Next-generation carrier United Network Services, Inc. (UNSi) announced today that it has signed an agreement with ADVODA Communications as a new master agent, adding to its growing channel partner program. With more than 200 specialty sales partners nationwide, as well as direct customers, ADVODA specializes in technology consultation for the global enterprise with complex voice and data networking requirements.
The partnership allows ADVODA to access UNSi’s extensive network reach to deliver complex Internet solutions, MPLS, VPLS, and Ethernet to their customers with multiple locations dispersed nationwide, which is UNSi’s niche.
“Signing-on ADVODA as a master agent reinforces the growth of our channel partner program,” stated Stephen John, SVP& Chief Revenue Officer for UNSi, who oversees Channel Sales for the company.
ADVODA leverages UNSi’s carrier services including MPLS, based on UNSi’s MPLS Exchange Platform (MEP), VPLS, Carrier Ethernet, including Ethernet over Copper (EoC) and Ethernet over Fiber (EoF) and Broadband. ADVODA is bundling managed services into offerings including Managed Router, Managed Firewall, Managed LAN and UNSi’s IP Redundancy product Same IP Failover (SIF). SIF recently won Best of Show at IT Expo Austin in recognition of advancing the field of IP Communications.
“Given our strong partnership of over four years with UNSi, we are excited to take the relationship to the next level as part of their emerging channel partner program,” stated Hilary Fox, President and COO of ADVODA. “UNSi has a progressive approach to technology. This approach is invaluable to ADVODA in developing total networking solutions for our customers.”
