WESTFORD, Mass., Dec. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ribbon
Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN), a global leader in secure
and intelligent cloud communications, today announced that Empire
Access, a leading regional telecommunications service provider in
the northeastern United States,
has deployed Ribbon's Kandy Business Solutions including its Smart
Office Unified Communications (UC) clients to enhance its mobility
and collaboration offerings. Smart Office clients enable Empire
Access to deliver its business customers voice, video, IM, presence
and collaboration capabilities on both desktop and mobile
devices.
"Kandy's Unified Communications solution is a great addition to
our portfolio, providing us with a proven hosted product that
immediately expands our business services offerings," said
Bob VanDelinder, Director of
Marketing for Empire Access. "Smart Office's premium end-user video
conferencing, collaboration and mobility experiences allows us to
be a "one-stop shop" that can meet all of our customers'
communications needs, regardless of whether they seek fixed, mobile
or both."
VanDelinder added, "With our ability to now offer HD
videoconferencing and screen sharing as part of our new UC suite,
we are already working with an international customer interested in
leveraging these capabilities."
"We have a very strong, longstanding partnership with Empire
Access and are pleased that we continue to build on this important
relationship with their deployment of our Kandy Unified
Communications services," said Elizabeth
Page, Director of Independent Operating Companies for
Ribbon. "In today's mobile first world, businesses and consumers
want the same communications capabilities whether they are at home
or on the go. Our Smart Office clients provide the same rich
collaboration and communications experience whether you are in the
office or on the road."
Ribbon's Smart Office platform is available to both service
providers and enterprises or as a Service (aaS) within Ribbon's
Kandy Business Solutions and can be easily branded and resold in a
multi-tiered model. Smart Office delivers mobile workers an
improved user experience and offers enhanced support for native iOS
and Android notification and calling services. With Smart Office,
service providers and enterprises can easily and instantly add new
functionalities and applications across all mobile and desktop soft
clients.
Key Takeaways:
- Leading regional telecommunications provider Empire Access has
deployed Ribbon's Kandy Business Solutions Smart Office application
to enhance its mobility offerings to its business customers.
- Smart Office is Kandy's Unified Communication clients that
allows service providers and enterprises to deliver advanced voice,
videoconferencing, IM, presence and collaboration capabilities on
both desktop and mobile devices, while also delivering a common
experience across PC, Mac, iOS and Android or a web browser
- Empire Access selected Kandy because of its proven
carrier-grade capabilities and Empire Access' longstanding
relationship with Ribbon.
- Empire Access is also leveraging Ribbon's professional services
and support team for the new deployment.
Empire Access
Empire Access provides Fiber Optic
based telecommunication services to residential and business
customers in New York and
Pennsylvania. Empire has delivered
communication services for over 100 years, as a family owned
company now thriving under the third generation. Empire
offers a wide range of products and services from basic phone
service to customized phone systems, scalable high-speed Internet
with speeds up to 1 Gbps, digital TV service, and security system
solutions to meet varied customer needs. Today, Empire
supplies communication services and solutions to a variety of
customers ranging from residential, retail, manufacturing,
wineries, banks, and schools to law enforcement. As they continue
to grow and evolve, their focus remains on exceeding customers'
expectations with high quality service. Empire Access is
continually expanding their Fiber Optic network to provide service
to new areas. For more information on Empire Access, visit
empireaccess.com.
About Ribbon Communications
Ribbon Communications is
a company with two decades of leadership in real-time
communications. Built on world-class technology and intellectual
property, the company delivers intelligent, secure, embedded
real-time communications for today's world. The company
transforms fixed, mobile and enterprise networks from legacy
environments to secure IP and cloud-based architectures, enabling
highly productive communications for consumers and
businesses. With a global footprint, Ribbon's innovative,
market-leading portfolio empowers service providers and enterprises
with rapid service creation in a fully virtualized
environment. The company's Kandy real-time communications
software platform delivers a comprehensive set of advanced embedded
and unified (CPaaS and UCaaS) communications capabilities that
enables this transformation. To learn more, visit
ribboncommunications.com.
Important Information Regarding Forward-Looking
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contains forward-looking statements regarding future events that
involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than
statements of historical facts contained in this release are
forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ
materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking
statements. For further information regarding risks and
uncertainties associated with Ribbon Communications' business,
please refer to the "Risk Factors" section of Ribbon
Communications' most recent annual or quarterly report filed with
the SEC. Any forward-looking statements represent Ribbon
Communications' views only as of the date on which such statement
is made and should not be relied upon as representing Ribbon
Communications' views as of any subsequent date. While Ribbon
Communications may elect to update forward-looking statements at
some point, Ribbon Communications specifically disclaims any
obligation to do so.
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Leggat
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