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Lumen Technologies To Drive Growth Through Two Significant Divestitures
by Gina Narcisi
‘We are not pleased with our revenue performance year to date and have a solid plan to improve our revenue trajectory as the economy re-opens and our new initiatives take hold,’ the service provider‘s CFO tells investors.
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Channel Champion Eric Martorano Is Leaving Nextiva
by Gina Narcisi
Nextiva’s chief revenue officer and longtime channel veteran, Eric Martorano, has left the company, sources tell CRN.
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Pensando Systems Receives Nearly $35M In New Funding: Exclusive
by Gina Narcisi
The edge computing startup tells CRN it has pulled in nearly $35 million in new funding from Ericsson Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, and Liberty Global Ventures to fuel 5G development.
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Cisco Announces Hybrid Work Option For Every Employee
by Gina Narcisi
‘Our emphasis is going to be on providing the utmost level of flexibility and ensure that people feel like they have an equal voice to the meeting, regardless of their location or geography, and make sure their well-being is being thought about as a high priority, rather than just productivity,’ Cisco’s SVP Jeetu Patel tells CRN.
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Masergy Channel Sales Up 70 Percent YoY Thanks To The Zenith Partner Program
by Gina Narcisi
‘I think we threw some gas on this channel,’ Masergy executives tell CRN as the company celebrates its Zenith Partner Program’s one-year anniversary.
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Fueling The Fire: The Master Agent Impact On UCaaS Growth
by Gina Narcisi
Making the right decision on a UCaaS solution has never been more important, especially as master agents expect the meteoric rise of UCaaS will generate even more revenue for partners in 2021 than these deals raked in during the peak of the pandemic in 2020.
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Promoting Adoption: The Next Frontier Of Selling Collaboration Solutions
by Gina Narcisi
‘After deployment, it’s about how do you help customers adopt these technologies? I think partners have a big opportunity to go help [vendors] roll the tools out to the end users and make sure they’re leveraging the new features that make that product sticky,’ one channel partner tells CRN.
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AT&T; Wireless, Fiber Subscription Wins Display ‘Real Momentum’, Says CEO
by Gina Narcisi
The telecom behemoth is focusing on 5G, wireless connectivity and fiber as pathways to growth in 2021, executives told investors during AT&T;’s second-quarter 2021 earnings call.
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Verizon Business Revenue Bounces Back As Carrier Bets Big On 5G
by Gina Narcisi
The telecom giant saw its strongest second-quarter earnings on record with increases in its hard-hit Business segment. Verizon’s 5G strategy is also starting to pay off in the form of positive customer gains and retention.
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Masergy Launches ‘Game-Changing’ Feature To Boost Broadband Performance: Exclusive
by Gina Narcisi
‘We think that this is a huge tipping point for all of our channel partners to be much more competitive and to provide, honestly, a much better solution for almost all businesses,’ Masergy CEO Chris MacFarland tells CRN.
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Zoom Acquiring Five9 To ‘Redefine’ How Companies ‘Connect’
by Mark Haranas
Zoom’s $14.7 billion blockbuster acquisition of cloud contact center standout Five9 will boost its Zoom Phone offering while creating a new global communications platform powerhouse.
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Lumen Technologies Looks To Offload $5B Consumer Business: Report
by Gina Narcisi
The struggling service provider is reportedly in talks with Apollo Global Management in a move that would be Lumen’s second attempt at offloading its consumer business.
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Mitel Launches Two New Partner Programs Targeting MSPs, Agents: Exclusive
by Gina Narcisi
“Mitel’s very bold changes — and they’ve been very inclusive of partner opinion — makes it feel like a true partnership,” one Mitel partner told CRN on the channel program changes.
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Cisco Closes Socio Labs Buy In Effort To Boost Webex Events
by Gina Narcisi
The tech giant will be giving its live event and conference hosting capabilities a boost within the popular Webex platform with its Socio Labs deal now closed.
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