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Global business communications provider Mitel has teamed up with the top Pan-Arab MSP Kalaam Telecom Group to offer managed services to businesses and governments in the Saudi, Bahrain, and Kuwait areas. Under the arrangement, Kalaam will be able to leverage Mitel’s UCC and Contact Center technology to offer highly secure services on-premise, through a private or public cloud. Under this partnership, consumers and resellers will have more flexibility and options between cloud-based monthly subscription services and on-premises solutions. Clients that choose monthly subscription services will have access to a simple pay-as-you-go strategy and a comprehensive technological stack without having to make significant upfront investments. The demand for cloud communications has increased significantly as a result of the pandemic, according to Feras Zeidan, Country Sales Director for META at Mitel. As a result, businesses can now benefit from their top-notch UCC and contact center solutions in a way that…

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Mitel and Atos explore merger possibilities to strengthen UC market position

By Aiste Kryzanovske January 26, 2023

Mitel, a global business communications provider, has announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with Atos to acquire Unify, the Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) and Communication and Collaboration Services (CCS) businesses of the Atos group. The proposed purchase would boost Mitel’s organizational scope, worldwide revenues and profitability. With a combined client base of more than 75 million users in more than 100 countries and a channel network of more than 5,500 worldwide partners, Mitel and Unify would become a well-established UC leader in the Americas and Europe. As part of the proposed agreement, Mitel would acquire Unify’s voice platforms, collaboration and contact center solutions, device and endpoint portfolio, and related intellectual property. A managed services company with a track record of assisting corporate businesses in digitally transforming their communications environments would also be added by Unify. This expansion is anticipated to further enhance Mitel’s capacity to…

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A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #36

By Aiste Kryzanovske September 9, 2022

T-Mobile sells its wireline business for $1 On Wednesday, T-Mobile US reached an agreement to sell Cogent Communications Holdings, its wireline operations, for $1, taking a $1 billion write-down charge in the process. The wireline industry, which generated $739 million in revenue last year, houses communications systems, data processing machinery and fiber optic cable. In accordance with the deal, Cogent will also acquire some business-related liabilities in addition to the fiber network, related assets and customers. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/yckz82n2 SES and LiveU launch an integrated video solution In order to provide a complete solution for live video contribution and distribution along with premium content aggregation, SES has partnered with LiveU. Customers will now have access to the most reliable and affordable live video creation and distribution systems for broadcasting live sports, news and other events from stadiums, sporting venues and distant locations. SES broadcasts more than 700 hours of…

Top 10 VoIP providers in 2022

By Aiste Kryzanovske July 11, 2022

If you ask anyone who is familiar with VoIP systems, they’d probably tell you that choosing the right service provider can indeed be a difficult task. The VoIP market includes numerous service providers, each of them claiming to be the best. It’s easy to get frustrated with the selection process when seeking a service provider, and it’s challenging to compare features, benefits and customer support quality on offer. Therefore, we’ve done the legwork, and all you have to do is read our findings. So, there you have it – our top 10 picks for the best VoIP systems in 2022. RingCentral Office is a renowned cloud-based VoIP platform with a wide range of capabilities that should be able to meet the needs of any company phone system. Furthermore, APIs may be used to enhance RingCentral Office’s integration with other apps. RingCentral Office stands apart in the market for medium-sized…