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ments to increase bandwidth capacity,” she said. “Partners can now support customers with bandwidth needs up to 100 Gbps in three major metros – Dallas, Los Angeles and New York. “This high-capacity networking solution is for large enterprises in the financial services, health care or education industry. Delivered as Fiber Internet Access (FIA), Ethernet and Wavelength services, Spectrum Enter- prise is helping partners to provide high-capacity network- ing for their largest customers,” Kadlacek said. Turning from enterprise customers to the channel partners that service them, Kadlacek discusses how the Spectrum Partner Program elevates the partner experience. “The Spectrum Partner Program continues to elevate the partner experience by helping partners to sell Spectrum solutions and services more effectively in a streamlined and trackable way,” Kadlacek said. And Spectrum Enterprise is making it easier for its partners. “The Spectrum Partner Program recently launched two new sales portals – PartnerLink and Salesforce Communities,” she said. “PartnerLink is now even easier to navigate, as it is a new portal with a website that offers enhanced marketing resourc- es from personalized dashboards to timely communications, a dynamic events calendar and learning tools like playbooks and on-demand training,” Kadlacek said. “It also provides serviceability tools in the platform to help partners deliver modern network connectivity solutions to their customers.” As for the new Salesforce Communities portal, Kadlacek said it provides “partners more control and visibility with their order activities, while streamlining the sales management process.” She continued, “An enhanced dashboard now shows work in-progress, funnel activity, selling agent reporting and performance trends. In addition, partners can now create quotes, branded proposals and contracts while reviewing reporting dashboards in real-time. “The Spectrum Partner Program will continue to elevate the partner experience this year by providing even more automation and functionality to both of these portals,” Kadlacek said. The Spectrum Enterprise Partner Program is designed around a three-pronged approach to allow partners to meet their customers’ needs and grow their business with a nationwide network, reliable solutions and experienced teams. Those three prongs include: • Expand your reach – Provide nationwide coverage for your clients with a network that spans 41 states coast-to-coast. Spectrum Enterprise’s wholly owned fiber network is supported by 230,000 fiber-route miles with more than 200,000 fiber-lit buildings. • A dedicated team – The Spectrum Enterprise Partner Program provides partners a dedicated team of experts who know how to navigate the challenges they face every day and will help them satisfy their customer communications needs and meet their goals. • Find the best master agent for you – A master agent (or agency) is a company that holds a direct service agreement to sell partner program services. They receive compensation for installed services for sales they or their subagent partners have made. The partner program services agreement requires that specific criteria be upheld by partners to be defined as a master agent, which ensures high-level support for agents selling its solutions. What Spectrum Enterprise knows is that as enter- prise demands more from you, you demand more from your enterprise technology partner. Spectrum believes that is great because it is a champion for those who demand more and refuse to settle for less. “Spectrum Enterprise is committed to helping partners reach their boldest ambitions,” said Kadlacek. “And it takes more than great technology, it takes a great partner. It starts with understanding the unique technology needs, then building a plan to meet them.” Spectrum Enterprise vows to help in providing a seamless experience with reliable and scalable solutions that can help its partners grow and succeed. To learn more about the Spectrum Enterprise Partner Program and how to become a partner, visit partners.spectrum.com. 37 July - August 2021 | CHANNEL V ISION