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WWW. WISPA .ORG 2 3 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 3 R ibbon Communications, a global provider of real time communications software and IP optical networking solutions, is extending its support for Microsoft’s recently introduced Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams service. Ribbon is adding Professional Services capabilities including Operator Connect API inte- gration, configuration, provisioning and automation support to complement its portfolio of direct routing certified session border controllers (SBCs). The newly added Professional Services capa- bilities combine with Ribbon’s Direct Routing certi- fied Operator Connect SBCs to enable service providers to dramatically reduce the time and resources required to bring Operator Connect to market, said the company. Operator Connect is an operator-managed service that simplifies inter- connection between Teams and the PSTN. Many service providers participating in the initial Operator Connect launch are already Ribbon customers. “Ribbon is a market leader in carrier inter- connect and SIP trunking, which ideally posi- tions us to help service providers quickly adopt Operator Connect,” said Tony Scarfo, executive vice president and general manager of Ribbon’s cloud and edge business unit. “Combining Ribbon’s SBC portfolio with our extensive global Professional Services capabilities gives service providers the tools they need to get their new Operator Connect-based services to market sooner and reduces the risk of losing customers to more agile competitors.” Ribbon’s Product and Professional Services teams have nearly a decade and a half experi- ence supporting multiple generations of Micro- soft products. The company has a deep under- standing of Operator Connect requirements and can support carriers as they on-board the solution, including helping with specific Oper- ator Connect APIs. Ribbon SBCs already provide security and interoperability for hundreds of SIP trunking, direct routing and cloud unified communica- tions (UC) services. The company’s extensive SBC portfolio supports multiple Microsoft Teams calling deployment models including Direct Routing and Operator Connect. Their core SBCs deliver the carrier-grade reliability, scale, resiliency and interoperability that is critical for Operator Connect deployments. Ribbon also supports enterprise Teams Deployments with its SBC Software Edition Lite (SWe Lite), SBC 1000, SBC 2000, EdgeMarc Intelligent Edge portfolio and Ribbon Connect, a fully managed service that Ribbon Partners can use to migrate enterprises to a Teams Phone System in hours instead of days or weeks. m Visit Ribbon Communications at WISPA- PALOOZA 2021 booth #315 or go to rbbn.com. Ribbon Lets Service Providers Quickly Offer Microsoft Operator Connect for Teams