1. Federal News Network | You’re not innovating if you’re not talking to small business

    Federal News Network | You’re not innovating if you’re not talking to small business

    As appeared on Federal News Network by MetTel’s Don Parente: Federal requirements mandate that government agencies award nearly a quarter (23%) of all contracts annually to small businesses. But fulfilling set-aside provisions should not be the primary reason for engaging small businesses. We’ve all heard the statistics about how vital small business is to the…

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  2. MetTel AI Cited in Two 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle Reports for Enterprise Networking and for IT Management Intelligence

    MetTel AI Cited in Two 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle Reports for Enterprise Networking and for IT Management Intelligence

    August 23, 2023, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, was cited under the category AI Networking in two new Gartner reports: the Gartner Hype Cycle for Enterprise Networking, 2023 and the Gartner Hype Cycle for IT Management Intelligence, 2023. As per the Gartner report, AI Networking, the category for which MetTel…

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  3. Extra Space Storage Digitizes Communications and Reduces Costs with MetTel’s POTS Transformation

    Extra Space Storage Digitizes Communications and Reduces Costs with MetTel’s POTS Transformation

    NEW YORK, July 27, 2023 — MetTel is pleased to announce that Extra Space Storage, one of the largest operators of self-storage facilities in the U.S., has selected MetTel’s POTS Transformation solution to digitize its telephone landlines nationally. This strategic initiative will enable Extra Space Storage to preserve their existing infrastructure of landline-dependent equipment like…

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  4. WSJ | The Big Question for Managers on AI: Who Gets the Job of Figuring It Out?

    WSJ | The Big Question for Managers on AI: Who Gets the Job of Figuring It Out?

    As published on wsj.com: Many executives realize that AI efforts—and how a company is structured—will need to evolve. At MetTel, a telecommunications-services provider based in New York that employs roughly 750 people, the company is considering putting data scientists in every department to help teams find new uses for AI. Already, the company uses AI…

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  5. MetTel Introduces SD-WAN Client for the Mobile Workforce

    MetTel Introduces SD-WAN Client for the Mobile Workforce

    VMware SD-WAN delivered via MetTel Managed Network Services to your mobile device New York, June 28, 2023 – MetTel today announced an SD-WAN Client for mobile devices, a service offered to clients through MetTel Customer Innovation Labs. The SD-WAN Client brings all the benefits of SD-WAN at the office, to home, road or wherever workers…

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  6. CNBC | A.I. is now the biggest spend for nearly 50% of top tech executives

    CNBC | A.I. is now the biggest spend for nearly 50% of top tech executives

    Snippet from, “Nearly 50% of top tech executives across the economy say A.I. is now their biggest spend: CNBC survey” published on cnbc.com: One of the most anticipated uses for generative AI is in customer relationship management, and that is happening at more companies. Eddie Fox, chief technology officer at telecom company MetTel, said it has…

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  7. Governor Hochul Announces $3 Million Expansion of Manhattan Telecommunications Corporation in New York City

    Governor Hochul Announces $3 Million Expansion of Manhattan Telecommunications Corporation in New York City

    $2.2 Million in State Funding Supports Expansion of Headquarters and 100 New Jobs; Strengthens New York City as Hub for Technology and Innovation NEW YORK, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that Manhattan Telecommunications Corporation, a global communications solution provider for businesses worldwide, is investing $3 million to extensively renovate its…

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  8. ExecutiveBiz | Transition to EIS Telecom Contract Continues to Face Delays; MetTel’s Don Parente Quoted

    ExecutiveBiz | Transition to EIS Telecom Contract Continues to Face Delays; MetTel’s Don Parente Quoted

    Appearing on ExecutiveBiz.com At least 30 percent of federal agencies have been given another year to transition from the Networx contract to the General Services Administration’s 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle for telecommunications services, Federal Times reported Thursday. The COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain challenges further disrupted the shift to the EIS contract, which was awarded…

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  9. Forbes | Everything Is Connected: Five IoT Trends Moving Forward

    Forbes | Everything Is Connected: Five IoT Trends Moving Forward

    Appearing on Forbes.com by Max Silber, VP of Mobility & IoT, MetTel: Each year, people’s lives become increasingly connected. Digital assistants, smart homes and the like were only possible in the realm of science fiction not too long ago. Consumers are starting to see the Internet of Things (IoT) expanding into more and more aspects…

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  10. MetTel Secures Approval from FDNY For POTS Replacement

    MetTel Secures Approval from FDNY For POTS Replacement

    MetTel meets the requirements to be designated as a Managed Facilities Voice Network (MFVN) as defined by 2010 NFPA 72 NEW YORK, NY, June 7, 2023 — MetTel, a leading provider of advanced communication and digital transformation solutions, is pleased to announce that it has obtained approval from the New York City Fire Department (FDNY)…

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  11. Light Reading | MetTel’s Max Silber on keeping IoT simple with managed services

    Light Reading | MetTel’s Max Silber on keeping IoT simple with managed services

    Video interview appearing on Lightreading.com: AUSTIN – Big 5G Event – Max Silber, VP of mobility and IoT for MetTel, discussed new managed services for enterprises that the MSP has recently launched, such as its Laptop-as-a-Service platform. He explained the importance of simplifying the customer experience for IoT and managed services for enterprises. Read article…

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  12. Light Reading | MetTel’s Ed Fox: Finding 5G growth with FWA, in-building connectivity

    Light Reading | MetTel’s Ed Fox: Finding 5G growth with FWA, in-building connectivity

    Video interview appearing on Lightreading.com: AUSTIN – Big 5G Event – Ed Fox, CTO of New York-based MetTel, works with all the nation’s major telecom carriers to bring IoT, SD-WAN and other connectivity-based services to the company’s business customers. In this Light Reading interview, Fox discusses two network services that could be bright spots for…

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  13. CIO | AI push or pause: CIOs speak out on the best path forward

    CIO | AI push or pause: CIOs speak out on the best path forward

    As published on CIO.com: Recent advances have highlighted AI’s incomparable potential and not yet fully fathomed risks, placing CIOs in the hot seat for figuring out how best to leverage this increasingly controversial technology in business. Here’s what they have to say about it… While the rise of generative AI will certainly impact human jobs,…

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  14. Executive Biz | MetTel’s Don Parente Discusses SD-WAN & How it’s Changing the Future of Networks

    Executive Biz | MetTel’s Don Parente Discusses SD-WAN & How it’s Changing the Future of Networks

    Appearing on ExecutiveBiz.com Networking and communications have changed drastically over the past few years in response to emerging technologies and shifts in the government contracting sector. As communications capabilities evolve, innovative solutions are being integrated to keep GovCon organizations ahead of the curve. Executive Mosaic spoke with Don Parente, vice president of public sector sales and…

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  15. CIO | Signals from space: SD-WAN marks the next stage in commercialized space-based comms

    CIO | Signals from space: SD-WAN marks the next stage in commercialized space-based comms

    Appearing on CIO.com by Ed Fox, CTO, MetTel: As remote enterprise branch locations digitally transform, requiring more bandwidth, SD-WAN sets the stage for mass adoption of space-based comms. Despite popular belief, most of today’s smartphones don’t connect directly with satellites orbiting our planet. The vast majority connect to nearby cell towers rooted in the earth….

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  16. MetTel and Talkdesk Partner to Bring an AI-Powered, Unified Customer Experience to Enterprise

    MetTel and Talkdesk Partner to Bring an AI-Powered, Unified Customer Experience to Enterprise

    NEW YORK, March 14, 2023 — MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, announced it will work with Talkdesk®, Inc, a global cloud contact center leader, to offer Talkdesk CX Cloud™ to its customers as MetTel Contact Center as a Service, a fully managed network service using artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize and prioritize the…

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  17. MetTel Secures Two Gold Stevie® Awards for Customer Service

    MetTel Secures Two Gold Stevie® Awards for Customer Service

    MetTel’s Innovative Customer Service & Technology recognized by industry peers New York, March 8, 2022 —  MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, won two Gold Stevie Awards for customer service in the 17th Annual Stevie Awards® for Sales & Customer Service. This is the tenth consecutive year MetTel has won Stevies for customer service…

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  18. Chief Executive | How Crisis And Uncertainty Can Be A Catalyst For Growth

    Chief Executive | How Crisis And Uncertainty Can Be A Catalyst For Growth

    Marshall Aronow, CEO of MetTel, is featured in Chief Executive Magazine advising fellow CEOs on how to navigate the uncertain economic environment of 2023. Drawn from his successes in leading MetTel through many crises over the past 27 years, Marshall details the principles that leaders can adopt to help them survive and even find opportunities…

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  19. Boosting the Signal from Space: MetTel Labs Deploys VMware SD-WAN over Starlink

    Boosting the Signal from Space: MetTel Labs Deploys VMware SD-WAN over Starlink

    December 14, 2022, New York – MetTel announced today that its Customer Innovation Labs, the research and development unit of MetTel, has deployed its Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) service using the VMware SD-WAN™ solution over SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service. These technologies far outpace the growth of the overall IT market which Gartner predicts at…

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  20. MetTel Named Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Network Services for the Third Straight Year

    MetTel Named Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Network Services for the Third Straight Year

    MetTel is the only Communications Carrier named Leader for 2020, 2021 and 2022 December 8, 2022, New York – MetTel today announced that it has been named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Managed Network Services (MNS). This is the third consecutive year MetTel has been the only communications carrier named a…

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  21. MetTel Names Jeff Cetlinski Channel Director to Grow Sales with Top Channel Partners

    MetTel Names Jeff Cetlinski Channel Director to Grow Sales with Top Channel Partners

    New York, November 17, 2022 — MetTel, a digital transformation leader specializing in IT communications, has named Jeffrey Cetlinksi of Macomb, Michigan, Channel Director to foster sales growth with its top channel partners. MetTel derives the majority of its revenue through and with its extensive partner ecosystem including channel partners, major carriers, and technology partners….

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  22. MetTel’s Lori Thomas Secures Stevie® Award for Woman of the Year for Business Services

    MetTel’s Lori Thomas Secures Stevie® Award for Woman of the Year for Business Services

    The Women in Business Stevie Award honors women executives, entrepreneurs, employees, and the companies they run – worldwide. New York, November 16, 2022 —  MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, is happy to announce that Lori Thomas, SVP of Strategic Engagement and Transformation was honored with a Stevie® for Woman of the Year for…

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  23. Forbes | Everything As A Service: The Newest Addition To The Service Economy

    Forbes | Everything As A Service: The Newest Addition To The Service Economy

    Appearing on Forbes.com by Max Silber, VP of Mobility & IoT, MetTel: We’re familiar with software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and even infrastructure as a service (IaaS). So many “as-a-service” models now exist that some brands are consolidating them all into one offering: everything as a service (or XaaS). Of…

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  24. JCPenney Completes Transition of Legacy Phone & Alarm Lines to Next-Generation Voice Replacement

    JCPenney Completes Transition of Legacy Phone & Alarm Lines to Next-Generation Voice Replacement

    Network transformation will reduce cost and eliminate dependence on moribund copper networks with new MetTel partnership OCTOBER 11, 2022, New York & Lewisville, TX – JCPenney and MetTel today announced the digital transformation of JCPenney store’s legacy telephone (POTS) service using MetTel’s POTS Transformation solution. The project converted more than 5,000 telephone and alarm lines…

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  25. Potomac Officer’s Club | Executive Spotlight: James Gwiazda

    Potomac Officer’s Club | Executive Spotlight: James Gwiazda

    Potomac Officers Club: James Gwiazda, vice president of Federal Civilian and State, Local and Education (SLED) at MetTel, recently spoke with the Potomac Officers Club about the core values that guide his career, the advice he has for those entering GovCon and the executives who have inspired and impacted his leadership style. Gwiazda served in the…

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  26. MetTel’s Head of Mobility & IoT Max Silber Joins Forbes Technology Council

    MetTel’s Head of Mobility & IoT Max Silber Joins Forbes Technology Council

    Silber will share his industry insights with his peers on the Tech Council, as well as IT decision makers, to help solve the toughest industry challenges. New York, September 29, 2022 — Max Silber, Vice President of Mobility and IoT at MetTel, a communications and digital transformation leader, has been accepted into Forbes Technology Council,…

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  27. Nasdaq | Coming to America: Higher Quality Broadband at Lower Prices; What This Means for Investors

    Nasdaq | Coming to America: Higher Quality Broadband at Lower Prices; What This Means for Investors

    Appearing on Nasdaq.com by Sean Sullivan, VP of Product Management & Regulatory Affairs, MetTel: Access to fast and affordable broadband is no longer a luxury; instead, it has become a necessity. Accelerated by the pandemic, the introduction of video conference platforms and remote or hybrid learning means that both businesses and consumers require more bandwidth…

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  28. TechRepublic | Quantum networking: Defining the next wave of networking and communications

    TechRepublic | Quantum networking: Defining the next wave of networking and communications

    Appearing on TechRepublic.com by Ed Fox, CTO, MetTel: For many, quantum computing remains an abstract concept – a far-off dream of titanic supercomputers able to process and solve problems millions of times faster than your average machine. The reality is actually a lot closer than many of us would think. In fact, early adoption of…

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  29. AT&T GM Don Parente Joins MetTel as VP, Federal Practice for DoD, Systems Integrators

    AT&T GM Don Parente Joins MetTel as VP, Federal Practice for DoD, Systems Integrators

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2022  — MetTel, a leader in digital transformation and IT communications, has named long-time AT&T executive Don Parente as Vice President, Federal Practice, responsible for sales to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and through systems integrators enabling them to better serve their U.S. government clients. MetTel’s Federal Practice is a growing organization with…

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  30. MetTel Named Partner for Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams

    MetTel Named Partner for Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams

    New Partnership Helps Enterprise Teams Administrators Expand Capabilities July 19, 2022, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced that Microsoft named MetTel as a Partner for Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams, an operator-managed service.  As an Operator Connect Provider, MetTel will be bringing Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) connectivity to…

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  31. MetTel’s Transformative SD-WAN Solution Recognized by Internet Telephony Magazine’s SD-WAN Award

    MetTel’s Transformative SD-WAN Solution Recognized by Internet Telephony Magazine’s SD-WAN Award

    MetTel’s solution empowers its customers and brings simplicity to a complex network of geographically diverse locations NEW YORK, July 14, 2022 — MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, was awarded an SD-WAN Implementation Award by Internet Telephony Magazine for its successful installation of an SD-WAN solution across 3,000 locations for the largest specialty retailer…

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  32. Forbes | 4 Ways to Overcome the Shadow of the Pandemic Workplace: Technology Fatigue

    Forbes | 4 Ways to Overcome the Shadow of the Pandemic Workplace: Technology Fatigue

    Appear on Forbes.com by Max Silber, VP of Mobility & IoT, MetTel: The pandemic has indelibly shaped the way we do business, and we may never go back to the way we functioned before it. As Michael Dell recently reasoned in an op-ed, we need to stop thinking about the future through the lens of a…

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  33. MetTel Client Experience Team Wins American Business Award® For Cultivating Brand Loyalty

    MetTel Client Experience Team Wins American Business Award® For Cultivating Brand Loyalty

    MetTel’s Client Experience Team Continues to Deliver Exceptional Service through training & transparency New York, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, was recognized with an American Business Award for “Customer Service Team of the Year” for the results the team has achieved in cultivating brand loyalty and delivering white glove…

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  34. Channel Futures | Taking Mobility Management to the Next Level

    Channel Futures | Taking Mobility Management to the Next Level

    Appearing on ChannelFutures.com by Max Silber, VP of Mobility & IoT, MetTel: Handling mobile device-as-a-service needs lets customers more quickly adapt in today’s flexible workplaces. Mobile devices have become an essential part of daily life and work, surpassing the desktop as the primary way that people now access the internet. Consider the following: Read full article…

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  35. MetTel Launches Mobile Device as a Service for the Distributed Workforce

    MetTel Launches Mobile Device as a Service for the Distributed Workforce

    MetTel Mobile Device as a Service provides a complete enterprise mobility solution across the lifecycle of devices April 11, 2022, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation leader and nationwide mobile communications provider, today announced the launch of Mobile Device as a Service (MDaaS), coupling MetTel’s leading wireless service with a fully managed device offering…

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  36. MetTel Secures Gold Stevie® Award for Sales & Customer Service

