Podcasts about ribbon communications

Mark Cobbold, Vice President of Product Management at Ribbon Communications, explores the evolution of telecom networks from hardware to cloud-native solutions.The benefits of cloud-native deployments include reduced operational costs, improved software velocity and robust network securityThe variety of cloud deployment models and how they cater for different business needsUsing real-time insights into network performance to help pinpoint and resolve issues efficientlyRibbon's innovative approach to cloud architecture, enabling flexibility, security and operational efficiencyThanks to Ribbon, this episode's sponsor, for their continued support.

“The reality is that Cisco is still the dominant PBX provider,” says Greg Zweig of Ribbon Communications. Looking out over the UC topography, at the ground level, Greg sees a terrain where many enterprises leverage a lot of capabilities that Cisco has. For these customers, Webex is compelling, so Greg argues that the channel community needs to have the ability to win with Webex and Teams. We learn how Ribbon has worked to make sure its product line of SBCs are well aligned for the migration path many enterprises continue to prefer, noting that Ribbon helps people navigate smooth and non-disruptive migrations. “The worst thing a reseller can do is tell a customer that they don't need to move,” when the customer might begin to quietly search for partners who know how to take their needs to a newer and better level. Visit www.rbbn.com

“It goes all the way back to Microsoft OCS,” says Greg Zweig, Director, Solutions Marketing at Ribbon Communications. Ribbon, a company whose deep telephony roots and IT DNA reach back to the beginnings of telecommunications. The brands and product lines that went into the making of Ribbon, have been aligning with Microsoft's communications footprint almost from the software giant's earliest entries into the market. In July, Ribbon announced that Beanfield is leveraging Ribbon Connect for Operator Connect to facilitate and enhance its deployment of Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams. An as a Service (aaS) solution, Ribbon Connect for Operator Connect offers portal-based administration tools that enable service providers to simplify selling, provisioning, and billing of telecom services, making it easier for businesses to transition from legacy telephony services to Microsoft Teams Phone. Ribbon Connect dramatically reduces the integration efforts typically required to enable Operator Connect by providing pre-assembled API integration, sales enablement, and a multi-tier portal. The Ribbon Connect portfolio is built with Ribbon's proven carrier-grade security products and services, that are already trusted and deployed in many of the world's largest telecom networks. In this podcast, Zweig walks us through the announcement with Beanfield. Zweig offers a deeper look at Ribbon Connect for Operator Connect. We also learn more about the deep technology connections between Ribbon and Microsoft and the literal presence of Ribbon SBCs in Microsoft's R&D labs. “When they're doing testing, they're actually testing their products against ours, with every release cycle.” Visit www.rbbn.com Beanfield Simplifies Teams Phone Integration with Ribbon Connect for Operator Connect

“It's really around accelerating transformation,” says Greg Zweig, Director of Solutions Marketing at Ribbon Communications. Accelerating transformation is the message this year for Ribbon at Enterprise Connect 2023. At Ribbon, Zweig focuses on enabling secure Unified Communications for both cloud and premises. In this podcast, Zweig invites EC23 attendees to come visit the Ribbon booth (#427) where people will find Ribbon's ideas, products and services that can enable transformation including cloud migration and much more. Visit https://ribboncommunications.com/

This week Grahame Lynch talks about the Optus data breach and we hear from Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, communications minister Michelle Rowland and treasurer Jim Chalmers. Grahame also talks with the visiting SVP from Ribbon Communications, David Hiscock.

Ribbon Communications has been in the business of connecting people and organizations, with a long line of products that stretch back to the dawn of telecommunications. Now, according to Ivan Bykov, who works on Solutions for Mobile Service Providers and Operators, that focus is on experiences. In this podcast, we learn about the need to make customer experiences at a level that makes the carrier indispensable to the customer. Bykov then walks us through Ribbon's ideas and products that make this possible. Recorded at the CCA 2022 conference in Portland, Oregon, Bykov outlines how Ribbon is offering the solutions that enable the carrier community to go well beyond their traditional offerings and how they can take advantage of the revolution that 5G offers. Visit www.ribboncommunications.com

On this episode, we're joined by Elizabeth Page, national sales director at Ribbon Communications; and Aaron Young, chief operating officer at Tri-Co Connections, a fiber broadband provider in rural Pennsylvania powered by Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, and a customer of Ribbon's. We discuss why, how and when Tri-Co started deploying broadband to its service area and the state of its rollout, why electric co-ops are well-placed to fill in broadband gaps in the rural US, Ribbon's role in rural broadband delivery – and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

