The 2019 INCOMPAS Show, Day 2

« 1 0 » THE INCOMPAS SHOW I NOVEMBER 4 – 6, 2019 www.bekabusinessmedia.com Somos Announces Winners of the ‘2019 Toll-Free Awards’ E arlier this month, Somos Inc., a leading registry management and data solutions company, named the winners of the 2019 Toll-Free Industry Awards. The Toll-Free Industry Awards were established to recognize individuals and companies that are at the forefront of innova- tion and thought leadership in the toll-free industry. The following winners were chosen based on their merit, industry commitment and above-and-beyond contributions to the toll-free industry. Trailblazer Award The Toll-Free Trailblazer Award recognizes a person or organization that uses innovation, creativity and forward-thinking to drive the future of toll-free. This year’s winner is Shaun Moore of the Toll-Free Exchange. The Toll-Free Exchange provides a valuable peering and settlement plat- form that is extremely user-friendly, said Somos. Through his leadership and expertise, Moore has elevated the platform, driven adoption and increased utilization. A longtime Toll-Free User Summit supporter, this award provides an extra special honor for winner Moore. “Somos’ Toll-Free User Summit is the ultimate event for the toll-free industry and one of my favorite shows of the year due to the exceptionally high knowledge level of the partici- pants. At a personal level, this makes the award all the more humbling; at a professional level, it is a confirmation that the Toll-Free Exchange is having a revolutionary influence on the way toll- free calls move around North America.” Campaign of the Year Award The Toll-Free Campaign of the Year Award is given in recognition of an outstanding marketing campaign that has promoted toll-free numbers in a fresh, new way. This year’s winner is Ray Rothschild of Coupster. According to Rothschild, “The texting market is evolving, and it is crucial that toll-free numbers evolve with this new market. Millennials prefer texting – so let them text. Make your toll-free number a tool that evolves with the future.” Coupster does just this. As an innovative platform that allows users to receive a coupon when they message a text-enabled toll-free number, Coupster lets clients create keywords on their toll-free number that customers can text to receive coupons related to their favorite products and services. Communication Platform of the Year Award The Communication Platform of the Year Award is given to an organization that offers a robust, user-friendly, customer-centric platform that is like no other. This year’s winner is Universal Routing Solution from Software Synergy Inc. SSI’s routing solution platform offers a host of capabilities that make it a stand-out platform, said Somos. This includes advanced reporting and analytics, a CPR generator, easy template uploads and overall process streamlining. “We are extremely pleased that SSI has been recognized by its customers and Somos for providing a unique approach to toll-free cost management and optimization” said Kevin Oxley, founder and president of SSI. “We are focused on the ways our embedded analytics and algorithms can provide our customers with a better approach to manage and maximize savings with improved metrics visibility.” The 2019 Toll-Free Industry Awards were distributed on the closing evening of the 2019 Toll-Free User Summit, which took place October 15 - 17, in Boston. Somos congratulates all the winners on their impressive achievements and contributions to the toll-free industry. p Visit Somos at Meeting Pod 2 in the Expo Hall. S parklight Business recently announced the launch of its Enterprise Wi-Fi service, featuring “a superior Wi-Fi connection delivered over the company’s fiber optic network in order to provide the fastest and most-secure connections for business customers,” said the company. With personalized design and professional installation, Enterprise Wi-Fi is offered as a turnkey solution. Customized to identify the optimal number of access points, employees and guests will have access to strong and reli- able service throughout the business footprint. “Today’s business environment is constantly evolving and requires advanced connectivity and flexibility,” said Chris Boone, vice president of business services for Sparklight. “Business Enterprise Wi-Fi is a sophisticated solution that provides a powerful signal along with compre- hensive tools to manage the service.”  Sparklight’s Enterprise Wi-Fi service comes with a cloud-based customer portal and user app, enabling businesses to configure, manage and monitor their Wi-Fi networks and user activity from anywhere, at any time. “This solution allows businesses to remain agile, while enhancing business productivity and enriching the customer experience. Our intuitive management application provides businesses with the ability to manage service features, view usage reports and ultimately streamline their Wi-Fi operations,” said Boone. “We are excited to introduce this new service to provide busi- nesses with the flexibility their employees need to be more productive and successful.” p Visit Sparklight Business at Networking Table 1 in the Expo Hall. Sparklight Business Launches Enterprise Wi-Fi Service C onterra Networks, an industry leading provider of fiber-optic network solutions, recently released its Near-Net list of more than 80,000 building locations along Conterra’s rapidly expanding broadband network, which now exceeds 11,000 fiber route miles. Conterra’s wholesale carrier partners can now leverage these tens of thousands of fiber access points to address their increasing fiber capacity needs, especially within tier 2 and tier 3 markets throughout Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico and North Carolina. “We believe the identification and distribution of these near-net locations will greatly expand the addressable market of our wholesale carrier part- ners, allowing them to leverage our unique fiber assets in those markets that may not have been available to them in the past,” said Larry Wilson, Conterra’s vice president of Carrier and Whole- sale Services. “We look forward to working closely with our wholesale carrier partners to expand their network reach and to grow their businesses.” p Visit Conterra in Lounge 4 in the Expo Hall. Conterra Networks Expands Wholesale Carrier Strategy