    MetTel Secures Gold Stevie® Award for Sales & Customer Service

    MetTel’s Customer Service team and leaders recognized in three categories for their outstanding performance April 5, 2022, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, won three Stevie Awards, including gold for customer service in the 16th Annual Stevie Awards® for Sales & Customer Service. This is the ninth consecutive year MetTel has…

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  37. MetTel Doubles Business Partner Investments with Newly Aligned Channel Organization

    MetTel Doubles Business Partner Investments with Newly Aligned Channel Organization

    March 17, 2022, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation leader specializing in IT communications, is increasing its channel partner program by more than 100% in size, scope and capital investment with a new channel organization. The organization will now align resources to partners throughout North America to locally collaborate with agents and respond to…

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  38. US Marine Corps Recruiting Command Selects MetTel for Nationwide Internet Protocol Network Service

    US Marine Corps Recruiting Command Selects MetTel for Nationwide Internet Protocol Network Service

    Contract award valued at over $58 million with all available options March 8, 2022, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced that the United States Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) has selected MetTel for its Nationwide Internet Protocol Network Service, a contract award valued at over $58 million with all…

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  39. MetTel and VMware to Deliver Cloud-Based Security, Networking and Compute Services at the Edge

    MetTel and VMware to Deliver Cloud-Based Security, Networking and Compute Services at the Edge

    MetTel to offer customers a managed SASE service powered by VMware SASE NEW YORK and PALO ALTO, Calif. – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, and VMware, a leading innovator in enterprise software, today announced MetTel will offer customers a managed secure access service edge (SASE) solution powered by VMware SASE. The solution will enable IT…

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  40. MetTel Named to 2021 Top Software and Technology Providers Award by Food Logistics

    MetTel Named to 2021 Top Software and Technology Providers Award by Food Logistics

    MetTel’s One Platform Keeps Sensitive Goods, from Perishable Foods to Pharmaceutical Components, Safe Through Remote Monitoring February 9, 2022, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, announced that Food Logistics, a publication dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global cold food supply chain, named the company to its 2021 Top…

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  41. MetTel Taps Corey Cohen, former TBI Partner Experience VP, to Lead Channel Marketing

    MetTel Taps Corey Cohen, former TBI Partner Experience VP, to Lead Channel Marketing

    January 11, 2022, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced that it has appointed Corey Cohen to a new role as Vice President, Channel Marketing. Cohen will be responsible for driving continued growth in the partner channel through education, awareness and resource sharing programs. “MetTel has the ideal combination of talent…

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  42. VMware | Guest Post: The Next Big Thing in Network Security?

    VMware | Guest Post: The Next Big Thing in Network Security?

    Appearing on VMware.com by Ed Fox, CTO, MetTel: It’s no surprise, but the security threat landscape is rapidly becoming more sophisticated, as evidenced by the Colonial Pipeline, Kaseya and Solar Winds attacks earlier this year. Considering the pace of digital transformation in today’s business, a single cyberattack can bring a company’s operations to a standstill….

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  43. Information Week | Will Edge Computing Kill the Cloud?

    Information Week | Will Edge Computing Kill the Cloud?

    Appearing on InformationWeek.com: Compared to edge computing, the cloud is very elastic in terms of both compute and long-term storage applications and built to handle surges easily, says Ed Fox, CTO of IT telecom company MetTel. While the edge doesn’t provide the same degree of elasticity as the cloud, the technology can also add to…

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  44. AT&T Names MetTel Top Partner Exchange Award Winner for Dedicated and Shared Internet Solutions

    AT&T Names MetTel Top Partner Exchange Award Winner for Dedicated and Shared Internet Solutions

    Eighth consecutive year awarded for bringing AT&T IT communications solutions to clients NEW YORK, December 8, 2021 – MetTel, a communications and digital transformation leader, has been recognized for the eighth consecutive year as a top AT&T solution provider within AT&T’s Partner Exchange Program. MetTel won the AT&T Market Mover Award for Dedicated and Shared…

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  45. Executive Biz | Executive Spotlight: Robert Dapkiewicz, GM and SVP of Federal for MetTel

    Executive Biz | Executive Spotlight: Robert Dapkiewicz, GM and SVP of Federal for MetTel

    Appearing on ExecutiveBiz.com: Robert Dapkiewicz, senior vice president and general manager for MetTel, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for his latest Executive Spotlight interview regarding the launch of the company’s Global Cloud Network, which aims to improve zero-trust architecture adoption, network access and cloud capabilities for remote workers. In addition, Dapkiewicz discussed intelligent process automation, the impact of data analytics and…

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  46. MetTel to Provide Digital Transformation Services to Government Clients with SAIC

    MetTel to Provide Digital Transformation Services to Government Clients with SAIC

    November 30, 2021, New York and Washington, D.C. — MetTel, a leader in digital transformation and IT communications, announced today that it is working closely with global IT integrator SAIC to help government clients digitally transform their communications and IT infrastructure. MetTel provides a fully managed service for advanced network and voice capabilities that improve…

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  47. MetTel Named a Leader in 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Managed Network Services for Second Consecutive Year

    MetTel Named a Leader in 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Managed Network Services for Second Consecutive Year

    MetTel is the only US-based company named in the Leader Quadrant for its ability to execute and completeness of vision November 16, 2021, New York — MetTel today announced that it has been named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Network Services (MNS) for the second consecutive year. MetTel is the only US-based company…

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  48. CIO | The next big thing in network security?

    CIO | The next big thing in network security?

    Appearing on CIO.com by Ed Fox, CTO, MetTel: It’s no surprise, but the security threat landscape is rapidly becoming more sophisticated, as evidenced by the Colonial Pipeline, Kaseya, and SolarWinds attacks earlier this year. Considering the pace of digital transformation in today’s business, a single cyberattack can bring a company’s operations to a standstill. In…

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  49. MetTel Launches Global Cloud Network to Deliver SASE Managed Services to Safeguard Network Data in the Borderless Enterprise

    MetTel Launches Global Cloud Network to Deliver SASE Managed Services to Safeguard Network Data in the Borderless Enterprise

    November 10, 2021, New York – MetTel, an IT communications and digital transformation leader, today announced the launch of its global cloud network designed to extend its secure networking services purpose-built for the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE). MetTel will make the enterprise transition to SASE easy by delivering its MetTel SASE solutions through the same fully managed service to which its clients are accustomed….

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  50. MetTel Launches POTS Transformation to Transition Plain Old Telephone Copper Lines to the Digital Age

    MetTel Launches POTS Transformation to Transition Plain Old Telephone Copper Lines to the Digital Age

    New service launches with thousands of installations across industries in response to phone carriers withdrawing support for traditional analog networks NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2021 — MetTel, a digital transformation and IT communications leader, today announced the general availability of POTS Transformation service to help businesses transition their traditional analog phone lines to a digital…

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  51. Forbes | Driving New Efficiencies In Business Development Through Mobility As A Service

    Forbes | Driving New Efficiencies In Business Development Through Mobility As A Service

    Appearing on Forbes.com by Max Silber, VP of Mobility & IoT, MetTel: Job openings reached a new high in May 2021, with 9.21 million available positions. Despite the strain of the pandemic, research indicates job seekers are taking their time. A June 2021 survey from Indeed.com revealed only around 10% of respondents were “urgently” seeking a job. In a…

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  52. MetTel Customer Service Team Recognized in 2021 American Business Awards® for Supporting Digital Transformation

    MetTel Customer Service Team Recognized in 2021 American Business Awards® for Supporting Digital Transformation

    September 21, 2021, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and IT communications leader, was honored with a Stevie® Award in the Customer Service Team of the Year category in the 19th Annual American Business Awards®. MetTel has won more than 20 customer service awards over the past eight consecutive years. This award recognizes the…

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  53. Forbes | Ex-Wall Street Trader Builds MetTel Into Successful Telecom Services Business

    Forbes | Ex-Wall Street Trader Builds MetTel Into Successful Telecom Services Business

    Appearing on Forbes.com: The Telecommunications Act of 1996 enacted during the Clinton administration was designed to create new competition in the broadcasting and telecommunications markets. And while some today debate its success, there is no debating its impact on New York City entrepreneurs Marshall Aronow and Andoni Economou. The pair founded telecom services provider MetTel that year….

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  54. United States Securities and Exchange Commission Selects MetTel for Internet Protocol Services

    United States Securities and Exchange Commission Selects MetTel for Internet Protocol Services

    Commission will transition internet access connectivity to new infrastructure contract July 21, 2021, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has selected MetTel to provide Internet Protocol Services (IPS) under the General Services Administration (GSA) Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract. In compliance with…

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  55. CNN Business | Those annoying robocalls aren’t going to stop today. But they could slow down soon

    CNN Business | Those annoying robocalls aren’t going to stop today. But they could slow down soon

    Appearing on CNN Business: The scourge of obnoxious robocalls has resumed after a brief dip during the early months of the pandemic. But a new prevention program developed by the Federal Communications Commission — which officially went into effect this week — could begin to offer some relief later this year. The program, called “Stir/Shaken,” is a set of…

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  56. MetTel Leads Deployment of FCC STIR/SHAKEN Mandate for Robocall Prevention-as-a-Service

    MetTel Leads Deployment of FCC STIR/SHAKEN Mandate for Robocall Prevention-as-a-Service

    MetTel and RedShift Networks Help Enterprise Customers Prevent Costly Fraudulent Theft of Service New York, June 16, 2021 — MetTel, an IT communications and digital transformation leader, today announced a collaboration with RedShift Networks, a cloud security service solution provider, to help clients resolve unwanted spam and robocalls ahead of the federal mandate for carriers…

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  57. MetTel Announces Network Scout for Real-Time Insight Into Enterprise LAN and WAN

    MetTel Announces Network Scout for Real-Time Insight Into Enterprise LAN and WAN

    Service relieves the time-consuming process of trouble-shooting issues related to monitoring and verifying network devices NEW YORK, June 9, 2021 – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced the availability of its smart Network Scout service, which uses real-time network performance analytics via the cloud to ensure uninterrupted service and better network device performance….

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  58. Forbes | Five Key Business Operations Trends To Watch Over The Next Year

    Forbes | Five Key Business Operations Trends To Watch Over The Next Year

    Appearing on Forbes.com by Max Silber, VP of Mobility & IoT, MetTel: Last year was a time of significant change, with nearly every business leader forced to adapt their models in response to pandemic restrictions. Those that were able to quickly pivot to the demands and requirements of a new environment that featured remote workforces…

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  59. MetTel Wins Marketing Team of the Year Award

    MetTel Wins Marketing Team of the Year Award

    Gartner Magic Quadrant Marketing Campaign, Innovation Summit, Virtual Pivot Cited NEW YORK, May 12, 2021 – MetTel, a digital transformation and IT communications leader, announced it has won a 2021 American Business Award® for Marketing Team of the Year. This American Business Award recognizes the achievements of MetTel’s small but resourceful Marketing Team, who are responsible…

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  60. MetTel Wins Gold Stevie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sales; Robert Dapkiewicz Quoted

    MetTel Wins Gold Stevie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sales; Robert Dapkiewicz Quoted

    ExecutiveGov: MetTel announced on Wednesday that the company has won a Gold Stevie Award in the 19th Annual American Business Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sales or Revenue Generation with over $2 billion in new government sales, with all options booked since 2020. “It’s truly an honor to receive the Gold American Business Award for our Federal team’s incredible sales…

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  61. MetTel Federal Team Wins Gold Stevie® in 2021 American Business Awards® for Achievement in Sales or Revenue Generation Category

    MetTel Federal Team Wins Gold Stevie® in 2021 American Business Awards® for Achievement in Sales or Revenue Generation Category

    Federal team has secured contract awards totaling over $2B in new revenue since 2020 May 5, 2021, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, has won a Gold Stevie® Award in the 19th Annual American Business Awards® for outstanding Achievement in Sales or Revenue Generation with over $2 billion in new government…

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  62. MetTel Announces Availability of Microsoft Teams External Voice

    MetTel Announces Availability of Microsoft Teams External Voice

    New Solution Enables External Calling from Teams Application April 21, 2021, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced a unified solution that allows customers to use Microsoft Teams to enable external calling from any source, directly from the Microsoft Teams application. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many American…

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  63. US National Archives and Records Administration Selects MetTel for Digital Transformation of Network and Voice Services with SD-WAN

    US National Archives and Records Administration Selects MetTel for Digital Transformation of Network and Voice Services with SD-WAN

    Agency aims to transform to a fully integrated SD-WAN based architecture April 15, 2021, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has selected MetTel to provide its integrated SD-WAN based architecture, an EIS Task Order valued at $65 million after all options. NARA…

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  64. MetTel Receives GSA EIS Authority to Operate for Managed Trusted Internet Protocol Service

    MetTel Receives GSA EIS Authority to Operate for Managed Trusted Internet Protocol Service

    April 8, 2021, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced it has successfully completed the Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) Assessment and Authorization process and is now authorized to provide Managed Trusted Internet Protocol Service (MTIPS) to federal government agencies on the MetTel network. MetTel is among the most advanced in…

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  65. Raytheon Technologies Partners with MetTel to Deliver Agile, Secure Network Solution for the FAA

    Raytheon Technologies Partners with MetTel to Deliver Agile, Secure Network Solution for the FAA

    Raytheon and MetTel announce partnership for the FAA Enterprise Network Services contract ARLINGTON, Va., (March 29, 2021) – Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Collins Aerospace, Raytheon Technologies businesses, announced their strategic alliance with digital transformation leader MetTel in support of the FAA Enterprise Network Services opportunity. A critical step in airspace modernization, FENS will create…

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  66. Light Reading Podcast | MetTel’s Ed Fox on extending enterprise IT to home networks

    Light Reading Podcast | MetTel’s Ed Fox on extending enterprise IT to home networks

    Appearing on LightReading.com Ed Fox, CTO of MetTel, joins the Light Reading podcast to discuss challenges in extending SD-WAN services to home networks, whether SASE makes sense to enterprise customers and how MetTel is helping its customers navigate the onslaught of video conferencing and messaging applications. “Extending SD-WAN to the home – we’ve done it…

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  67. Surviving 2021 For Business Developers

    Surviving 2021 For Business Developers

    Forbes: By Max Silber, VP of Mobility & IoT The adage “hindsight is 20/20” is fitting since, with the introspection of a year, we can now fully appreciate all the ways that the year 2020 has forever changed the way we work and live. Very swiftly, the pandemic demanded a rethinking of the workplace, as…

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  68. MetTel Wins Stevie® Awards for Back-Office Customer Service Professional of the Year and Front-Line Customer Service Professional of the Year

    MetTel Wins Stevie® Awards for Back-Office Customer Service Professional of the Year and Front-Line Customer Service Professional of the Year

    Recognized for demonstrating superior billing-related customer service and going above and beyond for clients during the pandemic NEW YORK, February 23, 2021 – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, announced today that it has won two Stevie® Awards for Customer Service & Call Center Individual Categories in the 15th annual Stevie Awards for Sales &…

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  69. MetTel Customer Innovation Labs Engages with Raytheon and Cybraics to Prove AI-Behavior Based Cybersecurity Service

    MetTel Customer Innovation Labs Engages with Raytheon and Cybraics to Prove AI-Behavior Based Cybersecurity Service

    MetTel-Raytheon alliance to capitalize on research with Cybraics to push boundaries of how MetTel brings security to customers February 18, 2021, New York – MetTel, a communications and digital transformation leader, today announced a joint development program with Cybraics, a unique AI-directed security platform, to validate and refine powerful new AI-enhanced security capabilities for MetTel…

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  70. MetTel Wins Gold Stevie® Award for 2021 Government Sales Team of the Year

    MetTel Wins Gold Stevie® Award for 2021 Government Sales Team of the Year

    Federal sales team recognized for its tenacity and passion, capping off a $1.3B sales year NEW YORK, February 9, 2021 – MetTel, a digital transformation and IT communications leader, won a Gold Stevie® Award for Government Sales Team of the Year in the 15th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The award recognizes MetTel’s…

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  71. Federal News Network | Revitalizing government networks with SD-WAN

    Federal News Network | Revitalizing government networks with SD-WAN

    Federal News Network, By Rob Dapkiewicz, SVP of MetTel Federal: While the reverberations of COVID-19 will likely be felt for decades to come, a near-term consequence has been a renewed focus on preparing for the future. The pandemic has revealed bandwidth gaps and shortcomings across the government sector, as the system has been tested like…

