SAN JOSE, Calif., June 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary:
- Cisco's Webex collaboration portfolio and cloud communications
services will help support AT&T enterprise clients as they
embrace the hybrid workforce of the future.
- AT&T and Cisco expect to offer as many as 1 million users
the UCMC platform through sales of Webex Calling with AT&T –
Enterprise over the next five years.
- Enhanced cloud connectivity sets new standard for performance
and reliability—enabling 99.99% uptime and helping to rapidly
deliver feature updates and enhancements.
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and AT&T (NYSE:T) are making it easier
for businesses to adapt to the future of work, whatever it may be.
Together with Cisco, AT&T Business is bringing Webex Calling
with AT&T – Enterprise to Cisco's trusted Unified
Communications Manager – Cloud (UCMC), helping businesses optimize
operations and accelerate digital transformation in nearly any
environment.
UCMC will enhance reliability and performance for all Webex
Calling with AT&T – Enterprise users. AT&T and Cisco expect
to offer as many as 1 million users the UCMC platform through sales
of Webex Calling with AT&T – Enterprise over the next five
years.
"The shift to hybrid work changed how companies operate and
accelerated adoption of integrated cloud collaboration solutions,"
said Javed Khan, senior vice
president and general manager, Cisco Collaboration. "Our Webex
solutions transformed the cloud calling experience and combine
enterprise-calling features with market-leading virtual meetings
and collaboration technology – all within the Webex App. And we're
proud to work with AT&T to provide its customers and employees
with the tools and technologies they require to thrive in the new
hybrid workplace."
"Today's environment requires tools that enable flexible and
adaptable business operations. By pairing expertise that can help
businesses get the most of these solutions together with a
high-performing network, we are elevating not only their ability to
survive, but also to thrive." said Rich
Shaw, Vice President, Voice and Collaboration, AT&T
Business. "Our work with Cisco is a great example of how we're able
to innovate faster, accelerate the deployment of cutting-edge
technologies and unlock the full potential of our workforce and
customers."
As companies reopen their offices to workers, many are planning
for a hybrid workforce model where employees could be connecting
from home, the office or elsewhere. And this shift to hybrid work
requires companies to reevaluate and invest in cloud, collaboration
and security technologies that alleviate potential threats and
provide the fastest and most cost-effective solution.
AT&T Business serves nearly 2,000 of the largest
multinational companies and its proven ability to lead enterprise
efforts in digital transformation earned the J.D. Power 2020 U.S.
Business Wireline Satisfaction awards for Large Enterprises ranking
highest in all categories including performance and reliability and
customer service.
By combining the reliability, quality, and expertise of the
AT&T network in areas such as 5G, SD WAN, mobility, fiber, IP
toll and security paired with Cisco's trusted infrastructure and
Cloud Communications, AT&T can help streamline productivity by
unifying processes across a single-vendor hosted solution while
providing integrations across hundreds of applications and
ecosystems.
AT&T has a longstanding relationship of delivering voice
services on Cisco's platforms since 1997; and, now with the
inclusion of Cloud services this will only provide a continuation
of their efforts into the future for these two companies. Recently,
AT&T achieved UC Master Collaboration Specialization,
which is the highest level, a third party can achieve, along with
AT&T renewing its Gold Partner Certification, which is
the highest level certification for Cisco partners. This
demonstrates AT&T's commitment to the vast skills and ability
to deliver and support any Cisco collaboration solution across the
globe.
"A large percentage of enterprises are evaluating solutions for
a hybrid office future," said Dave
Michels, Principal Analyst at TalkingPointz. "The Cisco
cloud calling solution provides AT&T a leading UCaaS solution
that they can further expand and customize with both the broader
Webex portfolio and their own expertise and reach in global
networking services."
For more information, please visit att.com/webexcalling.
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About Cisco Webex
Webex is a leading provider of cloud-based collaboration
solutions which includes video meetings, calling, messaging,
events, customer experience solutions like contact center and
purpose-built collaboration devices. At Webex, we start with people
and their experiences first. This focus on delivering inclusive
collaboration experiences fuels our innovation, which leverages AI
and Machine Learning, to remove the barriers of geography,
language, personality, and familiarity with technology. Our
solutions are underpinned with security and privacy by design. We
work with the world's leading business and productivity apps –
delivered through a single application and interface. Learn more
at webex.com.
About AT&T Communications
We help family, friends and neighbors connect in meaningful ways
every day. From the first phone call 140+ years ago to mobile video
streaming, we @ATT innovate to improve lives. AT&T
Communications is part of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T). For more
information, please visit us at att.com.
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