RingCentral and Telekom expand their partnership: Joint
cloud-based communication solution
Different modes of communication
from one platform
Certified by the Federal Office
for Information Security
Telekom and its partner RingCentral, Inc.announced an expansion
of their partnership. They are offering a joint end-to-end solution for
communication and collaboration: the new product is called "RingCentral X
powered by Telekom". The solution will be available in the first quarter
of 2022. Small business customers, medium-sized companies, and large
corporations to work from anywhere, regardless of their location.
As a leading provider of global communications solutions for businesses,
RingCentral combines team messaging, video meeting, cloud phone systems and
contact center solutions on a single platform. The comprehensive Unified
Communications as a Service (UCaaS) comes to customers via Telekom's mobile and
fixed network. This provides them with a secure, reliable, and flexible
solution for cloud-based enterprise communications and collaboration in
Germany.
Telekom also offers a complete set-up service and corresponding operational
support. Users can be set up, changed, or deleted internally or as part of the
Telekom service. A wide range of end devices tailored to the solution, such as
headsets, desk phones or video conferencing systems, are also available.
In addition, RingCentral's open API platform enables customers to integrate
third party business applications across all necessary workflows with their
global, multimodal communications platform. This means they no longer have to
switch between different applications and can work more productively and
efficiently.
"People are not only working in the office, but also in the home office or
on the move and across different devices. "RingCentral X powered by
Telekom" combines these communication needs in a single solution. This
gives them the tools they need to succeed in a rapidly changing work
environment," says Claudia Buhne, Head of Business Communication and
Collaboration at Telekom Deutschland GmbH, "it also makes businesses more resilient."
“We are excited to bring a modern cloud-based solution to customers in Germany
in partnership with Deutsche Telekom – a company with high-quality standards in
access and service,” said Marco Meier, vice president, sales, DACH, at
RingCentral. “This is yet another step in our journey to helping organizations
migrate to the cloud so they can work efficiently from anywhere. With Deutsche
Telekom’s state of the art networks combined with our cloud-first
communications platform, we are able to transform and enhance the way people
work.”
Security is paramount
RingCentral can also boast the C5 test certificate ( Cloud Computing Compliance
Criteria Catalogue) from the German Federal Office for Information Security
(BSI). This is especially important for all government institutions.
As part of the long-standing partnership with Atos, Telekom will also offer
"Unify X powered by Telekom" to its existing Unify customers. The
solution is also built on the RingCentral platform and complemented by Atos'
extensive systems integration capabilities. This secures customers' existing IT
investments and supports them on their journey to cloud communications.
Source: RingCentral media announcement
