaries
Pernilla Wikman, Head of Global Business at Telia Company, says: “Enterprises need modern data connectivity services without limits and boundaries. We are expanding our global Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) portfolio by joining the Next Generation Enterprise Network Alliance (ngena) and by that we will be able to address our customers needs in an even higher grade.“
Alessandro Adriani, Managing Director at ngena, says: “The enterprise customers of all ngena partners will benefit from
the world-class access services that Telia Company is providing in the Nordic and Baltic countries. Similarly, Telia Company’s
enterprise customers will be able to leverage ngena’s SD-WAN solution and its global alliance coverage”.
ngena extends its global data center infrastructure to Finland
Alongside with this agreement, ngena announces that it will operate one of its data center hubs at the newly opened Telia Helsinki Data Center.
ngena Managing Director, Alessandro Adriani comments: “The opening of a core ngena network hub in the newly opened Telia Helsinki Data Center is further evidence, that we are completely convinced by the professionalism of the Telia Company team and the leading edge technology, dense carrier connectivity and best-in-class environmental efficiencies”.
More at www.ngena.net and www. teliacompany.com. n
nexVortex
Signs Master Agent Agreement with CNSG
delivering best-in-class, high-value solutions matches our own. We’re looking forward
to providing CNSG and its partners the products, solutions, and tools they need
to win in the cloud communications marketplace. We know that CNSG partners will appreciate our uncommon service approach and enjoy working with our channel sales team.”
“We are very excited to be adding the nexVortex solution set to our portfolio,” said Randy Friedberg, executive vice president
of sales and marketing at CNSG. “They
are a leader and an innovator in cloud communications. They have invested heavily in their network infrastructure as well as in peering relationships with the major carriers which allows them to deliver high-quality voice service our partners can count-on. Combine that with built-in autodetecting disaster recovery and trunk sharing across multisite deployments and they have a winning solution.”
As companies move to the cloud for communication services, solutions like those provided by nexVortex will continue to grow.
More at http://www.nexVortex.com. n
Epygi Technologies Announces Partnership
with SIP Trunk Provider DID Logic
Enables Converged Network Services Group Partners to Sell nexVortex Service Portfolio Nationwide
HERNDON, VA - nexVortex, a leader
in cloud communications and an industry expert in SIP Trunking and Hosted Voice Services has announced the signing of
an agreement with Converged Network Services Group (CNSG), a network services and consulting company dedicated to enabling the success of their partners
by designing and delivering complete technology solutions.
The agreement provides CNSG partners the ability to sell the entire nexVortex portfolio including SIP Trunking, Managed SIP Trunking (mSIP), Hosted Voice, Managed Hosted Voice (mHV), and Hosted Contact Center. nexVortex services have been in commercial deployment for over
13 years, making nexVortex one of the most experienced providers in the market. Their focus on delivering voice quality and uncommon service is manifested in a customer retention rate of 99%.
Mike Nowak, vice president of sales at nexVortex said, “CNSG’s culture of
Hong Kong and Winter Park, Florida, USA - Epygi Technologies, a worldwide provider of Integrated Communications Solutions, and DID Logic, provider of international voice termination and DIDs, announce their partnership after successful interoperability configuration and testing, enabling Epygi customers to place outbound PSTN calls via any of the worldwide DID Logic gateways.
The successful interoperability testing guarantees full operation of Epygi’s products enabling Epygi’s customers to focus on delivering reliable VoIP solutions. In no
time, the clients can configure their DID Logic number and trunk capacity for use with any of Epygi’s QX series.
“We are very excited to announce about our partnership with an experienced
VoIP provider worldwide, DID Logic.” commented Mario Espaillat, North American Sales Channel Manager at Epygi Technologies. “With the common value we share and our joint efforts to provide reliable and cost-effective communications solutions, we are confident that it will provide our customers with top-level VoIP
service.”
Jason Cheung, Enterprise Infrastructure
Director at DID Logic said: “We are extremely pleased to announce the partnership with Epygi, an international
IP PBX and VoIP gateways manufacturer. We express a strong confidence that our joint solution will be an excellent choice for businesses, who value the highest quality and reliability in telecommunications.”
For more information, visit https://www. epygi.com/ and https://didlogic.com/. n
Vertical Communications Joins 8×8 Channel Partner Program to Expand Its Best-Of- Breed Cloud Communications Portfolio
This new partnership will enable Vertical to combine its award-winning design, implementation, and support services
with 8×8 X Series. Launched in 2018, 8×8
X Series helps businesses transform their customer and employee experience with one system of engagement across voice, video, collaboration and contact center, and one system of intelligence on a single cloud- based technology platform.
8×8’s global channel enablement program continues to grow with more than 400 partners and 10 strategic masters participating since its inception in August 2017.
“The key to effectively scaling a channel program is to be highly selective in the companies you choose as partners. Vertical Communications has a proven service and support infrastructure that will provide
an outstanding customer experience to companies moving to enterprise cloud communications with 8×8 X Series,” said
SAN JOSE, CA - 8×8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT),
a leading cloud provider of voice, video, collaboration and contact center solutions for over one million users worldwide, has announced Vertical Communications® has joined its strategic channel partner program. The partnership will allow companies to migrate their business to the cloud and communicate faster and smarter to exceed customer expectations.
Vertical Communications will offer 8×8’s services through its nationwide footprint
of direct sales and support offices. Vertical supports thousands of customers across the country with their unique “One Vertical” solution. By offering a complete line of data and wide area networking services, phones, and cloud services, Vertical is able to take responsibility for a business’ complete communications solution from end to end. The “One Vertical” solution is designed by Vertical’s industry-leading solutions team and delivered by Vertical’s award-winning implementation organization. The result is a
superior customer experience. “Vertical selected 8×8 as our partner
because they’re at the top of the market, providing companies with a cutting-edge technology platform, while simultaneously focusing on the security and reliability of their solutions,” said Peter Bailey, CEO of Vertical Communications. “With 8×8, we can deliver a single source for a complete communications platform, which simplifies the engagement model and provides a better solution for our customers.”