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8 CVx at ITEXPO I FEBRUARY 12 - 14, 2020 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 1 C incinnati-based Powernet received its ninth Pillar Award for Community Service at the Medical Mutual Pillar Awards, presented by Smart Business. The Medical Mutual Pillar Award for Community Service honors businesses of all types and sizes that make outstanding contributions to their communities. Its purpose is to encourage a charitable environment, recognize creative efforts that make a difference and demonstrate the ties between the for-profit and nonprofit worlds. Powernet was one of 11 Cincinnati businesses honored at the event. “Our team has shown a commitment to making the Greater Cincinnati community a better place to live and work,” said Alli Stevens, CEO of Powernet. “To see so many team members come together and work on projects like the community Wi-Fi expansions or taking time out of their day to assist a non-profit organization year after year is inspiring. Powernet is lucky to have so many employees that care about making a difference and are willing to take the steps to make their ideas a reality.” The Powernet team made an impact on hundreds of individuals throughout 2019 through a variety of projects, sponsorships and donations. The year began with the completion of wireless expansions to both the Avondale and Lower Price Hill free community Wi-Fi networks that are now capable of servicing even more residents. Donations of tablets, networking and voice equipment were made to a variety of local organizations such as Life Church Amelia, City Gospel Mission, Cincinnati Rotary Club and Norwood Schools. A Crock- Pot-A-Thon was also organized in association with the community learning center in Lower Price Hill to provide residents with access to crock pots and rolling carts that allowed them to transport and cook healthier meals. Powernet’s donations reached even further than just the Cincinnati community. Tablets were donated to Children’s Miracle Home in India to help educate the children that reside there. Additionally, Powernet donated and provided desktop computers and furniture for the home to create a computer lab that will, allow it to further its mission. Powernet’s tradition of giving is also echoed in its Florida offices as well where a variety of donations were made to local organizations and chari- ties, including many in need of relief following devastating hurricanes. p A provider of white label cloud-based switching and billing solutions for VoIP service providers, Telinta announced the addition of eSIM capabilities to its TeliSIM MVNO solution. eSIM eliminates the need for end users to install a physical SIM card in their mobile phones to use TeliSIM.  End users can also enjoy “dual SIM” capabilities, where they can continue to use their own local SIM card plus TeliSIM’s eSIM, enabling their phone to be registered to both networks at the same time while traveling interna- tionally. Users can have multiple phone numbers for inbound calls and select which network to use for outbound calls, data and SMS. TeliSIM enables mobile service providers to offer highly profitable brandable mobile voice, data and SMS services, with options for data-only plans which are best suited for eSIM. Both prepaid and postpaid services can be offered. TeliSIM uses an entirely new methodology that enables Telinta customers to replace high-cost mobile roaming fees from mobile operators with cost-effective VoIP. Telinta customers can provide their end users and resellers with cost-effective roaming for more than 500 mobile operators in 100-plus coun- tries around the world.  Calls can be made and received using the GSM network, without requiring call-back, access numbers or Wi-Fi. TeliSIM can be offered both as a stand-alone MVNO service for travelers or bundled together with any of Telin- ta’s cloud-based solutions such as mobile VoIP, mobile top-up, hosted PBX, WebRTC and more. New Telinta customers will qualify for a special three-month TeliSIM Starter Program with discounts on switching, billing, SIM cards and eSIMs, airtime and Telinta’s mobile softphone. Service providers can create customized offers and bundles, using their own brand, pricing and promotions.  Local numbers from DID providers around the world can be added to TeliSIM, providing end users with as many local phone numbers as they need. TeliSIM, like all of Telinta’s white label solutions, includes comprehensive training and 24×7 live technical support. “Unlike other MVNO solutions which are merely reselling SIM cards and minutes, TeliSIM uses the power of Telinta’s cloud-based soft- switch platform, enabling service providers to truly build a successful MVNO business,” said Alex Ferdman, Telinta’s CEO.  “Using your own providers for DIDs and VoIP termination, you can create a highly profitable MVNO offer for you and your resellers.” p Powernet Recognized at Medical Mutual Pillar Awards for Ninth Time Telinta Adds eSIM to its MVNO Solution G ranite Telecommunications, a $1.5 billion provider of communications services to multi-location businesses and government agencies, is introducing its “Built-to-Order” SD-WAN solution at SD-WAN Expo, held in conjunction with ITEXPO. “Most people know that SD-WAN’s a game- changer, giving businesses redundancy and quality of service using widely available and low-cost broadband,” said Mark Palmer, senior director of client development at Granite. “What they might not know – and what vendors and providers don’t want to tell them – is SD-WAN isn’t one size fits all. The truth is, there are a range of solutions on the market that meet a range of needs, continued Palmer. “Rarely are they matched up correctly. In fact, many companies need more than one solution.” That’s a challenge for SD-WAN providers that have only one product. Granite’s “Built to Order” SD-WAN solution leverages a wide array of appliances to match a customer’s requirements for performance, security and price based on their applications, connectivity, fault tolerance and budget. “Customer requirements can vary by loca- tion, requiring a hybrid SD-WAN deployment that leverages multiple solutions,” said Palmer. After white-glove installation, Granite, monitors and manages every SD-WAN deploy- ment from its 24/7/365 U.S.-based network operations center (NOC) to ensure that every- thing works as promised. The solution is avail- able nationwide from Granite’s network of authorized sales partners. p Granite Introduces ‘Built-to-Order’ Managed SD-WAN