IoT is a lynchpin to digitizing smart manufacturing, smart cities, and many other industrial enterprises. However, its adoption is often plagued by security concerns. The 5G enhancements that support 1 million devices per square kilometer also increase the attack surface for cybercriminals. An entire business network can be compromised due to vulnerabilities in a connected surveillance camera or even smart bulbs. Though private LTE and 5G networks are theoretically designed for highly secure and controlled network access, are they ready to safely handle the massive influx of connections? Let's find out!Our guest for todays' podcast is Jimmy Jones, the Head of Security for ZARIOT. I have had the privilege of working with Jimmy at many companies, and he is undoubtedly one of the brightest technical minds I have come across with sales acumen. He has held many positions in the tech world, from engineer to sales to business development lead at several companies such as WorldCom, PCI, Positive Technologies, Ribbon Communications, and NexTone. In our discussion today, we will uncover a few things, such as: -       What IoT security gaps enterprises should watch for?-        How does the use of private networks help secure the IoT?-        What were some of the security learnings from the initial stages of IoT deployment that will influence its prospects in the private 5G implementations? and-        What are the biggest challenges companies face when using a private network with IoT connections?So, let us welcome Jimmy Jones. 

Communication and collaboration tools have never been more valuable for organizations. The need for them to be adaptable and flexible is also critical. Does it make sense to migrate to a unified platform that integrates all communication and collaboration in one? And what challenges do companies face? Sharing his expertise on the subject is Brian Gregory, Channel Marketing, at Ribbon Communications. “There are so many options on the market, but there's a considerable amount of growth for Teams. One, it's part of the Microsoft suite bundle, so the base version is free. Another reason is they've been in the space for over a decade,” Gregory said. Gregory noted that moving from one platform to another was once an arduous task of business case justification, executive sponsorship, and testing. COVID-19 changed that. “Companies needed something quickly, and Teams gets the work done. A new question is should we integrate voice, too,” he added. Unified communications platforms live entirely in the cloud. Voice was often still an on-premises solution. Now it's thrown into the cloud, too, which can have IT teams concerned about security. Ribbon provides session border controllers (SBCs) to mitigate risk. “An SBC is a firewall for voice. It's purpose-built for VoIP. It's a buffer between the provider network and yours. It's to protect against any infiltration to the network,” Gregory explained.Companies migrating to the cloud but still have legacy interfaces can use SBCs, as well. The company also offers Ribbon Connect for Microsoft Teams. “Ribbon Connect enables you to connect legacy voice environments with Teams. Technology like this can make transitions easier. It also makes sense in today's environment, and this movement is a trend that will continue. Gregory also noted that voice still has a place in business operations, but peer-to-peer communication is much different. “We're not making calls like in the past, so the growth of this collaboration platforms will continue. What we do is help enterprises transition smartly.”

In a military setting, tactical edge means the last mile of a battlefield environment. And it's no secret that Ribbon Communications' latest solution is a perfect system for the military in those critical environments where reliable communications are not easy to deploy.

UC Today's Rob Scott hosts Marco Cortese Co-founder & Sales Manager at Mida Solutions and John Macario, Senior VP Enterprise and Channel Marketing at Ribbon Communications.

As always there is a hint of rudeness with discussions on how Marijn picks the perfectly sized cigar, but as it is a podcast the joke from Steve about where the cigar goes is lost on the audience.But then the background to the podcast about setting up those pages is discussed.  Not defining the information that needs to be displayed but focusing on the tips and tricks to building and managing pages… the main 8 pieces of content.We talk about Dear jeff and how he will be taking our suggestions and immediately adding them to the backlog on the day the podcast is released…  ok maybe not

In a military setting, tactical edge means the last mile of a battlefield environment. And it's no secret that Ribbon Communications' latest solution is a perfect system for the military in those critical environments where reliable communications are not easy to deploy.

UC Today’s Rob Scott hosts Brian Gregory, Director, Channel Marketing from Ribbon Communications.

Irit Touitou, executive VP of packet optical networking R&D at Ribbon Communications, comes on the podcast to discuss the essential role of traffic engineering and how network slicing creates a dynamic network in the 5G era.

Irit Touitou, executive VP of packet optical networking R&D at Ribbon Communications, comes on the podcast to discuss the essential role of traffic engineering and how network slicing creates a dynamic network in the 5G era.

Ivan Bykov, head of Ribbon’s Mobile and Service Provider Solutions, discusses the evolving nature of 5G transport both as a function of capacity demands and service differentiation, as well as a fond memory of diving with sharks off the Galapagos islands.

