Verizon Enhances its Collaboration Portrfolio with Cisco

by James E. Carroll

Verizon is expanding its global Collaboration portfolio with the introduction of additional rich conferencing and mobile collaboration tools based on Cisco WebEx Cloud Connected Audio, Collaboration Meeting Room and Verizon’s  UCCaaS Mobile First service.

Verizon is rolling out UCCaaS Mobile First, an advanced collaboration solution based on Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution.  The service is aimed at an increasingly mobile workforce that offers end-users the ability to boost the audio and video performance of the Cisco Jabber mobile unified communications client application on Verizon’s 4G LTE network for a high quality experience.
Cisco Jabber enables users to make and receive voice and HD video calls and access other tools such as instant messaging and WebEx conferencing on their preferred device, whether it is a smartphone, tablet, PC or MAC.

Verizon said that by leveraging its UCCaaS in conjunction with its Private Network Traffic Management solution, which offers QoS over 4G LTE, workers can benefit from prioritized voice and video calls when using the Cisco Jabber client from select 4G LTE smartphones and tablets in the United States.

Verizon is also enabling a more cost-effective conferencing solution through Cisco WebEx with Cloud Connected Audio and Collaboration Meeting Rooms – an “any device” solution in more than 150 countries and 2,700 cities worldwide.  The Meeting Rooms offer a personalized, 24x7 collaboration meeting resource to meet at an instance’s notice with a simple click.

“The rise of the mobile enterprise and necessity for voice, video and collaboration anywhere, at any time, requires solutions which can provide a seamless high-quality experience that doesn’t distinguish between working in an office, from home or on the road,” said Tony Recine, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Enterprise Solutions. “With Verizon’s cloud-based Collaboration Suite, Verizon is putting all the right tools in place to provide a simple, secure and reliable experience for corporate workers when meeting and collaborating with colleagues, partners and customers.”

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