Telecom Reseller / Technology Reseller News

Telecommunications is going through massive changes.  In order to stay current with those changes, telecom companies must adapt.  One of the major components of the change centers around the routing, rating and billing.  Kunal Dave, VP of Global Sales at Linxa, provides a great look at the changes taking place with Don Witt of The Channel Daily News, a TR publication.

Kunal Dave

Rather than prepaid, postpaid and metered we now have transactional for OTT operations.  Oh yah, do not forget IoT. But that is not all.  To make things more interesting, lets change the accounting system so it is dispersed. As a result, telecommunications must now support block chain as well.

How is a telecommunications company going to keep up with all the changes?  The answer is that they cannot.  They need to rely on a company that is dedicated to the billing industry. If you are a mobile operator, a calling card operator, a fixed line operator, OTT or other operator, you need to listen in as Kunal explains how his company and their 5 year development investment into Linxa will help you prepare and survive the new wave of communications services.

Linxa makes it simple and fast to grow your profitability and capture new revenue. Their technology has been created to solve challenges in the Wholesale Telecoms market and accelerate their customers’ growth without the limitations of legacy technology or processes.

Their platform gives you the fastest path from quote-to-cash with all the performance, security and monitoring solutions to guarantee your success in the Wholesale Telecoms market.

For additional information, go to: https://www.linxa.com/

“We basically remove the pain of clients having to globally source their Internet,” says Jon Richards, Mangaing Director for UK and Ireland of Expereo. Expereo is a global Internet provider, supplying Internet services in 190 countries, with services such as SD-WAN, local expertise and much more. In this podcast Richards lays out in detail Expereo offerings such as SD-WAN, global Internet services, Expereo XCA (accelerated cloud access), Secure XDN (bespoke network security), and boots “on the ground” expertise in most of the world.

Visit https://www.expereo.com/

The ongoing robocall crises has stirred public policy and private sector technological innovations. In this podcast Jim Tyrrell of TNS defines the issues and clarifies different approaches. We discuss the TRACED Act and the Stop Bad Robocalls Act. We learn about which act covers SMS, 4-year statute of limitations, compared to 3 years, shielding subscribers from more cost. We learn where STIR/SHAKEN fits in and about the time frames facing voice providers. Tyrrell gives us an overview of how TNS, a company offering vital transactional services, can help.

https://tnsi.com/

Telisca is a company that makes simple, easy to deploy, Cisco bespoke solutions that meet the specific needs of Cisco users. Recently the company announced a major collaboration with FLEXCOM, one of the major players within the call analytics market, with a 15-year history in the Call Analytics industry, multinational customer portfolios and a strong history of servicing Call Analytic requirements. Together the companies are seeking to deliver “relevant and exciting new products within the call billing and call analytics sector.” In this podcast we learn about the details of this new collaboration and outstanding possibilities it offers the UC market. Ben Djamaluddin, Business Development Manager at Telisca give us the details.

Read the announcement http://telisca.com/telisca-launches-collaboration-with-flexcom/

Visit www.telisca.com

Founded in 2002, Telinta offers secure and reliable cloud-based Switching and Billing solutions for VoIP service providers and their resellers around the globe. Telinta’s full portfolio of white label carrier-grade solutions is highly customizable. In this podcast, Anthony Stiso, Vice President of Marketing and Sales of Telinta discusses how service providers can offer Hosted PBX, SIP Trunking, Mobile services, WebRTC, Audio-Conferencing, Business and Residential VoIP, Pinless, and more. Stiso says that Telinta offers a scalable, cloud-based softswitch solution which means that customers can run their own ITSP business, without having to purchase, operate or maintain ITSP infrastructure. Telinta offers a special promotion for podcast listeners.

Visit www.telinta.com

Earlier this year, Avaya launched a new website to match a company transformed. Avaya today views itself as a leading UC firm in the IT corridor, headquartered in San Jose and located in the cloud. In this podcast with Karen Hardy, Vice President Product Marketing and Solutions, we learn about the details of the new Avaya.com and how the new website impacts users and channels. Hardy reports that the website offers simplified and streamlined experiences, such as the Avaya storefront. We also learn about specific content for contact centers, mobility and major industry verticals such as government, health care, and finance. Hardy also tells us that Avaya.com has more than doubled traffic and how this improves opportunities for Avaya’s business partner community.

