2025 VISIONARY SPOTLIGHT AWARDS | CHANNELVISION 63 Wi-Fi and Fixed Wireless SmartCIC SmartCIC extends Wi-Fi and fixed wireless access (FWA) to equip channel partners to monetize opportunity. It integrates site-by-site, comparative provider analysis with on-the-ground engineers and FWA solutions to help partners better meet enterprise demand. Partners can access an expert team to assist the process of designing, rolling out, managing and growing 5G FWA. SmartCIC also leverages a U.S., 5G cellular footprint to deliver enterprise-grade connectivity. Through access technology and field services, it accelerates service delivery and controls line, cabling, hardware, installation, migration and support. SmartCIC’s white glove approach helps partners win larger FWA contracts by delivering premium services to customers. SERVICE PROVIDER TECHNOLOGY Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning SmartCIC In a unique way, SmartCIC combines precision performance testing with AI, in order to optimize cellular networking. With its data, service providers and enterprises alike obtain insight into a local network’s performance, worldwide. This helps increase mobile solution agility while helping service providers optimize performance and monetize 5G investment. Back Office & OSS Innovation Astound Wholesale Astound encompasses more than 41,000 route miles of metro fiber, allowing it to provide the access that today’s companies need. In particular, it helps expand the network with high-capacity, wholesale connectivity. Astound leverages its sizeable fiber and data center presence to bolster its service offerings. Plus, its infrastructure – including options for Ethernet, wavelength, IP, transit, virtual cross connects and Ethernet network-to-network interface – provides the infrastructure to expand network footprints and the access support to better serve customers. Finally, Astound’s back office extends a critical element for ensuring smooth, efficient service delivery. TimelyBill TimelyBill is an end-to-end platform for CSPs to manage the customer lifecycle. Its tools help providers streamline operations, reduce cost and accelerate growth. At its core is its OSS, which brings automation, visibility and control to critical, back-office functions. OSS components help manage customers, provision services and handle support tickets in a centralized environment. TimelyBill configures and deploys automated processes, spanning provisioning, service activation, billing and account changes, reducing errors and improving timeto-revenue. With all functions in one platform, TimelyBill reduces system fragmentation and complexity. Cloud Computing & Data Center Innovation Schneider Electric Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure IT offers DCIM to optimize IT management, from single IT racks to hyperscale deployments. It supports onpremises, cloud and edge applications, providing real-time monitoring, risk mitigation and operational insight for IT and data center professionals. EcoStruxure IT leverages AI-driven analytics to build performance models, and its intuitive reporting engine offers real-time, historical energy consumption data. The 2023 integration of ConnectWise PSA helps automate power infrastructure alarm workflows for MSPs to manage, track and assign critical, warning and informational alarms. With its subscription model, automation-driven efficiency and AI-powered insight, it supports digital transformation, BC and sustainable cross-industry operations. Content/Media Delivery & Enablement First Orion The self-service subscription model for First Orion’s INFORM branded calling solution helps SMBs more easily brand calls, making them more accessible at scale. Pricing starts at $31/month (up to 250 calls) and scaling to $3,255/month (up to 50,000 calls). With it, businesses can customize outgoing call displays, sharing their name and reason for calling. INFORM is trusted by 4,000 enterprise-level companies across industries such as healthcare, insurance, financial services, retail and automotive, with customers able to select plan options, register phone numbers, view analytics and manage calling programs from First Orion’s user-friendly portal. Channel Partner Program
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