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NEWS l PRODUCTS l PEOPLE l EVENTS 3rd Quarter 2019 3
Tekscape adds PSTN (*SIP Services) to the Webex Calling Solution
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l A proven, enterprise-class cloud PBX
l Bundled with Webex Teams, for advanced collaboration
l Optional Cisco multiplatform (MPP) IP phones, headsets, and video devices
l Option to add Webex Meetings l Simplified packaged pricing
l Investment protection through
the Cisco Collaboration Flex Plan purchasing
l Easy administration, IT admins can maintain and change their business telephony setup via an online portal making it simpler to scale and manage.
Webex Calling typically doesn’t include *PSTN / SIP services, and
this would only be available through on-premise equipment. At Tekscape, we can leverage the infrastructure
of our proprietary Hosted Voice Solution “Aria Hosted“, to provide PSTN gateway functionality and
an all-in-one subscription or service solution to customers looking for enterprise quality voice services in the cloud. All this in a seamless billing platform, meaning you won’t be getting different invoices for your cloud-based PBX and PSTN functionality, but one single invoice and vendor to deal with.
Additionally, partners
like Tekscape can help your business integrate the Webex solution
with additional productivity and communication tools, providing a complete unified communications platform for your business growth.
“For over ten years we have
worked closely with businesses
of all sizes architecting their collaboration infrastructure, solutions like Webex Calling with our PSTN services included, allow businesses
to make a seamless transition to a cloud-based model guaranteeing high availability and scalability of services. This bundle offers a high-performance solution to leave your old PBX behind and move to a more flexible model.” – Dave Smith Tekscape CEO
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CBTS Announces Cisco-Based “Cloud Calling” Solution
Cincinnati, OH - CBTS, a leading technology provider that delivers communications, cloud, infrastructure, and consulting solutions to clients across North America, has announced Cloud Calling by CBTS, a complete cloud-based calling solution from Cisco.
Cloud Calling enables organizations to expand and migrate an existing on-premise deployment into a cloud environment.
Cloud Calling provides multisite capabilities and global reach for small, midmarket, and enterprise organizations while minimizing the complexity associated with moving into the cloud.
Cloud Calling by CBTS is Cisco’s Broadcloud Flex offering and includes calling, meetings, and team collaboration under a single
subscription model. Cloud Calling
is a comprehensive service with full cloud-PBX and mobility features, and supports a wide range of Cisco IP Phones with Multi-platform firmware.
Cisco Webex TeamsTM is included, adding rich unified communications and team collaboration services. Cisco Webex® Meetings is offered as an optional, integrated add-on to provide a premium meetings experience.
“Our clients expect to use professional communications technology that easily integrates
with their business applications and workflows. Cloud Calling provides
the flexibility and value that will allow clients to communicate and collaborate more efficiently in order to drive business outcomes,” said Greg Samuels, Senior Director of the Cisco Sales Practice for CBTS.
“The addition of Cloud Calling,
in combination with our existing portfolio of Unified Communications solutions, allows CBTS to fully
meet the needs of organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises.”
CBTS is a Cisco Gold, Master Specialized partner and has more than 560 certifications. CBTS has been providing UCaaS services utilizing Cisco technology for 14 years, and provides on-premises, hybrid,
and pure cloud deployment support to more than 2,400 clients across North America.
For more information about Cloud Calling by CBTS, go to https://product- digital.cisco.com/cbts-broadcloud- calling/
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Orange Business Services and Cisco Co-innovate and Power Next Generation SD-LANs
Paris - Orange Business Services and Cisco are co-innovating to help customers transform their enterprise local area network (LAN) into more flexible, powerful software defined LANs (SD-LAN).
Building on its existing relationship and SD-WAN customer successes, Orange and Cisco will work with customers to develop SD-LAN solutions in its Open Labs program, tailored to address individual customers’ business challenges and use cases with network automation, analytics and security.
The Orange Open Labs provide a global mix of physical and virtual resources for innovation and development. This helps companies explore their future connectivity and performance possibilities in a safe and secure environment. The benefit of hands-on experience is clear, with 80 percent of enterprises utilizing
the Open Lab for an SD-WAN proof
of concept (PoC) moving on to roll-out SD-WAN pilots with Orange Business Services.
“Through our innovative partnership with Cisco and a commitment to our Open Lab environment, we look forward to working together to harness the agility and scalability of SD-LAN. Leveraging our proven success with Flexible SD-WAN, we aim to create an end-to-end networking journey in an optimized, adaptable
Builds on proven SD-WAN co-innovation program
Single intuitive SD-LAN design brings end-to-end agility, cost savings and scalability to enterprises
enterprise network environment,” said Pierre-Louis Biaggi, vice president, Connectivity Solutions, Orange Business Services.
A self-organized, self-serving network
The relentless growth of devices, mobile apps and data is putting huge strain on the traditional network, dramatically increasing complexity and access requirements. The SD-LAN creates a centrally-managed wired and wireless network architecture, which is easier to integrate, operate and run, enabling businesses to work faster and smarter. SD-LAN provides highly secure anytime, any device, anywhere access and a high-quality user experience.
“With the exponential growth of users and devices in a highly mobile world connecting to applications and data in multiple cloud environments, enterprises are looking to deliver security and optimal application experiences while reducing costs,” said Sachin Gupta, senior vice president, product management, Enterprise Networking, Cisco.
“Building on our collaboration
with Orange around Intent-based Networking, we are now expanding from SD-WAN to SD-LAN, delivering multi domain segmentation, automation and analytics.”
For campus Wi-Fi networks, SD-LAN addresses problematic deployment and visibility issues. It can effectively monitor services, access and usage on networks, and anticipate any essential upgrades to deal with the demands of wireless users. SD- LAN provides highly secure identity- driven access, defining the users, things and devices that can access
the network. Access can be granted
or revoked at a granular level such
as setting up guest Wi-Fi groups, for example.
With IoT and the forecasted enormous number of connected devices, identifying devices and usage will be paramount. SD-LAN allows for segmentation based on the connected device, making it easy to segment groups, departments and the like. This enhances security, performance and device priority access management.
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