On this episode, we hear from Bruce McClelland, CEO of Ribbon Communications, about his company's work with broadband service providers in the rural US. McClelland says he took advantage of this last year of lockdown to reach out to policymakers in Washington, DC, and local reps at the state level, to "gauge tone" on rural broadband. We talk about his takeaways from those conversations, as well as the challenging economics around expanding broadband in hard-to-reach areas, why he's enthusiastic about the outcome of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction and more.

Greg Zweig, Director of Solutions Marketing at Ribbon Communications provides great insight into the trends established during 2020 including Over-The-Top services, Call Centers, UCaaS and CCaaS. Those trends will drive a need for solutions in the future which include a robust SBC. While the SBC provides a cohesive element to the local and cloud-based communication services, it also provides security with real time encryption packet inspection and more. Greg Zweig Today’s SBC needs to monitor the data activity and make sure that no intrusion is made from unauthorized access. Since Voice and Data are now totally integrated on the same network, the voice traffic needs to be protected as much as the data traffic. 2020 has accelerated many changes which are currently taking place. Along with the migration of the PBX to the cloud, dial tone and the SBC are moving there as well. The SBC’s security function is moving to the cloud to protect the virtual enterprise network. Listen in to hear more about the Ribbon SBC’s future. Ribbon's family of next-generation session border controllers (SBCs) provide robust security, simplified interoperability, advanced session management, and carrier-grade reliability for fixed, mobile, cable, and wholesale service providers. Ribbon's SBCs offer powerful deployment flexibility that meets or exceeds the demanding levels of security and service quality for applications such as SIP trunking (including Microsoft Teams Direct Routing), Unified Communications, Network-Network Interconnection, VoLTE, VoWiFi, and RCS. Ribbon SBCs deliver network security, routing and policy management, overload controls, SIP normalization along with IPv4-IPv6 interworking, and robust media transcoding. They also deliver support for STIR (Secure Telephone Identity Revisited) and SHAKEN (Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using toKENs) standards for caller authentication. For more information, go to: https://ribboncommunications.com/products/service-provider-products/cloud-and-edge/session-border-controllers-service-providers or https://ribboncommunications.com/

UC Today's David Dungay hosts Gidi Adlersberg, Product Marketing and Business Development Manager, AudioCodes.

UC Today host Rob Scott and expert guest and Microsoft MVP, Tom Arbuthnot, bring us this February Microsoft Teams news update.

It's a somewhat melancholy edition of the podcast, as Kevin surrenders his role behind the microphone. He's leaving Informa Tech, Channel Partners' parent company, to follow his dream--to open his own partner business. We'll count down the top five moments in Coffee with Craig and Kevin podcast history and roll out our final "movie trailer." You'll also hear from some of Kevin's colleagues about how much they will miss him. But lest you think that this is all about Kevin, we'll also say goodbye to another well-known colleague. Plus, John Macario, SVP of global channel marketing with Ribbon Communications, shares insights on 5G. He also discusses the areas where Ribbon partners are finding the most success. Lastly, we'll let you know who will be stepping into Kevin's shoes to co-host the next episode.

On this episode of the Cardwell Beach Marketing Podcast, we're joined by Bita Milanian, the Senior Vice President of Global Marketing at Ribbon Communications, a cloud-based communications provider. Together, we talk about how companies can genuinely solve difficult problems, make virtual events more fun, and personalize communications for their customers.

“It’s very much a single pain of glass,” says John Macario, SVP Channel Marketing of Ribbon. Earlier this month, Phonism announced that they have been selected by Ribbon Communications to co-develop, jointly market, and sell IP device management solutions to carriers and enterprise customers deploying Ribbon's EdgeView Service Control Center. Phonism's IP device management solutions are now available to Ribbon's enterprise and service provider users of EdgeView. EdgeView is Ribbon's globally deployed network management platform that enables service providers and enterprises to monitor, troubleshoot, and quickly rectify problems, significantly reducing the number of service issues and driving savings in overall installation costs and customer care. In this podcast Ribbon’s John Macario joins Steve Lazaridis, CEO & Co-founder of Phonism, to walk us through the new connection between the two companies. “With EdgeView and Ribbon strategy around managing the edge, Phonism made really good sense to build an integration tool where extending the capability beyond the SBC to allow management all the way to the end point …” said Lazaridis. Lazaridis and Macario see the new relationship as much more than a step ahead. The addition of Phonism enhances EdgeView's capabilities to remotely configure, monitor, and update a wide range of IP endpoints in the cloud. “1 + 1 = 3,” says Macario, who sees big wins for everyone from the end user up through the channel. Learn about Ribbon edge solutions for the enterprise, https://ribboncommunications.com/solutions/enterprise-solutions/cloud-and-edge/next-generation-intelligent-edge Learn about Phonism and Ribbon integration, https://phonism.com/partners/ribbon-edgeview-integration