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  72. Forbes | From 5G To AI And Network Security: Hot Tech Trend Tips For 2021

    Forbes | From 5G To AI And Network Security: Hot Tech Trend Tips For 2021

    Appearing on Forbes.com by Ed Fox, MetTel CTO: As we enter 2021, I’d like to briefly look back at the year that was to reflect on all that happened — and to gain insights into what to expect in the new year. I think it goes without saying that 2020 was a year like we’ve…

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  73. MetTel Expands to Deliver Geotab IoT Solutions for U.S. Government Vehicles

    MetTel Expands to Deliver Geotab IoT Solutions for U.S. Government Vehicles

    Managed Services will help to Streamline Compliance, Reduce Costs, Improve Safety January 12, 2021, New York – MetTel, a Gartner-recognized leader in digital transformation and communications, today announced that it is partnering with Geotab to offer government vehicles access to a suite of managed services that provide critical intelligence to help streamline compliance and reporting,…

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  74. Shaping The Next Normal: Five Key Tech Trends That Could Drive Business Forward In 2021

    Shaping The Next Normal: Five Key Tech Trends That Could Drive Business Forward In 2021

    Forbes: By Max Silber VP of Mobility & IoT 2020 was a year marked by change as many of us adjusted to disruptions in both our work and personal lives. While the enormous impact of the pandemic was unexpected, it has acted as a catalyst for transformation across the workplace. By forcing businesses to become…

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  75. CIO | Beyond the hype: Preparing for 5G (if you need it at all)

    CIO | Beyond the hype: Preparing for 5G (if you need it at all)

    CIO: By Ed Fox, CTO We’ve all heard the incredible promises associated with 5G – lightning-fast speeds, reduced latency and greater capacity, which will help to support an array of transformative new applications, changing the way we work and live. It’s easy to imagine a world enabled by 5G, with autonomous cars, smart cities and…

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  76. AT&T Names MetTel Top Partner Exchange Award Winner for Wireline Network Solutions

    AT&T Names MetTel Top Partner Exchange Award Winner for Wireline Network Solutions

    Seventh consecutive year awarded for bringing AT&T IT communications solutions to clients NEW YORK, December 15, 2020 – MetTel, a communications and digital transformation leader, has once again been recognized as a top AT&T solution provider with the Platinum Elite Award within AT&T’s Partner Exchange Program. MetTel continues to be AT&T’s top award winner across…

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  77. Network Computing | The Network Upgrades You Should Consider in 2021

    Network Computing | The Network Upgrades You Should Consider in 2021

    Network Computing: With 2020 receding into dismal history, the new year’s arrival provides a perfect moment to look forward to a hopefully happier and calmer future. This is also a good time to examine existing network resources and to determine where improvements can be made to enhance service, performance, security, innovation, and other essential functions…

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  78. CIO | Is AI really the answer?

    CIO | Is AI really the answer?

    CIO.com By Ed Fox, CTO: Artificial intelligence (AI) has been hailed as the answer to just about every IT problem, including eliminating the dreaded skills gap, supercharging productivity, securing networks and ensuring competitiveness. Its potential seems unlimited, and no one wants to get left behind. However, despite the ongoing – and mostly justified – hype…

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  79. Forbes Tech | Pros: Power Your Career By Focusing On These 13 In-Demand Skills

    Forbes Tech | Pros: Power Your Career By Focusing On These 13 In-Demand Skills

    Forbes: Technology’s role in business has skyrocketed over the past decade, and the demands created by the pandemic have only accelerated the need for qualified tech professionals across industries. With the rapid evolution of business- and consumer-focused technologies, it can be difficult for companies to find professionals who are trained and certified in the latest…

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  80. Bruin, Intelligent TEM Platform, Recognized in Gartner 2020 Market Guide for Telecom Expense Management Services

    Bruin, Intelligent TEM Platform, Recognized in Gartner 2020 Market Guide for Telecom Expense Management Services

    Key Findings Indicate the Value of TEM and Future Direction of the Market in the COVID Economy December 2, 2020, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced that Bruin, an intelligent platform for communications management and a member of the MetTel family of companies, has been identified as a Representative…

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  81. MetTel, AT&T, Verizon Land in Latest Gartner Magic Quadrant

    MetTel, AT&T, Verizon Land in Latest Gartner Magic Quadrant

    Channel Partners: Gartner recognized top network services providers in its newest leaderboard. The research firm recently unveiled the Magic Quadrant for Managed Network Services. The report focuses on providers that deliver network operations center life cycle services. These companies assume responsibility for operating WAN, LAN and WLAN networks. A U.S. firm stood out among its peers…

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  82. MetTel Named a Leader in the Inaugural 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Network Services

    MetTel Named a Leader in the Inaugural 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Network Services

    Appearing in its first full Gartner Magic Quadrant, MetTel is the only US-based company in the Leader Quadrant and Furthest on Completeness of Vision NEW YORK, Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MetTel today announced that it has been named a Leader in the inaugural Gartner 2020 Magic Quadrant for Managed Network Services (MNS). MetTel represents a US-based…

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  83. The VA Awards MetTel on to the $722M IDIQ Contract for National Local Exchange Carrier – Next Generation Services

    The VA Awards MetTel on to the $722M IDIQ Contract for National Local Exchange Carrier – Next Generation Services

    November 19, 2020, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation, and communications leader, today announced the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected MetTel as a provider for its National Local Exchange Carrier Services for the Next Generation (NLEC-NG) contract. This multiple award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a potential 15-year,…

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  84. Potomac Officers Club | State Department Awards $711M to MetTel for Managed WAN Services

    Potomac Officers Club | State Department Awards $711M to MetTel for Managed WAN Services

    Potomac Officers Club: The Department of State has awarded MetTel a $711M contract to provide a fully meshed and managed Layer-3 Multi-Protocol Label Switching network using a virtual private network service. The Enterprise Information Solutions Task Order 2 deal includes a 13-year period of performance, including all options. “MetTel has a demonstrated track record of successfully transforming…

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  85. Fedscoop | State Department deploying SD-WAN with $711M EIS contract to MetTel

    Fedscoop | State Department deploying SD-WAN with $711M EIS contract to MetTel

    Fedscoop: The State Department plans to deploy a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) supported by a $711 million task order awarded to MetTel. A New York City-based small business, MetTel will provide a fully meshed and managed layer-3 multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) network using a virtual private network (VPN), it announced Tuesday. The 13-year task order was awarded under the…

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  86. Washington Technology | MetTel takes $711M State Department telecom task order

    Washington Technology | MetTel takes $711M State Department telecom task order

    Washington Technology: NOTE: This article first appeared on FCW.com. The State Department awarded a $711 million, 13-year task order for data services under the General Services Administration’s (GSA) $50 billion next-generation telecommunications contract for managed data services. The task order went to MetTel under the GSA’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) telecommunications contract, according to federal…

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  87. FCW | State Dept. awards EIS data network contract

    FCW | State Dept. awards EIS data network contract

    FCW: The State Department awarded a $711 million, 13-year task order for data services under the General Services Administration’s (GSA) $50 billion next-generation telecommunications contract for managed data services. The task order went to MetTel under the GSA’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) telecommunications contract, according to federal contracting records. The contract was finalized in October….

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  88. GovCon Wire | MetTel Receives $711M State Dept Task Order Under EIS Telecom Contract; Robert Dapkiewicz Quoted

    GovCon Wire | MetTel Receives $711M State Dept Task Order Under EIS Telecom Contract; Robert Dapkiewicz Quoted

    GovCon Wire: MetTel has won a potential 13-year, $711M task order to provide wide-area network and data services for the State Department. The task order awarded under the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Services contract for telecommunications support includes the delivery of a fully managed layer 3 Multiprotocol Label Switching network, Internet Protocol Service and Ethernet Transport Service,…

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  89. MetTel Awarded $711 Million Task Order by the United States Department of State to Deploy and Manage Wide Area Network and Diversity Services

    MetTel Awarded $711 Million Task Order by the United States Department of State to Deploy and Manage Wide Area Network and Diversity Services

    MetTel Will Help the Department of State Begin Its Digital Transformation Capitalizing on Advances in Technology October 27, 2020, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced the United States Department of State (DOS) has selected and awarded MetTel its Enterprise Information Solutions (EIS) Task Order 2 for $711 million over…

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  90. Channel Futures | SD-WAN: The Key Piece in Your Customers’ COVID-19 Digital Transformation

    Channel Futures | SD-WAN: The Key Piece in Your Customers’ COVID-19 Digital Transformation

    Appearing on ChannelFutures.com by Ed Fox, CTO, MetTel: In the post COVID-19 environment, business leaders are quickly realizing the benefits of building more agile, efficient and adaptable operations that can thrive in a rapidly changing and unpredictable environment. Although digital transformation (DX) has been a hot topic for the past few years, the pandemic has made clear the DX benefits to be captured as…

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  91. Forbes | Three Ways Underappreciated IoT Is Delivering For Businesses, Quietly

    Forbes | Three Ways Underappreciated IoT Is Delivering For Businesses, Quietly

    Forbes By Max Silber, Forbes Business Development Council Over the past 20 years, advances in mobility-enabling technologies have driven a slow and steady revolution. The poster child for this revolution has been the smartphone, which as we know has transformed everything from dating and socializing to working and shopping. While the impact of the smartphone…

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  92. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Selects MetTel to Provide Mobility Services

    Commonwealth of Massachusetts Selects MetTel to Provide Mobility Services

    MetTel Mobility will provide the commonwealth with complete control over devices with managed services, reducing the burden on IT departments while lowering costs NEW YORK, September 24, 2020 — The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has selected MetTel as a communications services provider for government agencies across the state.  The award, Statewide contract ITT72, is designed to provide state…

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  93. Light Reading Podcast: MetTel’s smart city strategy for City of Phoenix

    Light Reading Podcast: MetTel’s smart city strategy for City of Phoenix

    Light Reading: Max Silber, vice president of mobility and IoT for MetTel, discusses the service provider’s IoT strategy for assisting the City of Phoenix in meeting its goal of becoming a zero-waste city by 2050. MetTel has worked with the city to provide automated vehicle location services via IoT-connected devices that monitor fuel usage, route…

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  94. FedScoop | DHS improves internet security with EIS award to MetTel

    FedScoop | DHS improves internet security with EIS award to MetTel

    FedScoop: The Department of Homeland Security awarded a $3 million information technology task order to MetTel, giving it real-time visibility into internet access and security across all its offices nationwide. The Internet Protocol Service-Primary Network task order covers network bandwidth capacity of up to 10 gigabits per second, managed security services and access to a portal for monitoring performance….

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  95. Department of Homeland Security Selects MetTel for Managed Security Services and as Primary Internet Access Provider

    Department of Homeland Security Selects MetTel for Managed Security Services and as Primary Internet Access Provider

    September 15, 2020, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the federal agency charged with securing the nation, has selected MetTel for managed security services nationwide and as its primary internet access provider. MetTel’s selection for the DHS Internet Protocol Service –…

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  96. GovCon Wire | Robert Dapkiewicz Named MetTel Federal Program GM, SVP

    GovCon Wire | Robert Dapkiewicz Named MetTel Federal Program GM, SVP

    GovCon Wire: Robert Dapkiewicz, former AT&T (NYSE: T) executive, has joined MetTel as general manager and senior vice president of the company’s federal program. He brings to the role over 30 years of civilian and military leadership experience and will oversee MetTel’s federal practice through its Washington, D.C. office, the company said Thursday. Rob’s solid track record of success in sales, marketing,…

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  97. Washington Technology | MetTel names new leader for federal business

    Washington Technology | MetTel names new leader for federal business

    Washington Technology: MetTel, one of the ten vendors on the General Services Administration’s $50 billion next generation Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) telecommunications contract, named a former AT&T executive to head its federal business operations. Robert Dapkiewicz has taken over as general manager and senior vice president of MetTel’s federal program. Dapkiewicz held numerous senior executive…

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  98. MetTel Taps AT&T Veteran to Lead Federal Practice

    MetTel Taps AT&T Veteran to Lead Federal Practice

    September 10, 2020, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced that it has appointed Robert Dapkiewicz as general manager and senior vice president (SVP) to lead MetTel’s Federal Program. Mr. Dapkiewicz assumes the role immediately and will be based in MetTel’s Washington, D.C. office. “Rob’s solid track record of success in…

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  99. Fierce Telecom | MetTel taps former AT&T exec to lead federal program

    Fierce Telecom | MetTel taps former AT&T exec to lead federal program

    Fierce Telecom: MetTel announced on Thursday that it has hired former AT&T executive Robert Dapkiewicz to lead its federal program. Dapkiewicz is now general manager and senior vice president of MetTel’s federal program, and is based in Washington D.C. Dapkiewicz spent more than 20 years in various senior executive positions at AT&T in both commercial…

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  100. FCW | SDN and the post-COVID office

    FCW | SDN and the post-COVID office

    FCW: The General Services Administration is counting on software-defined networking services to help it manage demand for connectivity in offices nationwide, according to one of the agency’s key IT managers. GSA, which manages the $50 billion governmentwide Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle selected SDN capabilities when it came to modernizing its own telecommunications profile. Beth…

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  101. Executive Gov | MetTel Secures $230M Under GSA GICS Task Orders; Wray Varley Quoted

    Executive Gov | MetTel Secures $230M Under GSA GICS Task Orders; Wray Varley Quoted

    Executive Gov: The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has selected MetTel for its Infrastructure and Communications Solutions (GICS) Enterprise Information Solutions (EIS) task orders for Network and Voice with a combined value of $230 million over the next 13 years, MelTel announced on Thursday. “The GSA recognized MetTel’s ability to deliver industry-leading voice and data solutions…

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  102. Fedscoop | GSA awards MetTel $230M in EIS task orders to modernize data, voice services

    Fedscoop | GSA awards MetTel $230M in EIS task orders to modernize data, voice services

    Fedscoop: The General Services Administration moved to modernize its data network and voice services by awarding MetTel two task orders worth more than $230 million, the small business announced Thursday. Awarded under the $50 billion governmentwide Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract, GSA‘s Infrastructure and Communications Solutions (GICS) task orders will deliver a secure, fully-meshed Internet Protocol network. The…

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  103. United States General Services Administration Selects MetTel for Two Awards for Nationwide Data and Voice Services

    United States General Services Administration Selects MetTel for Two Awards for Nationwide Data and Voice Services

    $230+ Million Awards Will Transform Legacy Infrastructure to Provide High Availability and Resilience to Meet the GSA’s Mission August 6, 2020, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has selected MetTel for its Infrastructure and Communications Solutions (GICS) Enterprise Information Solutions (EIS) Task Order…

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  104. MetTel’s Tim Hanley Named a ‘Top Gun 51’ Leader by Channel Partners

    MetTel’s Tim Hanley Named a ‘Top Gun 51’ Leader by Channel Partners

    Prestigious Award Demonstrates MetTel Channel Leadership and High Standard of Client Service July 29, 2020, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, announced today that Tim Hanley, Vice President of Strategic Sales, has been named a Channel Partners “Top Gun 51” channel leader. Channel Partners and Channel Futures editors collaborated with distributors,…

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  105. Channel Partners | Top Gun 51 for 2020: Meet This Year’s Best Channel Leaders

    Channel Partners | Top Gun 51 for 2020: Meet This Year’s Best Channel Leaders

    Channel Partners: Introduced last year, the Top Gun 51 recognizes premier leaders in the indirect IT and telecom channel. There were three criteria considered in selecting this year’s group: advocacy for the channel commitment to partners’ business success dedication to earning the channel’s trust A channel leader possesses integrity, knowledge and confidence. They have the ability…

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  106. Channel Partners | New Services to Sell: 8×8 Platform, Comcast Connectivity, More

    Channel Partners | New Services to Sell: 8×8 Platform, Comcast Connectivity, More

    Channel Partners: Remote work has incurred a myriad of business challenges, and technology companies are facing the challenge head-on. 8×8 rolled out a communications portfolio that includes a Microsoft Teams integration. Versa Networks unveiled a secure access service edge (SASE) solution. Also, Comcast introduced a residential connectivity solution for employees working at home. But there’s more to…

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  107. GovCon Wire | MetTel Books Telecom Support Task Orders Totaling $230M Under GSA’s EIS Contract

