Telephony stories

Alcatel-Lucent wins cloud award for best telephony use
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Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has won the Best Use of Telephony / Unified Communications in Cloud Computing at the 2024/25 Cloud Awards, showcasing excellence in innovation.

NFON aims for market leadership with new AI strategy
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NFON has unveiled its ambitious NFON NEXT 2027 strategy, aiming for market leadership in AI-driven business communications and significant revenue growth.

Gamma to acquire STARFACE to boost cloud market in Europe
Last month
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Gamma plans to acquire STARFACE Group from Maxburg to strengthen its foothold in Europe's cloud communications market, pending regulatory approval.

RingCentral leads 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for UCaaS
Thu, 24th Oct 2024
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RingCentral has been named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for UCaaS for the tenth consecutive year, showcasing exceptional innovation and reliability.

Meals on Wheels SA supporting its critical customer service function with UCaaS
Tue, 1st Oct 2024
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Meals on Wheels SA upgrades to RingCentral UCaaS, saving 30% in telecom costs while integrating paper-based fax services to accommodate tech-shy volunteers.

Derby & Burton NHS to upgrade telephony with Cinos partnership
Fri, 6th Sep 2024
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University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust partners with Cinos to launch cloud-based telephony service improving cross-site communication and collaboration.

Unified communications market to expand to USD $187.6 billion by 2031
Tue, 21st May 2024
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New research reveals the global unified communications market will soar from USD $48.1B in 2021 to USD $187.6B by 2031, driven by digital transformation and remote work trends.

Evolve appoints industry veteran Stuart Milroy as Head of Technical Delivery
Wed, 17th Apr 2024
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IT industry veteran Stuart Milroy joins Evolve as Head of Technical Delivery, bringing his three decades of experience to refine project management and bolster service delivery.

Evergreen acquires Digital Origin in UK managed IT services expansion
Mon, 8th Apr 2024
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In a bid to expand UK presence, IT group Evergreen acquires Milton Keynes-based Digital Origin, marking its second UK market expansion effort after last year's purchase of The Final Step.

Three reasons contact centres are embracing Open CcaaS
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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With exceptional CX now the norm, businesses are increasingly adopting Open CCaaS due to its focus on digital channels, support for AI innovation, and preference for best-of-breed applications.

Green Insurer teams up with IPI for advanced customer contact services
Mon, 11th Dec 2023
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Green Insurer partners with IPI to implement omnichannel contact via IPI's cloud-based CCaaS, ElasticCX, enhancing customer service.

Peak Insight deploys Webex solution for Opal Packaging Australia
Wed, 18th Oct 2023
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Peak Insight successfully deploys a Webex Calling and Contact Centre solution for Opal Packaging Australia in a significant managed services agreement.

Why should businesses care about the PSTN/ISDN switch-off?
Thu, 10th Aug 2023
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Investing in a solution that can support your telecommunication requirements both now and in the future is crucial.

WEHI teams up with ALE to deliver flexible working
Thu, 8th Jun 2023
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During the pandemic, WEHI and ALE collaborated closely to enable flexible and remote working from anywhere, including from home.
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Netpoleon appoints DJ Lamba as Country Manager
Sat, 6th Aug 2022
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Netpoleon appoints new Country Manager for NZ and Islands, DJ Lamba, to lead expansion in New Zealand, building teams and partnerships. #technews.

Likewize acquires Optus subsidiary for $200 million and enters 15 year partnership with Optus
Wed, 29th Dec 2021
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Likewize acquires Optus subsidiary and secures 15-year partnership, expanding its device insurance services in Australia.

Considering Microsoft Teams for calling? What you need to know
Tue, 6th Apr 2021
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Software-based systems such as Microsoft Teams are a popular choice for businesses needing to replace their business telephony.

LoopUp appoints Leigh Henderson as director of consulting for Australia
Thu, 28th Jan 2021
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As part of his new role, Henderson will oversee the execution of Microsoft Teams cloud telephony deployments, from initial planning to project delivery.

The ultimate integration - Microsoft Teams and the office phone
Mon, 24th Aug 2020
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Lightwire Business offers a Teams Calling solution that scales without the per-user charge model, making it more cost-effective for businesses.

8x8 brings enterprise telephony to Microsoft Teams
Fri, 12th Jun 2020
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8x8 has added Voice for Microsoft Teams to enable enterprise cloud telephony, keeping the Teams experience unchanged for end users.