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SpaceX is in the process of building an extensive satellite constellation. Justin Kilpatrick, CTO and Co-Founder of Althea, is also a space enthusiast.  He has been studying the current, new, and proposed satellite systems for years. In talking to Don Witt of The Channel Daily News, Justin provides some insight into how companies like SpaceX and Amazon via Blue Origin will impact the future of communications.

Justin Kilpatrick

SpaceX, for example will be setting up their constellation via a satellite deployment system which will reduce cost to 1/100th the cost of traditional cellular satellites.  They will also be able to offer service at significantly reduced rates which will allow them to enter and capture remote markets from the current cellular providers. Look for major changes moving forward. Listen in to a very informative discussion!

Althea is a system that lets routers pay each other for bandwidth. This allows people to set up decentralized ISPs in their communities. In an Althea network, instead of one ISP at the top collecting monthly payments, many different people can earn money by expanding and strengthening the network.

For more information, go to: https://althea.net/

Service providers are racing to support 5G.  In the process, the door will be opening for hyper-expansion of IoT support and IoT devices. If you think protecting the corporate jewels is tough now – just wait.

Mike O’Malley, VP of Strategy at Radware provides an in depth look at the effects of 5G and IoT on security to Don Witt of The Channel Daily News, a TR publication.

Creating 5G secure network slices that protect the IoT devices, monitor the traffic and make sure they are behaving normally is one option. If bad behavior is identified, quarantine or eradication of the malicious activity can then be performed. The detection will need to be performed at the network level and not the device level.

Mike O'Malley

Three things that service providers need to do:

Build 5G Infrastructure with security in mind from the start

Build a secure ecosystem

Automation of security systems

Radware plans to continue its leadership role in automation to help service providers automate security tasks and help them move into intent based learning technology.

Radware® (NASDAQ: RDWR), is a global leader of cyber security and application delivery solutions for physical, cloud, and software defined data centers. Its award-winning solutions portfolio secures the digital experience by providing infrastructure, application, and corporate IT protection and availability services to enterprises globally. Radware’s solutions empower more than 12,500 enterprise and carrier customers worldwide to adapt to market challenges quickly, maintain business continuity and achieve maximum productivity while keeping costs down.

For more information, go to: https://www.radware.com/ or https://blog.radware.com/

Introduced in June at InfoComm the Poly G7500, a video device that combines content collaboration and video conferencing capabilities in one device. The G7500 integrates advanced audio features, wireless content sharing and Ultra HD 4K video, creating an immersive audio and video experience for mid- to large-sized conference rooms. In this podcast, Chris Thorson, Senior Director of Global Solutions at Poly discusses Poly’s thinking about conferencing and collaboration and the need to move to a new generation of products for these purposes. G7500 connects to any cloud-based video platform or ecosystem (such as Zoom, Cisco Webex, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business) through Polycom’s RealConnect Service. Thorson reports that the Poly G7500 offers enterprises to offer employees and team members new and improved experiences and represents a major opportunity to the channel.

Visit www.poly.com

Opportunities for Channel Partners and MSPs

“Buying household staples used to be so simple,” says Bob Norberg, CMO Cloud Age Solutions. “You were able to go out and buy, for example, laundry detergent.  Your decisions were simple.  The most complex it would get was which brand.  Now, there are so many different packages, scents, that can take forever to make a decision.” According to Norberg technology follows the same pattern. “Technology is starting to become the same way, there are so many options and the availability of new options is so rapid, decision making is slowed and more complex.  It is also easy to be paralyzed, worried you are making the wrong decision.” In this podcast Norberg outlines his thinking on how MSPs can achieve MRR by helping their customers cope with change and choice. Norberg believes that Agents, resellers, and MSPs are starting to build offerings and programs that give them more of a personal touch with their customers. Norberg outlines the Cloud Age Solutions SaaS platform called gpxcloud. gpxclouid is a cloud native platform for channel partners and MSPs to offer their customers visibility into and ongoing management of their telecom services.

Visit www.cloudagesolutions.com