    GovCon Wire | MetTel Books Telecom Support Task Orders Totaling $230M Under GSA’s EIS Contract

    GovCon Wire: MetTel has received task orders worth over $230M combined to provide telecommunications and network services to support the General Services Administration’s information technology modernization efforts, FCW reported Thursday. The New York-based telecom company secured the two orders through GSA’s potential $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle which includes companies such as CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T). The Nationwide Data…

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  108. Federal Computer Week | GSA taps MetTel for its own EIS contract

    Federal Computer Week | GSA taps MetTel for its own EIS contract

    Federal Computer Week: The General Services Administration awarded two task orders potentially worth over $230 million under its next-generation, $50 billion telecommunications contract for its operations. The orders, which went to MetTel under GSA’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract, cover network and voice for the agency. The orders were awarded June 23 by GSA’s Federal…

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  109. Forbes | How To Adjust Your Business Development Plan During A Pandemic

    Forbes | How To Adjust Your Business Development Plan During A Pandemic

    Forbes By Max Silber, Forbes Business Development Council As many American workers have transitioned to a new remote reality in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, often-overlooked core operations have increasingly come back into focus for businesses across the spectrum. With so many employees working from home and beyond normal controls – and new business…

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  110. Channel Partners | ‘7 Minutes’ with MetTel: SD-WAN Service Provides Competitive Edge

    Channel Partners | ‘7 Minutes’ with MetTel: SD-WAN Service Provides Competitive Edge

    Channel Partners: MetTel is giving massive carriers like AT&T and Verizon a run for their money with its managed SD-WAN service. MetTel’s SD-WAN service combines MPLS, broadband internet circuits and 4G-LTE for optimal performance of applications including real-time voice and video, all from one cloud-controlled branch device. The newest version of MetTel SD-WAN is enhanced with MetTel intelligent…

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  111. MetTel Wins Customer Service Team of the Year in 2020 American Business Awards® for Rapid Response to COVID-19

    MetTel Wins Customer Service Team of the Year in 2020 American Business Awards® for Rapid Response to COVID-19

    NEW YORK, June 24, 2020 –MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, was named the winner of Customer Service Team of Year in the 18th Annual American Business Awards® today. MetTel’s CX (Customer Experience) team led the client-focused efforts that earned this customer service award. MetTel is known for its industry-leading team, tools and procedures to understand…

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  112. TMC | MetTel to Begin Selling Viasat Satellite Broadband

    TMC | MetTel to Begin Selling Viasat Satellite Broadband

    TMC: Last year we told you about Viasat’s impressive broadband solution with speeds of up to 100 Mbps. Last fall we told you they were expanding their channel program to Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Now, MetTel will offer Viasat’s satellite internet service as an option to the company’s business and government customer base, expanding MetTel’s coverage options…

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  113. Channel Partners | MetTel Partners to Offer Viasat Business Internet Service

    Channel Partners | MetTel Partners to Offer Viasat Business Internet Service

    Channel Partners: A new agreement with MetTel brings Viasat business internet service to more U.S. businesses. The satellite service expands MetTel’s growing portfolio of connectivity offers. It is initially available in the lower 48 states. It could expand into Puerto Rico, Mexico and other international markets. Sean Sullivan is MetTel‘s vice president of product management and regulatory affairs. He said…

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  114. Seeking Alpha | Viasat, MetTel team on offering satellite Internet

    Seeking Alpha | Viasat, MetTel team on offering satellite Internet

    Seeking Alpha: Viasat (VSAT +0.8%) has an agreement with MetTel to offer its high-speed connectivity to more U.S. businesses. MetTel will expand its coverage options in remote and difficult-to-reach locations by offering Viasat’s satellite Internet. Viasat’s business Internet service covers 96% of the U.S. population, offering up to 100 Mbps downloads in select areas. MetTel’s converged network pools…

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  115. Via Satellite | Viasat Sells $400M of Senior Notes; Signs MetTel Internet Service Agreement

    Via Satellite | Viasat Sells $400M of Senior Notes; Signs MetTel Internet Service Agreement

    Via Satellite: Viasat is selling $400 million worth of senior notes. In a Wednesday announcement, the satellite operator said the net proceeds will be used to repay debt and to finance general purposes including the purchase, launch, and operation of satellites, potential acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, working capital or capital expenditures. Viasat said notes…

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  116. Telecom Ramblings | Friday Bytes: Commstar, Avelacom, STACK, Viasat, MetTel

    Telecom Ramblings | Friday Bytes: Commstar, Avelacom, STACK, Viasat, MetTel

    Telecom Ramblings: Two from orbit, some certifications, and some low latency: One of the more interesting announcements this week that I don’t quite know what to make up comes from way up in orbit. Commstar Space Communications has announced plans to deploy a data relay satellite between the Earth and the Moon by 2023. More specifically,…

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  117. Federal News Network | Transforming IT communications can lower your cost base

    Federal News Network | Transforming IT communications can lower your cost base

    Federal News Network By Wray Varley, VP of Federal Sales Who would have thought a virus, an invisible germ, would infect our modern, globalized economy? The current battle plan for the majority of businesses is one of survival – tread water and keep afloat until calm and normalcy return. We’ve survived crises before and we’ll get…

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  118. Viasat, MetTel Sign Business Internet Services Agreement to Bring Viasat High-Speed Connectivity to More Businesses Across the U.S.

    Viasat, MetTel Sign Business Internet Services Agreement to Bring Viasat High-Speed Connectivity to More Businesses Across the U.S.

    CARLSBAD Calif., and NEW YORK, June 18, 2020 – Viasat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced its business satellite internet service will be offered through MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader. The satellite internet service expands MetTel’s growing portfolio of connectivity offerings and will initially be available in the contiguous U.S., with the…

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  119. Forbes | Application Mobility Is Key To Business Continuity In The Crisis Economy

    Forbes | Application Mobility Is Key To Business Continuity In The Crisis Economy

    Forbes By Ed Fox, Forbes Technology Council For businesses, the world has never been as fraught with risk as it is right now. The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed how we work and do business, and for some industries, it’s shut them down altogether. And even as we deal with the fallout from the pandemic, we…

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  120. Channel Partners | Coffee with Craig and Kevin Episode No. 78: MetTel SD-WAN, Gigtel UCaaS

    Channel Partners | Coffee with Craig and Kevin Episode No. 78: MetTel SD-WAN, Gigtel UCaaS

    Channel Partners: The guys are ready to “tel” you a little about the channel. MetTel, with its strong SD-WAN play, and GigTel, big into UCaaS, are a couple of players making waves this spring. Up first is MetTel CTO Ed Fox, who discusses how artificial intelligence and SD-WAN are making enterprise networks more efficient. And he…

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  121. SD-WAN: The Backbone of Digital Transformation

    SD-WAN: The Backbone of Digital Transformation

    Pipeline: by Ed Fox, CTO, MetTel Some version of this statement is everywhere you turn these days: “Cloud computing, 5G, mobility, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) are transforming the ways we work, collaborate and live.” There’s a good reason we hear it everywhere: it’s true. These technologies are radically reshaping not only the…

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  122. MetTel Wins Gold Stevie® for Software-Defined Infrastructure in 2020 American Business Awards®

    MetTel Wins Gold Stevie® for Software-Defined Infrastructure in 2020 American Business Awards®

    AI-monitored SD-WAN proactively identifies and automates network issues NEW YORK, May 28, 2020 – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Software-Defined Infrastructure category in the 18th Annual American Business Awards® today. The newest version of MetTel SD-WAN is enhanced with MetTel Intelligent Automation, using…

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  123. TechTarget | How to understand DRaaS pricing and budgeting

    TechTarget | How to understand DRaaS pricing and budgeting

    Originally appearing on TechTarget Network: Learn how to get the most value out of your disaster-recovery-as-a-service investment by conducting a thorough business impact analysis and following a few simple steps. Making the decision to move to a disaster-recovery-as-a-service provider is relatively easy, but then comes the hard part: understanding how to accurately price and budget…

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  124. How Digital Transformation Can Drive Efficiency and Resiliency for Business in 2020

    How Digital Transformation Can Drive Efficiency and Resiliency for Business in 2020

    Telecom Reseller: by Dave Mitchell, VP-Channel, MetTel Perhaps at no other time in recent history have an organizations’ traditional IT networks and mobile communications services been so closely relied on than during the COVID-19 pandemic. As many of us continue to work from home, employees are relying more than ever on their networks and mobile devices…

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  125. Enterprises Need to Cut Through the Hype Of 5G And Understand Its Applications for Them: MetTel’s CTO, Ed Fox

    Enterprises Need to Cut Through the Hype Of 5G And Understand Its Applications for Them: MetTel’s CTO, Ed Fox

    Smart Industry News: In the next two years, which emerging technology do you think has the potential to transform the telecommunications sector in the US? 5G, IoT, Blockchain or any other? Why? 5G is transformational, we just need to cut through the hype of what’s real and what’s not. 5G is so different from other…

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  126. 5G and Wi-Fi 6 will improve your WFH experience

    5G and Wi-Fi 6 will improve your WFH experience

    CNN Business: In a matter of weeks, much of the world has shifted to working or attending school from home in to slow the spread of coronavirus. With so many remote-working tools now available, the world was better prepared for the transition than it would have been in decades past. But that doesn’t mean it’s been a perfect…

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  127. MetTel Joins Geotab Marketplace to Empower Remote, Mobile Workforces at Lower Cost

    MetTel Joins Geotab Marketplace to Empower Remote, Mobile Workforces at Lower Cost

    Efficient, managed mobility services can significantly cut enterprise costs NEW YORK, March 31, 2020 – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced the availability of its Mobility and IoT services on the Geotab Marketplace, a growing portfolio of mobile apps, hardware Add-Ons and software Add-Ins that enable Geotab customers to better manage their…

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  128. Social Security Administration awards $253 million task order

    Social Security Administration awards $253 million task order

    Federal Times: The Social Security Administration has awarded a $253 million telecommunications task order to MetTel, according to a March 19 news release from the telecom company. The task order is part of SSA’s Grand SLLAM contract vehicle, which procures local, long distance and access management telecommunications services. According to the release from MetTel, the…

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  129. Social Security Administration Awards MetTel a $253 Million Task Order

    Social Security Administration Awards MetTel a $253 Million Task Order

    IT Communications will help SSA Prepare for the Future and Scale to Meet Demands of Aging Population March 19, 2020, Washington, DC  –  MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) has awarded MetTel its Grand SLLAM Task Order for Local, Long Distance and Access Management telecommunications…

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  130. Watch Out For These 13 Cloud Computing Trends On The Horizon

    Watch Out For These 13 Cloud Computing Trends On The Horizon

    Forbes: The rise of the cloud over the past few years has transformed business technology. From managing tech infrastructure to application development and management to remote work and beyond, cloud computing has become integrated into many business operations. As the cloud continues to grow, it will also continue to shape the world of business tech…

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  131. MetTel Launches SD-M to Extend Private Cloud Security, Compliance & Adaptability to Corporate Mobility

    MetTel Launches SD-M to Extend Private Cloud Security, Compliance & Adaptability to Corporate Mobility

    Yahoo Finance: MetTel, an IT communications leader specializing in digital transformation, has launched a new cloud service, SD-M, that extends key benefits of SD-WAN – security, compliance and adaptability to enterprise mobility. SD-M provides actionable insight and control of factors impacting performance, costs and security of mobility usage by your workforce.  It benefits the enterprise similarly…

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  132. MetTel Addresses Enterprise Mobility Challenges with SD-M

    MetTel Addresses Enterprise Mobility Challenges with SD-M

    TMCnet: It is no secret we live in an always-on, always plugged-in world. One of the primary demands of organizations today is increased mobility without sacrificing security. As SD-WAN continues to permeate the nooks and crannies of business networks worldwide, vendors are working toward addressing this request head on. MetTel (News – Alert) announced the arrival of a new cloud…

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  133. MetTel launches SD-M to extend private cloud security, compliance and adaptability to corporate mobility

    MetTel launches SD-M to extend private cloud security, compliance and adaptability to corporate mobility

    Lightreading: NEW YORK – MetTel, an IT communications leader specializing in digital transformation, has launched a new cloud service, SD-M, that extends key benefits of SD-WAN – security, compliance and adaptability to enterprise mobility. SD-M provides actionable insight and control of factors impacting performance, costs and security of mobility usage by your workforce. It benefits…

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  134. MetTel bows new cloud service that includes mobile security and compliance for enterprises

    MetTel bows new cloud service that includes mobile security and compliance for enterprises

    Fierce Telecom: MetTel on Tuesday took the wraps off of its SD-M service, which was designed to bring some of the benefits of SD-WAN to mobile workforces. SD-M provides actionable insight and control of factors impacting performance, costs and security of mobility usage by an enterprise’s workforce. According to MetTel, its offering benefits the enterprise…

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  135. MetTel Launches SD-M to Extend Private Cloud Security, Compliance & Adaptability to Corporate Mobility

    MetTel Launches SD-M to Extend Private Cloud Security, Compliance & Adaptability to Corporate Mobility

    Locks Down the Browser “Trap-Door” While Lowering Data Costs New York, March 10, 2020 — MetTel, an IT communications leader specializing in digital transformation, has launched a new cloud service, SD-M, that extends key benefits of SD-WAN—security, compliance and adaptability to enterprise mobility. SD-M provides actionable insight and control of factors impacting performance, costs and…

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  136. MetTel Launches SD-M to Extend Private Cloud Security, Compliance & Adaptability to Corporate Mobility

    MetTel Launches SD-M to Extend Private Cloud Security, Compliance & Adaptability to Corporate Mobility

    PR Newswire: MetTel, an IT communications leader specializing in digital transformation, has launched a new cloud service, SD-M, that extends key benefits of SD-WAN – security, compliance and adaptability to enterprise mobility. SD-M provides actionable insight and control of factors impacting performance, costs and security of mobility usage by your workforce.  It benefits the enterprise similarly…

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  137. Retail Apocalypse Or Revolution? How 5G Will Change How We Shop

    Retail Apocalypse Or Revolution? How 5G Will Change How We Shop

    Forbes: By Max Silber, Forbes Business Development Council Member If news headlines about the “Retail Apocalypse” are to be believed, retailers are in trouble. In 2019, more than 9,300 stores closed, and that trend may continue into the foreseeable future. 2020 shows no sign of slowing down — Macy’s recently announced it is closing 29 of its stores, and…

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  138. 10 Predictions For A New Decade: How 5G, Digital Transformation And Cloud Will Impact How We Work

    10 Predictions For A New Decade: How 5G, Digital Transformation And Cloud Will Impact How We Work

    Forbes: By Ed Fox, Forbes Technology Council Member As we begin a new decade, it’s useful to spend a moment reflecting on how far we’ve come over the past decade and look ahead to see what’s on the horizon. In technology, this is an especially important exercise, as the advancing rate of change in capabilities…

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  139. MetTel Wins 2020 Stevie® Award for Customer Service in Telecommunications

    MetTel Wins 2020 Stevie® Award for Customer Service in Telecommunications

    Hands-On Approach to Communications Helps Healthcare Client Reduce Budget, Reach Cost Efficiency Objectives NEW YORK, January 28, 2020 – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, was named a winner in the Customer Service Department of Year category in the 14th annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service in healthcare. MetTel was recognized for…

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  140. Ubiquitous Connectivity Is Here

    Ubiquitous Connectivity Is Here

    Pipeline: Ten years ago, businesses were just beginning to come to terms with the smartphone revolution, as iPhones and Blackberries were becoming mainstays in offices throughout the US. Just as the Internet and personal computers transformed business in the decades before that, the smartphone upended traditional operations and provided a powerful new productivity tool. Now…

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  141. Max Silber, MetTel VP of Mobility & IoT, Accepted into Forbes Business Development Council

    Max Silber, MetTel VP of Mobility & IoT, Accepted into Forbes Business Development Council

    Forbes Business Development Council Is an Invitation-Only Community for Senior-Level Sales and Business Development Executives   NEW YORK, January 21, 2020 – Max Silber, Vice President of Mobility & IoT at MetTel, an IT communications and digital transformation leader, has been accepted into the Forbes Business Development Council, an invitation-only community for senior-level sales and…

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  142. MetTel Receives Full Authority to Operate Under GSA’s EIS Contract