In this episode, BT shares jump amid rumoured £15bn takeover; a landmark IP decision in the British courts; Digital Edge and Stonepeak Infrastructure unveil their APAC plans; and Tampnet's acquisition of a 1,200km subsea cable system in the Gulf of Mexico. Also in this episode, Natalie Bannerman speaks to Bita Milanian, SVP of global marketing at Ribbon Communications, who won the 2019 Agent of Change Award at the Global Women in Telco and Tech Awards. Bita talks about how her culture has influenced her experience of being a woman in the industry and why diversity is so close to her heart. Featuring editor-in-chief Joao Marques Lima, deputy editor Melanie Mingas and senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman.

Evan and Dave chat with Bruce McClelland, the recently named CEO and President of Ribbon Communications. Ribbon Communications is a global communications and network solutions provider to service providers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure sectors. Bruce is a technical business leader with a proven history of developing and growing businesses. Previously, Bruce was CEO at ARRIS and led its sale to CommScope, where he served as COO. During his tenure at ARRIS, Bruce held multiple leadership positions and had a key role in the successful acquisition and integration of multiple companies including Ruckus, Pace and the Motorola Home Business. This podcast is your chance to meet Bruce. He joined Ribbon just before the pandemic's shelter in place orders. That's probably made him more productive has he otherwise would have been traveling extensively. Ribbon's history of acquisitions has created a company that's extremely decentralized. We cover a broad swath of topics in this podcast including SBCs, 5G, wireless, IoT, and more. Bruce began his career at Bell Northern Research and held several leadership roles at Nortel. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering (Great Distinction) from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.

In UC you can have a brilliant product but no sales if there’s no plan or path to reach the customer. In a market largely reliant on partner companies, the point of vulnerability can stem from a lack of resources for marketing at the channel level. In this podcast, Becky Kendrick, Channel and Partner Enablement Marketing Director at Ribbon Communications, outlines how Ribbon counters this challenge by offering its partner community an easy to access, easy to use and easy to implement portal that has the content and media the partners need, practically in a ready-to-go, ready to deploy state. Kendrick outlines how Ribbon generates content and then purposes it for the partners to customize, grab and go. Kendrick offers use cases and outlines her promotional recommendations. “It’s all about time and resources,” says Kendrick, noting that by offering ready-made content, the partners can conduct successful campaigns without having to tie up resources. She notes that Ribbon can take partners by the hand to make it all happen. Visit www.rbbn.com

Greg Zweig, Director of Solutions Marketing at Ribbon thinks that platforms such as Microsoft Teams might be to real time communications what Outlook is to email. In this podcast we learn how Ribbon’s Session Border Controllers (SBCs) takes the Microsoft Teams experience to a higher level that enables users to meet their remote communication needs. We learn about Direct Routing and Teams how that contrasts with a phone line or a SIP trunk. Zweig makes the case that Ribbon SBC’s have major advantages over other SBC packages available in the market. Ribbon Communications, with corporate DNA extending back to the dawn of telecommunications, is a longtime partner of Microsoft. Zweig explains that Ribbon’s heritage and unique set of partnerships has put it is a unique place to make the most of the digital transformation of communications, with a particular appeal to the C-suite in the IT departments of many enterprises. Visit www.rbbn.com

Hello Readers, I hope you’re well. Welcome to episode 11 of the UCStatus Podcast. This episode features me (@randychapman), and Shawn Harry (@shawnharry), Mark Vale (@unifiedvale) and a special guest from Ribbon Communications. This week we chat with Matt Hurst (@Matt_Hurst1), technical director for Ribbon UK about Ribbon’s growing portfolio of solutions for Microsoft Teams. […]