    MetTel Receives Full Authority to Operate Under GSA’s EIS Contract

    MetTel will provide next generation information technology and telecom infrastructure through the $50B EIS Contract NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MetTel, a communications and digital transformation leader has received full authority to operate (ATO) under the General Services Administration’s 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program. As part of the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions program, MetTel is now…

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  143. GSA’s $50B Telecom Contract Is Now Truly Open for Business

    GSA’s $50B Telecom Contract Is Now Truly Open for Business

    Nextgov: After more than two years, the General Services Administration’s $50 billion telecommunications contract is now truly, fully open for business, as the last two vendors were cleared to accept task orders. GSA awarded spots in August 2017 on the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions, or EIS, contract, developed to replace the governmentwide Networx and WITS-3 contracts. The next…

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  144. Final Two EIS Primes Receive Security Green Light

    Final Two EIS Primes Receive Security Green Light

    Fedscoop: The final two vendors were cleared to provide services under the government’s flagship telecom modernization contract this week. MetTel and Granite Telecommunications both completed business support system security testing in December to perform work on the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract, according to the General Services Administration’s latest ATO status released Wednesday. Read Full Article >

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  145. All EIS Vendors Have ATOs

    All EIS Vendors Have ATOs

    FCW: All nine vendors for the General Services Administration’s $50 billion, 15-year next-generation telecommunications contract now have their authorities to operate from the agency. GSA’s monthly Business Support System report from the agency issued on Dec. 18, said Manhattan Telecommunications (MetTel) and Granite Telecommunications LLC completed their operational BSS testing and received their three-year ATO…

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  146. United States Mint Awards to MetTel for Broadband & Wired Services

    United States Mint Awards to MetTel for Broadband & Wired Services

    MetTel provides telecommunications services to United States Mint facilities to assist in the fulfillment of mission-critical services NEW YORK, December 18, 2019 — The United States Mint has entered into contract with MetTel, a leading communications and digital transformation company, to provide a wide range of critical communications services to the Mints’ six facilities, including…

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  147. AT&T Names MetTel as 2019 “Market Mover”

    AT&T Names MetTel as 2019 “Market Mover”

    MetTel honored as a leading AT&T partner for both wireless & wireline NEW YORK, December 5, 2019 – MetTel, a communications and digital transformation leader, has won the top AT&T partner award. As part of AT&T’s Partner Exchange Program, MetTel was named 2019 telecommunications leader in driving the highest total new sales revenue for both wireless/mobility…

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  148. MetTel Named Most Diverse Tech Company Second Year in Row

    MetTel Named Most Diverse Tech Company Second Year in Row

    Tech in Motion Recognizes MetTel with Timmy Award Winner for Best Tech Workplace Diversity NEW YORK, November 4, 2019 – For the second year in a row, Tech in Motion has recognized MetTel as one of the most diverse companies in technology with this year’s Best Tech Workplace for Diversity in NYC award in the…

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  149. MetTel One of Several Companies to Provide Mobility, Voice and Data Services on New York State Contracts for Information Technology

    MetTel One of Several Companies to Provide Mobility, Voice and Data Services on New York State Contracts for Information Technology

    MetTel Mobility provides customers complete control over devices with managed services, reducing the burden on IT departments while lowering costs.   NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) has awarded MetTel as one of several companies on its Centralized Contract for Telecommunication Connectivity Services to provide the state with Mobility,…

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  150. MetTel Lands Spot on Potential $994M DoD Wireless Services IDIQ

    MetTel Lands Spot on Potential $994M DoD Wireless Services IDIQ

    GovConWire: MetTel has been named as an awardee of a potential $993.5 million contract to update wireless devices and services for the U.S. defense and federal civilian agencies. The company said Thursday that it can offer cellular equipment such as small form factor end-user hardware to the Department of Defense via the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Read Full Article >…

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  151. MetTel to provide Mobility Services to U.S. Department of Defense under $994 Million Contract

    MetTel to provide Mobility Services to U.S. Department of Defense under $994 Million Contract

    Contract adds to MetTel’s fast growing mobility business with thousands of endpoint devices and hundreds of enterprise customers October 3, 2019, New York – The Pentagon announced that it has tapped New York-based MetTel to upgrade wireless services and devices for the United States Department of Defense (DoD), including the Navy, Marine Corps, Army and…

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  152. Pentagon Awards Contacts to United Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Sprint

    Pentagon Awards Contacts to United Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Sprint

    The Street: The Pentagon awarded two major contracts to two different U.S. bellwether aerospace and defense companies – United Technologies’ (UTX – Get Report) Pratt & Whitney division, and Lockheed Martin (LMT – Get Report) – to build Air Force jets and missile defense systems, respectively – as well as other military contracts to other U.S. technology, aerospace and…

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  153. Sprint, MetTel win $994 million U.S. defense contract: Pentagon

    Sprint, MetTel win $994 million U.S. defense contract: Pentagon

    Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sprint Corp (S.N) and MetTel have been awarded a $994 million U.S. defense contract for wireless services and devices, the Pentagon said on Monday. Read More >

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  154. Enabling a New Digital Future with SD-WAN

    Enabling a New Digital Future with SD-WAN

    Forbes: By Ed Fox, Forbes Technology Council Member Technologies like cloud computing, 5G, mobility, artificial intelligence (AI), and internet of things (IoT)-enabled devices are transforming the ways we work, collaborate and design for the future. While these technologies often dominate tech news, software-defined networking (SD-WAN) is the unsung hero in the background enabling all these…

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  155. MetTel CTO Ed Fox Joins Forbes Technology Council

    MetTel CTO Ed Fox Joins Forbes Technology Council

    Forbes Technology Council: New York, July 18, 2019 — Ed Fox, CTO, MetTel, a communications and digital transformation leader, has been accepted into Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives. Ed Fox was selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of his experience. Criteria for…

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  156. The Marine Corps is Upgrading Connectivity at its Recruiting Centers

    The Marine Corps is Upgrading Connectivity at its Recruiting Centers

    Signal: The service selected telecommunications company MetTel to provide new broadband Internet infrastructure. The Marine Corps is replacing aging communications technology at its U.S recruiting centers and has selected New-York-based MetTel to provide the improved infrastructure. MetTel will upgrade the service’s aging T-1 transmission lines with high speed broadband.   Read full article >

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  157. Justice inks EIS award

    Justice inks EIS award

    Federal Computer Week: The Department of Justice’s management and CIO offices signed a 13-year contract with AT&T under the federal government’s $50 billion next-generation Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) vehicle. The contract is initially worth $1.4 million the first year, but it has a $527 million lifetime ceiling, until its conclusion in 2032, according to the…

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  158. Smart Security Vehicles Leverage IoT to Capture and Share Data

    Smart Security Vehicles Leverage IoT to Capture and Share Data

    RFID: With Internet of Things sensors and connectivity from MetTel, Brosnan Risk Consultants is monitoring the conditions in and around its security trucks, then sharing that data with customers to provide greater visibility into work being done by each of thousands of officers throughout the United States. Read Full Article > https://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?18693

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  159. SmartTrucks Offer Video Surveillance to Facilities

    SmartTrucks Offer Video Surveillance to Facilities

    Security Today: MetTel and Brosnan Security are collaborating to create IoT-connected vehicle fleets called “SmartTrucks” to increase safety for commercial, governmental, and educational properties, as well as customers and security officers. The SmartTruck is a custom-designed Dodge Ram 1500 with mobile security patrol. In addition to its security features, its physical features include signage and…

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  160. MetTel Picked for Marine Corps internet service

    MetTel Picked for Marine Corps internet service

    Washington Technology: MetTel, an upstart in the government market, has been tapped by the Marine Corps to provide internet connectivity to Recruiting Command centers around the globe. Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but MetTel will be replacing T-1 lines with high bandwidth internet service. The Recruiting Command centers seek to attract high-quality candidates…

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  161. U.S. Marine Corps Recruits MetTel for Broadband Internet Service

    U.S. Marine Corps Recruits MetTel for Broadband Internet Service

    NEW YORK, June 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The United States Marine Corps Recruiting Command selected MetTel, a communications and digital transformation leader, to provide broadband Internet services to the U.S. Marine Corps’ Recruiting Command Centers around the globe. The mission of the Recruiting Command is to attract the highest quality candidates from America’s diverse talent pool to assure…

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  162. MetTel IoT Fleet Management Transforms Brosnan SmartTrucks into Mobile Command Centers to Safeguard Retailers Nationwide

    MetTel IoT Fleet Management Transforms Brosnan SmartTrucks into Mobile Command Centers to Safeguard Retailers Nationwide

    New York, June 6, 2019 – Brosnan Security, the renowned national security officer firm, has unveiled its newest SmartTruck, transformed by MetTel IoT into a connected mobile command center capable of instant internal and external threat and efficiency detection, analysis and response. Brosnan is rolling out the new SmartTrucks to big box retail store parking…

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  163. Video: 5G Transforms Business Models

    Video: 5G Transforms Business Models

    Light Reading: MetTel’s Max Silber, the carrier’s vice president of mobility, says 5G transforms business for both MetTel and its enterprise customers. 5G will help MetTel meet its enterprise customers’ agility demands. “We’re in a click-to-buy generation — everyone wants instant gratification,” Silber says. And 5G will give enterprises the opportunity to become more agile…

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  164. Video: Enterprises Need to Find Business Case for 5G

    Video: Enterprises Need to Find Business Case for 5G

    Light Reading: Many initial 5G deployments will be private networks on enterprise premises, and service providers will need to accommodate those needs, says MetTel CTO Ed Fox in conversation with Light Reading’s Mitch Wagner. Also, Fox talks about how MetTel is going big on network functions virtualization (NFV).  

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  165. 5G is coming to Denver, and it’s not just for smartphones: It could mean super-fast internet at home, too

    5G is coming to Denver, and it’s not just for smartphones: It could mean super-fast internet at home, too

    The Denver Post: Using higher frequency waves comes with some trade-offs. Like a sprinter, millimeter wave 5G isn’t in it for the long haul. And it is a weakling. Don’t ask it to push through brick walls and penetrate the steel and glass of high rises. “Your hand can block it, your window can block…

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  166. Smart Water Management at the Municipal Level

    Smart Water Management at the Municipal Level

    Smart Industry: By MetTel’s Max Silber, VP of Mobility and IoT The enormous promise of IoT to be a force for good is exactly why so many city governments—who are not the type of organization you’d typically think of as “early adopters”—are launching plans to become sustainable smart cities. From a municipal-management perspective, waste and…

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  167. MetTel Wins 2019 American Business Award for Helping Enterprises Map to Future Trends, Technologies at MetTel Innovation Summit

    MetTel Wins 2019 American Business Award for Helping Enterprises Map to Future Trends, Technologies at MetTel Innovation Summit

    NEW YORK, May 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced that it won a Stevie® in the 2019 American Business Awards® for its industry-leading annual Innovation Summit, which is designed to help MetTel’s enterprise customers envision and plan for future trends and technologies. A winner in the Customer Engagement category of the 17th Annual American…

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  168. Phoenix Partners with MetTel for Fleet Automation Technology

    Phoenix Partners with MetTel for Fleet Automation Technology

    Waste 360: The city of Phoenix has entered into an agreement for MetTel, a communications and digital transformation company, to provide services with fleet management automation technology. The agreement began in July 2018. Read full article >

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  169. MetTel Wins Top Awards for Customer Service in IT and Telecommunications for Healthcare and Retail Clients

    MetTel Wins Top Awards for Customer Service in IT and Telecommunications for Healthcare and Retail Clients

    NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MetTel, the digital transformation and communications leader, today announced that it has won two new Stevie Awards for Customer Service in information technology and telecommunications for the fifth straight year on behalf of customers in the healthcare and retail industries. “Our award-winning customer service department is one of the pillars of…

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  170. MetTel Transforms Phoenix Vehicles with IoT-connected Fleet Automation

    MetTel Transforms Phoenix Vehicles with IoT-connected Fleet Automation

    PHOENIX and NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The city of Phoenix entered into an agreement for MetTel, a communications and digital transformation leader, to provide services with fleet management automation technology which began in July. The contract calls for MetTel to provide automated vehicle location services, such as advanced location-based services, dispatch automation and monitoring vehicle diagnostics and driver…

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  171. MetTel and Midland Care to Raise Remote Patient Care Levels Through Telehealth Technology Initiative

    MetTel and Midland Care to Raise Remote Patient Care Levels Through Telehealth Technology Initiative

    NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MetTel, a leader in digital transformation and communications, today announced a telehealth initiative with Midland Care, to drive better care coordination, medical treatment adherence and patient outcomes for the Kansas-based eldercare provider. Midland Care, for more than four decades, has been a leader in responding to the most…

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  172. MetTel Helps Rotech Healthcare Drive Better Patient Outcomes through Enterprise Mobility and Digital Transformation

    MetTel Helps Rotech Healthcare Drive Better Patient Outcomes through Enterprise Mobility and Digital Transformation

    NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — MetTel is helping Rotech Healthcare Inc. to drive better patient care and personalization at healthcare facilities and at home through an innovative mobile initiative that has raised Rotech’s workforce productivity and doubled customer contact, both companies announced. Rotech is a nationwide leader in home medical products including oxygen, ventilators, sleep apnea treatment…

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  173. On heels of EIS extension, Rep. Connolly promises to take a closer look at transition efforts in next Congress

    On heels of EIS extension, Rep. Connolly promises to take a closer look at transition efforts in next Congress

    Federal News Network: December 10, 2018 – Few were surprised by the General Services Administration’s decision on Dec. 6 to extend the time for agencies to transition to the new Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) telecommunications and network contract. Read full article>

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  174. Brooks Rehabilitation Home Health Adopts MetTel Telehealth to Enhance Patient Care Patient Monitoring

    Brooks Rehabilitation Home Health Adopts MetTel Telehealth to Enhance Patient Care Patient Monitoring

    NEW YORK, December 4, 2018 — Brooks Rehabilitation Home Health has selected MetTel’s telehealth solution for IoT-connected Remote Patient Monitoring powered by Health Recovery Solutions (HRS), to reduce re-hospitalizations among high risk patients. The partnership leverages the strengths of MetTel’s communications capabilities with HRS’s clinical software expertise to provide a complete solution for patient monitoring….