Communication, collaboration and remote capabilities have always been an integral part of how companies relate with customers and shareholders – and the COVID-19 pandemic has thrust these business drivers even further into the spotlight.To help businesses stay at the leading-edge in the application of these core tools and strategies, IBM and Ribbon Communications have partnered to create an innovative unified communications service ready to deliver powerful results.Ribbon Director of Solutions Marketing, Greg Zweig, joined host Tyler Kern to outline that solution and provide insight about how it will shape the way businesses communicate and develop customer experiences not only during this uncertain period, but well into the “new normal” that is sure to follow.“Ribbon and IBM have actually been working together for a number of years, and, as a result of this COVID-19 situation, we were lucky enough to come up with a way to be able to offer IBM customers no-charge, cloud-based unified communications licenses for our Smart Office Collaboration suite,” Zweig said.Smart Office Collaborations is Ribbon's suite of intuitive, powerful communication tools for delivering voice, video, instant messaging, and more across desktop and mobile devices, allowing users to gain a common experience across virtually any device and reduce the cost and complexity of traditional unified communications deployments.This innovative unified communications as a service, or UCaaS, approach for IBM customers offers a key avenue for companies to remain engaged and productive during this unprecedented time, Zweig said.“As many companies are struggling, and their employees are struggling, to figure out how to work more effectively from home, having some free licenses – and these are available through June 30 of this year – really helps bridge the gap between working in the office and working at home," he said.It's a simple offering, but also a robust one. With this free license, companies will empower their employees to work from any device and connect quickly and efficiently anytime, anywhere, 100% virtually.Combined with third-party integration, custom colors for branding, live-call switching, and IBM's unique ability to serve any company, of any size, anywhere on the planet, it's a truly unmatched offering.Innovating in this space is nothing new for Ribbon – the company prides itself on helping customers “modernize their networks for improved competitive positioning and business outcomes in today's smart, always-on and data-hungry world.”For more information on the partnership between Ribbon and IBM, visit https://ribbon-communications.stories.fabl.co/IBMWorkatHome.For more B2B thought leadership and expertise, visit MarketScale's industry publication pages.

Market research can often unearth some fascinating insights into technology trends and misconceptions. Ribbon Communications have revealed the findings from its latest market research survey. In this podcast Ribbon join us to explain more about the survey and unveil some of its most interesting results. The wide ranging research uncovered results that elude to a huge opportunity for those operating within the UC and collaboration markets. The study also allows us to compare technology adoption across different areas of the market, from business size to vertical segments.

There is a lot of hype within the industry about the potential for CPaaS, communications platform as a service, to transform business communication globally. Leading communications specialist and software provider, Ribbon Communications, has recently unveiled the results of a global survey analysing the procurement plans for organisations of all sizes. The results show that around the globe businesses are looking to the latest technology platforms to enhance their business processes and adopting CPaaS platforms appears to be of burgeoning interest.

As part of the submissions for the inaugural UC Awards we spoke to award nominee Spearline about their year so far, the main industry trends impacting them, and their plans for 2019. Ribbon Communications are now one of the most recognisable brands within the industry after the merger of Sonus and Genband. Their extensive portfolio assists their service provider partners and enterprise customers with all aspects of their networks in terms of communication, security and collaboration. In today's episode they look back at their highlights from the last 12 months, since the merger and divulge some of their plans for 2019.

With modern networks transforming at such a rapid speed it is critical for enterprise organisations and service providers to be able to ensure security throughout every network layer. What are the most useful tools that enable companies to do this? In this episode we are joined by Ribbon Communications and Nectar who have partnered to offer a centrally located unified communications diagnostics (UCD) system to monitor multiple, geographically dispersed SBCs and identify network issues affecting communication systems.

UCaaS and CPaaS platforms are some of the most innovative within the communications market and can enable some real benefits for organisations that leverage them fully. One of the most desirable attributes for a business is that of agility, allowing them to react quickly and decisively in their often competitive industries. UCaaS and CPaaS platforms can really assist to create agile structural models for business and in this episode we look at how they can do this. Ribbon Communications have an intense focus on helping their customers and partners to achieve agile processes so are the perfect guest to join Patrick on the podcast for a deep dive into how they do this.

Ribbon Communications are one of the largest communications equipment and software manufacturers after the merger of GENBAND and Sonus Networks. Their annual event 'Ribbon Perspectives 2018' took place in Los Angeles and UC Today were there to hear from some of their senior executives and bring you a summary of the event. We hear about the importance of the gathering and also about some of their innovative new solutions that took centre stage during proceedings.

Today's Priority Queue, sponsored by Ribbon Communications, examines how to make the transition from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams, and how Ribbon's Session Border Controller (SBC) can help. The post PQ 136: Making The Transition From Skype To Microsoft Teams (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Priority Queue, sponsored by Ribbon Communications, examines how to make the transition from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams, and how Ribbon's Session Border Controller (SBC) can help. The post PQ 136: Making The Transition From Skype To Microsoft Teams (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Priority Queue, sponsored by Ribbon Communications, examines how to make the transition from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams, and how Ribbon's Session Border Controller (SBC) can help. The post PQ 136: Making The Transition From Skype To Microsoft Teams (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.