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  175. Project 38: MetTel’s Diana Gowen and the telecom pivot

    Project 38: MetTel’s Diana Gowen and the telecom pivot

    Washington Technology: November 28, 2018 – Whether you are talking FTS 2001, Networx or the EIS contract, few people know the ins and outs of the government telecommunications market like Diana Gowen, the leader of MetTel’s federal business and a veteran of CenturyLink, Qwest, MCI and AT&T. Read full article>

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  176. MetTel Chosen by FEMA for Emergency Wireless Services

    MetTel Chosen by FEMA for Emergency Wireless Services

    Washington and New York, November 14, 2018 — The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has chosen MetTel to provide emergency wireless services under a multi-vendor indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract through the MetTel Federal Portal, built on Bruin, an award-winning, intelligent communications platform. A leader in communications and digital transformation, MetTel was also named to…

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  177. MetTel Wins Timmy Award for Best Tech Workplace for Diversity

    MetTel Wins Timmy Award for Best Tech Workplace for Diversity

    NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The New York Fourth Annual Timmy Awards, brought to you by Tech in Motion, officially named MetTel as 2018’s Best Tech Workplace for Diversity winner. Factoring in community voting and deliberation by a panel of expert judges, MetTel joined the ranks of past innovators like SAP and Jellyvision that have claimed a…

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  178. Remote Monitoring Gains Favor as an mHealth Platform for Senior Care

    Remote Monitoring Gains Favor as an mHealth Platform for Senior Care

    mHealth Intelligence: October 17, 2018 – Healthcare providers and payers looking to manage care for seniors living at home are warming to the idea of using an mHealth platform that includes remote patient monitoring technology. Read full article >

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  179. VNA of Maryland expands remote patient monitoring

    VNA of Maryland expands remote patient monitoring

    The Daily Record: October 16, 2018 – The Visiting Nurses Association of Maryland, one of the nation’s oldest VNAs, has selected MetTel’s telehealth solution for remote patient monitoring powered by Health Recovery Solutions PatientConnectTM, a post-acute remote patient monitoring software that aims to reduce hospital readmissions. Read full article >

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  180. VNA of Maryland Selects MetTel for Next Generation of Bundled Telehealth Solutions

    VNA of Maryland Selects MetTel for Next Generation of Bundled Telehealth Solutions

    NEW YORK and BALTIMORE, Oct. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) of Maryland, one of the nation’s oldest VNAs, has selected MetTel‘s telehealth solution for Remote Patient Monitoring powered by Health Recovery Solutions (HRS) PatientConnectTM, a leading post-acute remote patient monitoring software that aims to reduce hospital readmissions. One of the nation’s longest operating VNAs, the VNA of Maryland services over…

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  181. MetTel Launches AI for Communications with Intelygenz; Peering into the Future of the Network

    MetTel Launches AI for Communications with Intelygenz; Peering into the Future of the Network

    AiThority: Oct. 12, 2018 – MetTel launched AI for Communications, an initiative with Intelygenz, to apply artificial intelligence to telecommunications. Their goal is to empower corporate networks with predictive insights and analytics to anticipate, and proactively address systemic issues that impact customer service, connectivity, data processing and overall network management. Read full article >

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  182. MetTel Launches AI for Communications with Intelygenz; Peering into the Future of the Network

    MetTel Launches AI for Communications with Intelygenz; Peering into the Future of the Network

    NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — MetTel today launched AI for Communications, an initiative with Intelygenz, to apply artificial intelligence to telecommunications.  Their goal is to empower corporate networks with predictive insights and analytics to anticipate, and proactively address systemic issues that impact customer service, connectivity, data processing and overall network management. MetTel’s Customer Innovation Labs, the company’s research and development…

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  183. EIS telecom pact shifts focus to modernization

    EIS telecom pact shifts focus to modernization

    Washington Technology: October 11, 2018 – Government and industry stakeholders agree: Federal agencies need to get their Enterprise Information Systems solicitations out sooner rather than later to avoid higher costs and stagnant technology. Read full article >

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  184. MetTel Launches AI for Communications with Intelygenz; Peering into the Future of the Network

    MetTel Launches AI for Communications with Intelygenz; Peering into the Future of the Network

    Business Insider: NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — MetTel today launched AI for Communications, an initiative with Intelygenz, to apply artificial intelligence to telecommunications.  Their goal is to empower corporate networks with predictive insights and analytics to anticipate, and proactively address systemic issues that impact customer service, connectivity, data processing and overall network management. Read full article >

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  185. Enterprise Mobility Exchange Completes Digital Transformation Online Summit

    Enterprise Mobility Exchange Completes Digital Transformation Online Summit

    Enterprise Mobility Exchange: October 04, 2018 – On October 2 and 3, Enterprise Mobility Exchange hosted a digital summit to explore the opportunities and challenges businesses are facing on their Digital Transformation journey. Read full article >

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  186. MetTel Named Among Most Diverse Tech Companies: 2018 Timmy Awards

    MetTel Named Among Most Diverse Tech Companies: 2018 Timmy Awards

    Tech in Motion New York announces 10 top local companies for tech workers and opens public voting NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Tech in Motion New York has recognized MetTel among the most diverse companies as a finalist for this year’s Best Tech Workplace for Diversity in the 4th Annual Timmy Awards, which recognizes the top…

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  187. Telecom Reseller | Podcast: MetTel takes UC mobile with mobile-centric TrueUC

    Telecom Reseller | Podcast: MetTel takes UC mobile with mobile-centric TrueUC

    Appeared on TelecomReseller.com: With twenty-two years of experience in delivering cloud-based services, MetTel is offering new ways for UC to be mobile. In this podcast Gary Gluzman, Executive Director, Product Development at MetTel, gives us an overview of TrueUC Read full article >

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  188. Empirix and MetTel Join Forces to Provide End-to-End Visibility for the MetTel Cloud Network

    Empirix and MetTel Join Forces to Provide End-to-End Visibility for the MetTel Cloud Network

    BOSTON & NEW YORK, September 12, 2018 – Empirix, a leading global provider of testing and assurance solutions, and MetTel, a communications and digital transformation leader, announced that they will join forces to provide end-to-end visibility for the MetTel cloud network to improve the communications experience of voice customers. MetTel Customer Innovation Labs has deployed Empirix’ E-XMS…

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  189. MetTel Targets Millennials with All-in-One Mobile UC Offering

    MetTel Targets Millennials with All-in-One Mobile UC Offering

    Channel Partners: MetTel is out with TrueUC, an all-in-one UC hub geared specifically toward the millennial workforce. TrueUC can be used with a smartphone or tablet with keyboard powered by MetTel mobile connectivity and mobile device management (MDM). Now the mobile worker is equipped with a single device that provides all business computing and communications, the company said. ……

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  190. MetTel Launches TrueUC, the first all-in-one mobile Unified Communications solution for the Digital Era

    MetTel Launches TrueUC, the first all-in-one mobile Unified Communications solution for the Digital Era

    NEW YORK, September 6, 2018 – MetTel, the communications and digital transformation leader, today launched TrueUC, the first all-in-one unified communications (UC) hub designed to  interconnect key business applications for the mobility and versatility millennial workers demand. While today’s mobile professional typically relies on a laptop and smart phone, as an alternative, TrueUC can be used…

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  191. MetTel Launches TrueUC, the first all-in-one mobile Unified Communications solution for the Digital Era

    MetTel Launches TrueUC, the first all-in-one mobile Unified Communications solution for the Digital Era

    Spoke: NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — MetTel, the communications and digital transformation leader, today launched TrueUC, the first all-in-one unified communications (UC) hub designed to interconnect key business applications for the mobility and versatility millennial workers demand. Read full article >

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  192. MetTel Launches TrueUC, the first all-in-one mobile Unified Communications solution for the Digital Era

    MetTel Launches TrueUC, the first all-in-one mobile Unified Communications solution for the Digital Era

    Mobility Tech Zone: NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2018  — MetTel, the communications and digital transformation leader, today launched TrueUC, the first all-in-one unified communications (UC) hub designed to interconnect key business applications for the mobility and versatility millennial workers demand. Read full article >

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  193. MetTel Launches TrueUC, the first all-in-one mobile Unified Communications solution for the Digital Era

    MetTel Launches TrueUC, the first all-in-one mobile Unified Communications solution for the Digital Era

    Cision PR Newswire: NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2018 — MetTel, the communications and digital transformation leader, today launched TrueUC, the first all-in-one unified communications (UC) hub designed to interconnect key business applications for the mobility and versatility millennial workers demand. Read full article >

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  194. Early returns on GSA’s EIS contract, IT modernization is not in play

    Early returns on GSA’s EIS contract, IT modernization is not in play

    Federal News Radio: The idea of iterative or agile development hasn’t quite come to the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract. If the initial handful of fair opportunity soliticiations are any indication of what’s to come, the pressure on agencies to transition to the new $50 billion telecommunications contract run by the General Services Administration by May 2020…

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  195. Specialty Retailer Chooses MetTel to Deploy One of the World’s Largest SD-WAN Networks for Digital Transformation

    Specialty Retailer Chooses MetTel to Deploy One of the World’s Largest SD-WAN Networks for Digital Transformation

    New York, NY, August 23, 2018 – MetTel today announced an agreement to transform the communications and information technology network of a global specialty retailer with end-to-end, digital communications solutions, including one of the world’s largest commercial SD-WAN deployments connecting more than 3,000 store locations around the world. This partnership marks the latest in a series of…

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  196. Specialty retailer picks MetTel to deploy SD-WAN

    Specialty retailer picks MetTel to deploy SD-WAN

    Telecom Paper: MetTel announced an agreement to transform the communications and information technology network of a global specialty retailer with digital communications products. The deal covers a commercial SD-WAN deployment connecting more than 3,000 store locations around the world. … Read full article >

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  197. 250+ telehealth companies to know | 2018

    250+ telehealth companies to know | 2018

    Becker’s Hospital Review: The telehealth companies featured on this list range from video conferencing and connection to wearable data gathering and reporting technologies and platforms. Here are 250 telehealth companies to know. Read full article >

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  198. MetTel Wins Gold in the 2018 American Business Awards

    MetTel Wins Gold in the 2018 American Business Awards

    Receives Top Award for Customer Service Team of the Year New York, NY, June 27, 2018 – MetTel, a leading communications solutions provider, today announced that it has won a Gold Stevie® Award for ‘Customer Service Team of the Year’ in the 16th Annual American Business Awards®. The company received the top award in the Telecommunications category for…

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  199. MetTel’s Diana Gowen Wins Lifetime Achievement From 2018 American Business Awards

    MetTel’s Diana Gowen Wins Lifetime Achievement From 2018 American Business Awards

    Telecommunications and Networking Industry Veteran Honored as a “Leading Force” in Federal IT New York, NY, June 12, 2018 – MetTel, a leading communications solutions provider, today announced that Diana Gowen – General Manager & SVP, Federal Program, MetTel – has won a Stevie® Award in the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award – Business Services Industries’ category in the 16th Annual American…

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  200. Telcos Must Go Cloud-Native to Compete

    Telcos Must Go Cloud-Native to Compete

    Light Reading: Big Communications Event — Communications service providers need to adopt cloud-native architectures on their networks to meet customer demands for new services … Read full article >

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  201. Telestax Announces RestcommONE Message Exchange For Broadsoft’s Broadworks UC-One Platform

    Telestax Announces RestcommONE Message Exchange For Broadsoft’s Broadworks UC-One Platform

    Cision PR Newswire: Telestax, the Restcomm company, today announced availability of RestcommONE Message Exchange targeted at professionals needing to communicate, by standard SMS text, with business constituents residing outside of the Broadworks UC-One platform. Broadworks UC-One is a rich UC platform that supplies a unified messaging capability to individuals residing within its community. Message Exchange…

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  202. MetTel’s Fox: The Struggle to Scale When Going Cloud Native

    MetTel’s Fox: The Struggle to Scale When Going Cloud Native

    Light Reading, by MetTel’s Ed Fox: Big Communications Event — Edward Fox, VP of Network Services for MetTel, says while MetTel has made strides in going cloud-native at the application layer, challenges remain in scaling the “lower layer routing and switching functions.” … Read full article >

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  203. Enterprises Prioritizing AI, Analytics, Security  For Digital Transformation

    Enterprises Prioritizing AI, Analytics, Security For Digital Transformation

    CIOs and IT Decision-Makers Consider Intelligent Security Enhanced by AI a Core Focus, MetTel Survey Finds New York, NY, May 3, 2018 – MetTel, a leading communications solutions provider, today released its findings[1] of enterprise customer IT priorities. Of those respondents, 64 percent indicated that AI and analytics top their list of digital transformation (DX) technologies they…

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  204. Top 3 factors CIOs should consider when looking at SD-WAN

    Top 3 factors CIOs should consider when looking at SD-WAN

    CIO Dive, by MetTel’s Ed Fox: How many hats do you wear each day? I’m sure most people would say a lot but there’s one person in the C-suite who keeps getting more and more every time I talk to them: the CIO. As cloud initiatives become the norm, CIOs are in the hot seat…

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  205. 4 Areas Where Cyber Law is Evolving

    4 Areas Where Cyber Law is Evolving

    Nextgov, by MetTel’s Curtis Levinson: Internet-of-things devices, ransomware and insurance are raising questions about liability. As the internet of things, cloud computing and artificial intelligence have become a part of our everyday discourse, the cyber threats they introduce are rapidly evolving. These new types of breaches are causing more confusion about liability. … Read full…

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  206. MetTel Continues Growth; Hires Two Leaders in Digital Transformation and Unified Communications

    MetTel Continues Growth; Hires Two Leaders in Digital Transformation and Unified Communications

    Peter Bell and David Dickson Join MetTel Digital Transformation Leadership Team New York, NY, March 22, 2018 – MetTel, a leading communications solutions provider, announced today Peter Bell as SVP of Sales for the Digital Transformation (DX) unit at the company and David Dickson as the Executive Director of its Unified Communications (UC) solutions. Both executives will work across…

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  207. MetTel taps Bell, Dickson to drive digital transformation, UC marketing, sales

    MetTel taps Bell, Dickson to drive digital transformation, UC marketing, sales

    Fierce Telecom: March 22, 2018 – MetTel is beefing up its growing management team, announcing that it has named Peter Bell as SVP of sales for the Digital Transformation (DX) unit at the company and David Dickson as the executive director of its unified communications (UC) solutions. Read full article >

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  208. MetTel Wins Stevie® Awards for Customer Service Department of the Year and Front-Line Customer Professional of the Year

    MetTel Wins Stevie® Awards for Customer Service Department of the Year and Front-Line Customer Professional of the Year

    Recognized for Innovative Approach, Customized Solutions and Customer-First Culture New York, NY, March 8, 2018 – MetTel, a leading communications solutions provider, announced today that it has won Stevie Awards for Customer Service Department of the Year (Telecommunications) for the fourth consecutive year. The company earned two awards this year: a team award for helping one of the nation’s…

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  209. MetTel ramps up its federal division, grows contract sales pipeline

    MetTel ramps up its federal division, grows contract sales pipeline

    Fierce Telecom: MetTel has doubled its federal team staff and tripled its Washington, D.C., office space in the fourth quarter of 2017 to accommodate the service provider’s growing presence in the federal government space it has reached by winning a seat on the GSA’s EIS contract. … Read full article >

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  210. MetTel Expands Federal Footprint to meet Government Demand for Digital Transformation

    MetTel Expands Federal Footprint to meet Government Demand for Digital Transformation

    MetTel Adds Security, Sales and Management Leadership from Verizon and NATO Experts to Growing Washington Office WASHINGTON, DC, January 30, 2018 – MetTel, a leading communications solutions provider, today announced that it has doubled its Federal team and tripled its Washington, DC office space in the fourth quarter of 2017 to meet the rising demands of…

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  211. MetTel Plans Investment, Expansion in 2018 After Record Growth in 2017

    MetTel Plans Investment, Expansion in 2018 After Record Growth in 2017

    January 23, 2018, New York, NY – MetTel, a leading communications and digital transformation company, today announced record business growth for 2017 and plans for aggressive expansion and investment in 2018. In 2018, MetTel will be working on a number of initiatives and innovations such as: Artificial intelligence (AI) powered solutions and services A unified,…

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  212. How IoT, Telematics and Mobile Connectivity are Changing the Nature of the Construction Jobsite

    How IoT, Telematics and Mobile Connectivity are Changing the Nature of the Construction Jobsite

    Construction Executive: No industry is exempt from digital transformation – all are realizing competitive advantages and businesses efficiencies from incorporating AI, IoT and automation. From retail, which is now offering VR solutions for customers to try on clothing before they come to the store, to supply chain and logistics companies that are now able to…

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  213. Cake Boss teams with MetTel to elevate customer experience

    Cake Boss teams with MetTel to elevate customer experience

    Bake Mag: A partnership with leading communications carrier MetTel will allow “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro to bring fast, online insights and convenience to his Carlo’s Bakery locations in the U.S. and Brazil. The debut of MetTel Wi-Fi Analytics will give the bakery an enhanced view of customer preferences in order to improve the shopping experience. Its…

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  214. Carlo’s Bakery Taps Analytics To Digitize The Store Experience

    Carlo’s Bakery Taps Analytics To Digitize The Store Experience

    Retail Touch Points: Communications carrier MetTel and Carlo’s Bakery — of “Cake Boss” fame — have partnered to launch MetTel WiFi Analytics. The solution is designed to elevate the customer experience with access to a deeper view of customer preferences across Carlo’s Bakery’s 21 locations in the U.S. and Brazil. The MetTel technology collects customer…

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  215. MetTel Wi-Fi Analytics Brings “Cake Boss” Closer to Customers as Carlo’s Bakery Eyes Global Expansion

    MetTel Wi-Fi Analytics Brings “Cake Boss” Closer to Customers as Carlo’s Bakery Eyes Global Expansion

    New York, NY, December 14, 2017 – MetTel, a leading communications carrier, and Carlo’s Bakery of the hit TV show “Cake Boss” on TLC, today announced the debut of MetTel Wi-Fi Analytics, designed to elevate the customer experience by bringing fast, online insights and convenience to the high-end retailer’s 21 locations across the US and Brazil. The new solution, which includes Purple WiFi,…

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  216. Rethink IoT News ATW 186: Around The Web Roundup

    Rethink IoT News ATW 186: Around The Web Roundup

    ReTHINK: Raytheon and MetTel have announced a new global security alliance, which they are aiming at governments and industrial customers, looking to protect legacy systems and IoT. … Read full article >  

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  217. Raytheon, MetTel establish alliance to secure government, industry communications networks

    Raytheon, MetTel establish alliance to secure government, industry communications networks

    IoT Journal: Raytheon and MetTel has announced a global security partnership to protect government and commercial communications networks against growing cybersecurity threats, including those that exploit the proliferating Internet of Things (IoT). The companies will provide a range of tactical and strategic cybersecurity offerings and support the migration from legacy technologies to ensure cybersecurity is…

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  218. Raytheon, MetTel establish alliance to secure government, industry communications networks

    Raytheon, MetTel establish alliance to secure government, industry communications networks

    Intelligence Community News: Raytheon of Waltham, MA and New York, NY-based MetTel announced on November 16 a global security alliance to protect government and commercial communications networks against growing cybersecurity threats, including those that exploit the proliferating Internet of Things (IoT). The companies will provide a range of cybersecurity offerings and support the migration from legacy…

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  219. Raytheon, MetTel Ally to Secure Government, Industry Networks

    Raytheon, MetTel Ally to Secure Government, Industry Networks

    IoT Evolution: In a recent release, Raytheon and MetTel have announced a global security alliance to protect government and commercial communications networks against growing cybersecurity threats, including Internet of Things (IoT) threats. The companies said they will provide a range of cybersecurity offerings and support the migration from legacy technologies to ensure cybersecurity is designed into…

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  220. Raytheon, MetTel Forge Comms Network Cyber Defense Partnership; John DeSimone Comments

    Raytheon, MetTel Forge Comms Network Cyber Defense Partnership; John DeSimone Comments

    Executive Biz: MetTel and Raytheon have formed a partnership to offer cybersecurity platforms and services designed to help government and commercial organizations safeguard their communications networks from cyber vulnerabilities and other threats associated with the adoption of internet-connected devices. … Read full article >  

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  221. MetTel-Raytheon alliance targets EIS opportunities

    MetTel-Raytheon alliance targets EIS opportunities

    Washington Technology: MetTel has formed an alliance with Raytheon to bring a broad a range of combined cybersecurity offerings into the federal market. Raytheon is part of MetTel’s team for the General Services Administration’s $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract awarded in August. … Read full article >  

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  222. Raytheon, MetTel establish alliance to secure government, industry communications networks

    Raytheon, MetTel establish alliance to secure government, industry communications networks

    New York, NY and Dulles, VA, November 16, 2017 – Raytheon and MetTel today announced a global security alliance to protect government and commercial communications networks against growing cybersecurity threats, including those that exploit the proliferating Internet of Things (IoT). The companies will provide a range of cybersecurity offerings and support the migration from legacy technologies to ensure cybersecurity is…

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  223. VMware’s VeloCloud Acquisition: What’s Ahead for SD-WAN

    VMware’s VeloCloud Acquisition: What’s Ahead for SD-WAN

    Channel Partners: VMware’s acquisition of VeloCloud Networks fits its strategy to compete with Cisco and could mark a watershed moment for SD-WAN. The recently announced deal brings VeloCloud into the VMware fold as an enhancement to VMware’s NSX network virtualization platform. VMware also says VeloCloud will help it chart a “software-defined” future with increased security, automation and visibility. Technology analyst Kurt Marko says VMware wants…

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  224. VMware Buys Networking Specialist VeloCloud

    VMware Buys Networking Specialist VeloCloud

    Enterprise Tech: VMware has moved deeper into the networking sector with its deal to acquire a startup focused on wide-area networks used to connect datacenters. The company (NYSE: VMW) confirmed Thursday (Nov. 2) it is acquiring VeloCloud Networks, a provider of cloud-based, software-defined network technology to enterprises and telecommunications service providers. Terms of the deal…

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  225. VMware acquires VeloCloud Networks, charts SD-WAN strategy

    VMware acquires VeloCloud Networks, charts SD-WAN strategy

    Fierce Telecom: VMware has signed a deal to acquire VeloCloud Networks, a move that clearly signals the pending consolidation of the crowded SD-WAN vendor space. Upon completing the transaction, VMware can build on the brand recognition it created for its VMware NSX virtualization platform while expanding its networking portfolio to address end-to-end automation, application continuity,…

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  226. Why the VMware-VeloCloud Acquisition is Good for the Communications Industry

    Why the VMware-VeloCloud Acquisition is Good for the Communications Industry

    New York, November 2, 2017 – VMware, Inc. a global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire VeloCloud™ Networks, Inc., provider of industry-leading cloud-delivered software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) technology. The transaction is expected to close by February 2018. This is great news for the industry and especially for MetTel….

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  227. Podcast: Apple selects MetTel to be the 6th carrier to partner with them and their mobile iPhone technology

    Podcast: Apple selects MetTel to be the 6th carrier to partner with them and their mobile iPhone technology

    Telecom Reseller: Max Silber, VP of Mobility at MetTel, speaks to Don Witt of The Channel Daily News, a TR publication, about their recent selection by Apple to make them one of the few carrier partners to deliver Apple mobile iPhone technology to businesses through their channel. MetTel services over 10,000 corporations and can now…

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  228. iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Available Now at MetTel

    iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Available Now at MetTel

    New York, October 18, 2017 – MetTel today announced it is offering the new generation iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. Customers can purchase iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus at MetTel.net. “iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus have many innovative features that make them the preferred productivity tools of the enterprise,” said Max Silber, Vice President of Mobility…

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  229. Telecom Industry Vet Diana Gowen Named MetTel Federal Program GM, SVP

    Telecom Industry Vet Diana Gowen Named MetTel Federal Program GM, SVP

    GovConWire: Diana Gowen, a 30-year telecommunications and networking industry veteran, has joined New York-based communications firm MetTel as general manager and senior vice president of federal program. Gowen will work through the company’s Washington, D.C.-based office as she helps MetTel expand the delivery of communications platforms and services to federal agencies, MetTel said Tuesday. … Read full article…

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  230. MetTel Named Apple Partner, Now Selling Latest iPhones Through Partners And Direct To Businesses

    MetTel Named Apple Partner, Now Selling Latest iPhones Through Partners And Direct To Businesses

    CRN: Communications service provider MetTel, one of six Apple carrier partners, is now selling iPhone 8 and 8 Plus for its enterprise customers. MetTel’s business customers can now purchase the latest iOS device through the provider, along with their enterprise mobility management and communications services, Max Silber, vice president of mobility and IoT for MetTel,…

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  231. iPhone 8 & iPhone 8 Plus Available Now at MetTel

    iPhone 8 & iPhone 8 Plus Available Now at MetTel

    Light Reading: MetTel today announced it is offering the new generation iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. Customers can purchase iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus at MetTel.net. “iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus have many innovative features that make them the preferred productivity tools of the enterprise,” said Max Silber, Vice President of Mobility and…

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  232. MetTel taps Qwest, MCI veteran Gowen to lead federal team, expands D.C. office to support EIS contract

    MetTel taps Qwest, MCI veteran Gowen to lead federal team, expands D.C. office to support EIS contract

    Fierce Telecom: MetTel has officially named Diana Gowen, an expert in government communications services, as its new general manager and SVP for its federal program. A 30-plus year veteran of the telecommunications and networking industry in the federal contracting space, Gowen will oversee significant expansion of MetTel’s Federal Program, which is focused on providing communications…

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  233. MetTel Names Gowen to Lead Federal Team, Expand Washington Office, for GSA EIS Contract

    MetTel Names Gowen to Lead Federal Team, Expand Washington Office, for GSA EIS Contract

    New York, October 17, 2017 – MetTel, a leading communications firm, today announced that Diana Gowen, who played an instrumental role in MetTel’s award under the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract, has been named General Manager & Senior Vice President, Federal Program. Gowen is a 30+ year veteran of the telecommunications and networking industry…

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  234. Gowen takes over as lead of MetTel’s federal business

    Gowen takes over as lead of MetTel’s federal business

    Washington Technology: Lightning strikes a second time for Diana Gowen as she takes the reins of a MetTel’s federal practice. The appointment comes in the wake of MetTel being named one of the 10 primes on the General Services Administration’s massive Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract in August. Gowen was hired as a consultant by MetTel to put together…

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  235. Fleet Management Solutions Offer IoT Connectivity

    Fleet Management Solutions Offer IoT Connectivity

    Facility Executive: Fleet Management Solutions from MetTel are a set of technology innovations to help companies and municipal governments activate their mobile workforce and vehicle fleet assets with IoT connectivity. The new offering taps into the needs of businesses undergoing digital transformation by harnessing telematics, mobile devices, mobile network connectivity, and mobile applications all rolled into an…

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  236. MetTel aims to completely digitize your fleet management

    MetTel aims to completely digitize your fleet management

    New offering harnesses telematics, mobile devices, mobile network connectivity and mobile applications into an integrated package to accelerate workflow FleetOwner: Communications company MetTel this week announced a new set of technology innovations to help companies and municipal governments activate their mobile workforce and vehicle fleet assets with IoT connectivity — MetTel’s Fleet Management Solutions. ……

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  237. MetTel Offers New Fleet-Management Solutions for Internet of Things

    MetTel Offers New Fleet-Management Solutions for Internet of Things

    IOT Journal: MetTel, a leading communications company, today announced a new set of technology innovations to help companies and municipal governments activate their mobile workforce and vehicle fleet assets with IoT connectivity – MetTel’s Fleet Management Solutions. … Read full article >

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  238. New Fleet Management Solution from MetTel

    New Fleet Management Solution from MetTel

    Fleet News Daily: The new offering taps into the needs of businesses undergoing digital transformation by harnessing telematics, mobile devices, mobile network connectivity and mobile applications all rolled into an integrated package that accelerates workflow through mobile workforce management and field service automation. … Read full article >

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  239. MetTel Offers Connected Workforce Management Product

    MetTel Offers Connected Workforce Management Product

    Trunkinginfo: New York City-based MetTel will offer a mobile workforce solution called Fleet Management Solutions to help companies and municipal governments connect their workforce and vehicle fleet assets to the internet. … Read full article >

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  240. MetTel’s New Fleet Management Solutions Turn Mobile Assets into Business Results

    MetTel’s New Fleet Management Solutions Turn Mobile Assets into Business Results

    Supply Chain Dive: Helping Trucking, Pharma, Transportation and Food Distribution Companies Create the IoT-Powered Mobile Workforce … Read full article >

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  241. New MetTel Fleet Management Offering Turn Mobile Assets into Business Results

    New MetTel Fleet Management Offering Turn Mobile Assets into Business Results

    IoT Innovator: Communications company MetTel announced Wednesday a new set of technology innovations to help companies and municipal governments activate their mobile workforce and vehicle fleet assets with IoT connectivity – MetTel’s Fleet Management Solutions. … Read full article >

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  242. MetTel Offers Connected Workforce Management Product

    MetTel Offers Connected Workforce Management Product

    Automotive Fleet: New York City-based MetTel will offer a mobile workforce solution called Fleet Management Solutions to help companies and municipal governments connect their workforce and vehicle fleet assets to the internet. … Read full article >

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  243. MetTel’s New Fleet Management Offering Packages IoT As A Complete Solution For Channel Partners

    MetTel’s New Fleet Management Offering Packages IoT As A Complete Solution For Channel Partners

    CRN: Communications solution provider MetTel revealed its Fleet Management Solutions on Wednesday, a set of technologies that together, offer a complete IoT solution for transportation and asset tracking. Solution providers have struggled with piecing together IoT solutions for their end customers, a cumbersome process that often includes working with several vendors to connect and manage disparate sensors…

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  244. MetTel’s New Fleet Management Solutions Turn Mobile Assets into Business Results

    MetTel’s New Fleet Management Solutions Turn Mobile Assets into Business Results

    Helping Trucking, Pharma, Transportation and Food Distribution Companies Create the IoT-Powered Mobile Workforce New York, October 4, 2017 – MetTel, a leading communications company, today announced a new set of technology innovations to help companies and municipal governments activate their mobile workforce and vehicle fleet assets with IoT connectivity – MetTel’s Fleet Management Solutions. The new offering taps into…

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  245. MetTel Wins Internet Telephony Excellence Award, Triples Growth Rate for SD-WAN

    MetTel Wins Internet Telephony Excellence Award, Triples Growth Rate for SD-WAN

    New York, Sept. 28, 2017 – MetTel, a leading communications firm, today announced that its Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions have won Internet Telephony Magazine’s 2017 SD-WAN Excellence Award.  A publication of Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC), Internet Telephony recognized MetTel for the technical performance and market success of the company’s SD-WAN technology, which has tripled its growth…

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  246. Round 1 of EIS task orders expected in October

    Round 1 of EIS task orders expected in October

    FCW: The General Services Administration has aggregated the web planning sites all of the 10 winners of its $50 billion next-generation telecommunications contract at its Interact site, providing agencies with a more comprehensive view of what services they can get and how to get them. … Read full article >

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  247. Across The Telecom Spectrum: 6 Moves That Made Waves In The Channel In August

    Across The Telecom Spectrum: 6 Moves That Made Waves In The Channel In August

    CRN: The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) selected 10 service providers with advanced software-defined networking technology and expertise as winners of its 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract. … Read full article >

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  248. AI and low-code development top hot BPM trends

    AI and low-code development top hot BPM trends

    TechTarget, featuring MetTel’s Vice President of Network Services, Ed Fox: BPM is a systematic approach to improving a company’s workflow in the face of constant changes, and those projects have usually been complex, resource-intensive and laborious. However, new BPM trends center on automating workflow software to facilitate the flow of business tasks and activities. These…

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  249. SD-WAN Security a Headache?

    SD-WAN Security a Headache?

    Light Reading, featuring MetTel’s Vice President of Network Services, Ed Fox: One of the early challenges in the burgeoning SD-WAN market is addressing security, and that includes both the reality and the customer perception of how secure this new service offering can be. For example, service provider MetTel finds some customers try to run their…

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  250. What it will take to make carriers bullish on EIS

    What it will take to make carriers bullish on EIS

    FCW, featuring MetTel’s Federal Practice Leader, Diana Gowen: As federal agencies move to the General Services Administration’s recently awarded $50 billion telecommunications contract, carriers who will supply services under it hope agencies reach a little bit with their plans to move from their old telecommunications contracts. “We hope agencies transform” their telecommunications operations and “not…

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  251. Podcast: MetTel wins the opportunity to supply 9 solutions in the GSA $50 billion enterprise infrastructure solution

    Podcast: MetTel wins the opportunity to supply 9 solutions in the GSA $50 billion enterprise infrastructure solution

    Telecom Reseller: Everyone at MetTel is a happy camper these days. With the news of the winning companies being released, MetTel was one of them. Ed Fox, VP of Network Service and Diana Gowen, Federal Practice Leader share their excitement and good news with Don Witt of The Channel Daily News, a TR publication. ……

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  252. MetTel Selected by US GSA for $50 Billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions Government Transformation Initiative

    MetTel Selected by US GSA for $50 Billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions Government Transformation Initiative

    Washington and New York, August 2, 2017 – The US General Services Administration (GSA) today selected MetTel (Manhattan Telecommunications Corp.), a leading communications solution provider with advanced software-defined networking (SDN) skills and technologies, as a winner under the $50 billion, 15-year telecommunications infrastructure contract known as GSA Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS). MetTel CEO Marshall Aronow (left) and Chief Operations…

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  253. AT&T, CenturyLink, Verizon, and MetTel win spots on GSA’s $50B EIS contract

    AT&T, CenturyLink, Verizon, and MetTel win spots on GSA’s $50B EIS contract

    Fierce Telecom: AT&T, CenturyLink, Verizon, and MetTel are among a group of 10 companies to secure a seat on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract. … Read full article >

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  254. 10 companies win spots on GSA’s $50B telecom contract

    10 companies win spots on GSA’s $50B telecom contract

    Federal Times: The General Services Administration announced the winners of its next-generation telecom contract, Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS), intended to be the go-to vehicle for agencies — civilian and defense — looking for telecom services. The new contract — set to replace the aging Networx vehicle — includes basic telecommunication offerings, as well as wireless,…

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  255. GSA awards $50B EIS contract to 10 telecom companies

    GSA awards $50B EIS contract to 10 telecom companies

    FedScoop: After almost two years in development, the General Services Administration has awarded its $50 billion contract that will impact the way agencies buy network and telecommunications products and services for the next decade and a half. GSA officials said on FedBizOpps that the mega-contract was awarded to 10 telecommunications companies … Read full article…

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  256. GSA names 10 primes for $50B EIS contract

    GSA names 10 primes for $50B EIS contract

    FCW: A mix of 10 telecommunications companies and systems integrators are winners under the government’s $50 billion next-generation telecommunications contract. AT&T, BT Federal, Centurylink, Core Technologies, Granite Telecommunications, Harris Corp., Level 3 Communications, Manhattan Telecommunications (MetTel), MicroTech and Verizon will all be vendors for the 15-year Enterprise Infrastructure Services contract. … Read full article >

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  257. GSA chooses 10 for $50B EIS telecom contract

    GSA chooses 10 for $50B EIS telecom contract

    Washington Technology: AT&T, CenturyLink, Verizon, and MetTel are among a group of 10 companies to secure a seat on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract. … Read full article >

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  258. GSA Awards $50B EIS Telecom Contract to 10 Companies

    GSA Awards $50B EIS Telecom Contract to 10 Companies

    GovCon Wire: Ten companies have been awarded positions on the General Services Administration’s $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Services contract, replacing Networx as the government go-to for telecommunication services, according to a GSA release issued on FedBizOpps today. … Read full article >

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  259. GSA picks 10 vendors for $50B next-gen telecom contract

    GSA picks 10 vendors for $50B next-gen telecom contract

    Federal News Radio: The General Services Administration awarded 10 companies a spot on the $50 billion next generation telecommunications contract called Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS). Almost two years after GSA issued the request for proposals for EIS, the agency opened the door to more than just the big four voice, video and data providers. … Read…

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  260. IoT Channel Chronicles: MetTel Connects The IoT Dots With New Single SIM Chip

    IoT Channel Chronicles: MetTel Connects The IoT Dots With New Single SIM Chip

    CRN: MetTel’s New Single SIM Takes On IoT MetTel launched a new Single SIM last week that the company said will automatically connects devices to the strongest signal – so that Internet of Things devices will have the best connectivity regardless of location. … Read full article >

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  261. IoT Chip for Real-Time Product Status

    IoT Chip for Real-Time Product Status

    MH&L: IoT Chip for Real-Time Product Status  MetTel has launched IoT Single SIM, which is designed to ensure the best possible connectivity no matter the device or location. It securely connects devices automatically to the Internet of Things via the four major U.S. and 650 worldwide carriers. … Read full article >

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  262. MetTel Debuts Intelligent IoT Single SIM

    MetTel Debuts Intelligent IoT Single SIM

    Channel Partners: PRESS RELEASE — New York – The futuristic dream of the universal, invisible and always-on Internet of Things (IoT) is coming into view with the first SIM that intelligently roams to identify and automatically connect to the strongest signal globally, MetTel announced today. MetTel, a fast-growing communications provider for businesses, has launched IoT Single SIM…

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  263. MetTel launches single SIM for IoT to autoconnect devices to strongest signal

    MetTel launches single SIM for IoT to autoconnect devices to strongest signal

    Fierce Wireless: MetTel is touting its single SIM for automatically connecting IoT devices to the strongest signal via the four major U.S. operators—Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint—and 650 carriers worldwide. Before settling on cellular standards-based IoT, the company considered scores of other solutions out there. “We did look at all of them,” Max Silber, vice…

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  264. MetTel Takes IoT Anywhere With Single SIM

    MetTel Takes IoT Anywhere With Single SIM

    Light Reading: MetTel launched the IoT Single SIM today, a cloud-connected chip that connects automatically to the strongest signal in any location. MetTel claims that this is the first Single SIM that can securely and automatically connect devices to the IoT with the strongest signal via the four major US and 650 worldwide carriers, covering over…

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  265. MetTel launches first IoT single SIM that auto connects devices to strongest signal

    MetTel launches first IoT single SIM that auto connects devices to strongest signal

    AJOT: Cloud-Connected Chip Securely Tracks Products, Connects Devices and Solves Real-Time Supply Issues with Largest Network of 650+ Carriers in 165 Countries  New York – The futuristic dream of the universal, invisible and always-on Internet of Things (IoT) is coming into view with the first SIM that intelligently roams to identify and automatically connect to the…

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  266. MetTel Wants To Give Connected Devices The Strongest Signal With New IoT Single SIM

    MetTel Wants To Give Connected Devices The Strongest Signal With New IoT Single SIM

    CRN: MetTel on Thursday launched a new Single SIM that the company said will automatically connects devices to the strongest signal – so that Internet of Things devices will have the best connectivity regardless of location. Max Silber, vice president of mobility and IoT at MetTel, said that the IoT Single SIM is a “breakthrough” due…

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  267. MetTel Launches First IoT Single SIM that Auto Connects Devices to Strongest Signal

    MetTel Launches First IoT Single SIM that Auto Connects Devices to Strongest Signal

    Cloud-Connected Chip Securely Tracks Products, Connects Devices and Solves Real-Time Supply Issues with Largest Network of 650+ Carriers in 165 Countries  New York, June 15, 2017 – The futuristic dream of the universal, invisible and always-on Internet of Things (IoT) is coming into view with the first SIM that intelligently roams to identify and automatically connect to…

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  268. MetTel Launches First IoT Single SIM

    MetTel Launches First IoT Single SIM

    Light Reading: The futuristic dream of the universal, invisible and always-on Internet of Things (IoT) is coming into view with the first SIM that intelligently roams to identify and automatically connect to the strongest signal globally, MetTel announced today. MetTel, a fast-growing communications provider for businesses, has launched IoT Single SIM which ensures the best…

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  269. Master Agent TBI ‘Going Big’ With Its Partners On SD-WAN

    Master Agent TBI ‘Going Big’ With Its Partners On SD-WAN

    CRN: Master agent Telecom Brokerage Inc. (TBI) believes that of all solutions on the market today, SD-WAN is among the biggest revenue-driving opportunities for channel partners. The Chicago-based master agent is the self-proclaimed authority in SD-WAN, having been the first to sell Verizon’s flavor of SD-WAN in the channel, according to Jeff Newton, vice president……

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  270. MetTel Launches Customer Innovation Labs to Support Digital Transformation for IT and Telecom Networks

    MetTel Launches Customer Innovation Labs to Support Digital Transformation for IT and Telecom Networks

    Focus on Practical Innovation Produces First Emergency Communications Kit Solution with SD-WAN New York, June 6, 2017 – MetTel, a fast-growing communications solution provider for businesses, today unveiled MetTel Customer Innovation Labs, a new research and development organization chartered with engaging customers, technology and carrier partners to develop unique and useful customer solutions. MetTel Customer Innovation Labs are based…

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  271. MetTel Among Telecommunications, IT Leaders to Address SD-WAN Growth, Security Collision Course

    MetTel Among Telecommunications, IT Leaders to Address SD-WAN Growth, Security Collision Course

    New York, June 2, 2017 – With the Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) market in hyper-growth and cyber security threats rising, industry leaders including Ed Fox, MetTel VP of Network Services, and MetTel partner and VeloCloud CEO Sanjay Uppal will converge at Light Reading’s SD-WAN Strategies for Success event in Dallas on June 6 to address integrated security solutions and…

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  272. MetTel serves up innovation R&D lab, releases disaster recovery solution

    MetTel serves up innovation R&D lab, releases disaster recovery solution

    Fierce Telecom: MetTel, a competitive business service provider, is giving its customer base a way to kick the tires on new products by launching its Customer Innovation Labs, a new research and development organization. The Customer Innovation Labs has facilities in New York City; Holmdel, New Jersey; and Salt Lake City, Utah. At each of…

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  273. MetTel Partners With Telestax To Develop Communications Apps, Services

    MetTel Partners With Telestax To Develop Communications Apps, Services

    Channel Partners: MetTel has entered a strategic partnership with Telestax, a Restcomm technology company, to deploy a communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) environment for use with the MetTel global network. The new environment will allow developers and clients in MetTel Customer Innovation Labs to create communications applications… Read full article >

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  274. MetTel to Deliver “Texting” Enterprise Apps for Real-Time Customer Engagement

    MetTel to Deliver “Texting” Enterprise Apps for Real-Time Customer Engagement

    New York, May 25, 2017 – MetTel, a global communications solution provider, today announced a strategic partnership with Telestax, a Restcomm technology company, to deploy a Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) environment for use with MetTel’s global network. This new environment will allow developers and clients in MetTel Customer Innovation Labs to easily create communications applications…

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  275. MetTel Partners With Telestax To Develop Communications Apps, Services

    MetTel Partners With Telestax To Develop Communications Apps, Services

    Telecom Reseller: MetTel is a Communications Service Provider that services customers on a global basis. Ed Fox, VP of Network Services and Technology explains to Don Witt of The Channel Daily News, a TR publication, why they are embracing the RestcommONE technology to provide enhanced communications experience and capabilities to their end customers… Read full…

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  276. Telestax Launches A Communications App Marketplace; Partners Can Contribute, Sell And Earn Revenue On Comms-Focused Apps

    Telestax Launches A Communications App Marketplace; Partners Can Contribute, Sell And Earn Revenue On Comms-Focused Apps

    CRN: Communications application developer Telestax has introduced a marketplace that gives solution providers access to real-time messaging, voice and video applications that can be sold to business customers. The new RestcommOne Marketplace is powered by Telestax’s Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) enablement… Read full article >

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  277. Partners Predict ‘Bidding War’ For Straight Path As Unnamed Company Tops AT&T’s $1.6B Offer

    Partners Predict ‘Bidding War’ For Straight Path As Unnamed Company Tops AT&T’s $1.6B Offer

    CRN: A new suitor for Straight Path Communications has thrown its hat in the ring, topping AT&T’s bid by $200 million on Tuesday morning. As carriers double down on their 5G development plans, solution providers are expecting an all-out bidding war for Straight Path, which owns valuable millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum licenses that cover the……

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  278. AT&T Arms Partners With IoT Starter Kit To Help Them Seize Recurring Revenue Opportunities

    AT&T Arms Partners With IoT Starter Kit To Help Them Seize Recurring Revenue Opportunities

    CRN: AT&T wants to help its partners take advantage of emerging opportunities — and new revenue streams — around the Internet of Things. The Dallas-based company is offering an IoT Starter Kit for prototyping IoT solutions, along with several resources that partners can use to determine their IoT readiness… Read full article >

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  279. VeloCloud Unveils Security Technology Partner Program For Combined Security, SD-WAN Solutions

    VeloCloud Unveils Security Technology Partner Program For Combined Security, SD-WAN Solutions

    CRN: SD-WAN specialist VeloCloud on Tuesday introduced an SD-WAN Security Technology Partner Program. The new program pairs VeloCloud’s cloud-based SD-WAN technology with security solutions from some of the leading security vendors that enterprise customers are using in their branch offices, data centers and cloud environments… Read full article >

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  280. Q&A With MetTel’s Ed Fox: What Users Need To Know About 3 Key Technologies

    Q&A With MetTel’s Ed Fox: What Users Need To Know About 3 Key Technologies

    ITBOB: Businesses are latching on to newer technologies such as software-defined networking, the Internet of Things and unified communications to get closer to their customers and rein in the technology costs of doing business. But some businesses struggle to get a handle on some of that technology, which requires solution providers to help them see…

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  281. Turning Big Data On Its Head: 4 Ways It Can Actually Improve Your IT Infrastructure

    Turning Big Data On Its Head: 4 Ways It Can Actually Improve Your IT Infrastructure

    Inside Big Data, by MetTel’s Ed Fox: Today there is more data being generated, analyzed and stored than ever before, from capturing online transactions and producing content, to analyzing social media interactions and wading through the information flowing to/from IoT devices – That’s a lot of data!  It’s this massive amount of data that’s dramatically changing…

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  282. MetTel Lands Ingram Micro, DataXoom Alumnus

    MetTel Lands Ingram Micro, DataXoom Alumnus

    Channel Partners: MetTel is building its partner presence on the West Coast with the hiring of a channel veteran. Bryan Hagedon will oversee the expansion of MetTel’s channel in the western U.S. He will recruit master agents, MSPs and VARs for the digital communications solutions provider. “Bryan expands our high-touch presence to the West Coast. Through Bryan and…

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  283. MetTel Brings in Former Ingram, BT Global Services Channel Executive to Expand Business Partner Ecosystem

    MetTel Brings in Former Ingram, BT Global Services Channel Executive to Expand Business Partner Ecosystem

    New York, March 23, 2017 – MetTel, a fast-growing communications solution provider for businesses, has recruited channel veteran Bryan Hagedon to expand the company’s business partner channel in the US West region. Hagedon will be based in Southern California where he will focus on building new relationships with Master Agents, Managed Service Providers, and Value Added Resellers to extend…

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  284. MetTel Wins Stevie Award for Best Customer Service Department in Telecommunications

    MetTel Wins Stevie Award for Best Customer Service Department in Telecommunications

    Recognized for “Heroic Efforts” on Behalf of Blue Chip Clients  New York, NY, March 20, 2017 – MetTel has won its third consecutive Stevie Award for market-leading customer service, the company announced today. The award was based on its work on behalf of enterprise clients, including a dramatic rescue mission in which MetTel rescued the communications network of a national chain…

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  285. MetTel, VeloCloud, Analysts Report Dramatic Rise in Market Demand for SD-WAN

    MetTel, VeloCloud, Analysts Report Dramatic Rise in Market Demand for SD-WAN

    NEW YORK, March 16, 2017  – With customer engagement rates soaring, Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN) has emerged as the leading network technology to challenge multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) as the standard for enterprise communications services, according to analysts and industry leaders MetTel and VeloCloud. MetTel has seen a dramatic spike in demand for SD-WAN with…

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  286. Ovum and MetTel to Co-Host Webinar on SD-WAN Best Practices (March 1 @ 11am PT / 2pm ET)

    Ovum and MetTel to Co-Host Webinar on SD-WAN Best Practices (March 1 @ 11am PT / 2pm ET)

    NEW YORK, February 27, 2017 – MetTel, a fast-growing communications solution provider for businesses, today announced it will co-host an upcoming webinar with research firm Ovum titled, How to Look at SD-WAN – Avoid the Hype, which takes place on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 from 2:00-2:45pm ET. MetTel has seen a dramatic spike in demand for Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN), particularly cloud-based…

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  287. LG Telehealth Expert Jake Levy Joins MetTel as Director of Health Information Technology to Lead Growing Telehealth Solutions Group

    LG Telehealth Expert Jake Levy Joins MetTel as Director of Health Information Technology to Lead Growing Telehealth Solutions Group

    NEW YORK, February 17, 2017 – MetTel, a fast-growing communications solution provider for businesses, today announced that it has tapped Jake Levy from LG to lead the company’s Telehealth solutions group as part of the company’s growing healthcare business, which is centered within the company’s Mobility Division. Nearly one million people will reach retirement age every year for the next…

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  288. MetTel’s Leading SD-WAN Solution Helps Wunderlich Respond Faster to Financial Market Shifts

    MetTel’s Leading SD-WAN Solution Helps Wunderlich Respond Faster to Financial Market Shifts

    Financial services firm to capitalize on surges in investor interest through network performance improvements NEW YORK, January 12, 2017  – MetTel, a leading communications solutions provider for enterprises and businesses, today announced that financial services firm Wunderlich has accelerated its ability to respond to investor interest in stock market shifts through MetTel’s software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solution. Wunderlich’s…

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  289. Verizon Veteran Sean Sullivan Joins MetTel to Lead Product Management

    Verizon Veteran Sean Sullivan Joins MetTel to Lead Product Management

    Verizon Veteran Sean Sullivan Joins MetTel to Lead Product Management NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — MetTel, a fast-growing communications solution provider for businesses, has tapped former Verizon sales and marketing leader Sean Sullivan as Vice President, Product Management & Regulatory Affairs. In this new position, Sullivan will be responsible for the strategic direction of MetTel’s product and service…

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  290. How USDA used the cloud to boost efficiency

    How USDA used the cloud to boost efficiency

    GCN, by MetTel’s Keith Hochstin: It’s a recurring criticism about government: It squanders taxpayer dollars on $640 toilet seats and $37 screws. While such examples get significant and seemingly perpetual attention (the infamous toilet seats date back to the 1980s), what goes relatively unnoticed is when government makes significant changes to modernize and streamline processes,…

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