VC takes 50 percent stake in Arrow Business Communications
telecoms
ScanSource boosts cloud offering with $84m Intelisys buy
The good expansion news from the global distributor has come with a sales warning though
Mobilise Consulting expands into Spanish market
MVNOs in Spain could reduce their wholesale airtime costs by around 15 percent
Capita to sell Interactive Intelligence contact centre offering
Omnichannel routing, interactive voice response, real-time speech analytics and workforce optimisation on offer
Intelisys enters EMEA communications distribution market
Hires UK-based channel head and now targeting EMEA sales agents to sell telecoms and cloud services
Chess gets £50m in Barclays funding for more acquisition moves
IRW Systems, Parachute IT, ebillz and Integra ICT have been acquired in recent years
Intercity acquires Imerja to create larger telecoms and IT firm
Intercity acquired cloud communications, network services and hosting specialist Gage Networks earlier this year
Comtek launches Marconi repair and support service
The company has taken on ex-Marconi engineers to train up repair staff in North Wales and Belfast
Inmarsat inks IEC Telecom distribution deal
IEC wants to double its reseller channel by mid-2016 by focusing on Inmarsat's portfolio of networks and services that can be used by verticals
Telefónica brings in NEC as global cloud integrator for SMBs
NEC will work on operations, integration and support for the software as a service (SaaS) platforms and services that Telefónica offers
CompTIA appoints new UK channel director
Estelle Johannes was previously the online community manager at Baptie & Company, responsible for managing its global channel community
Truphone connects with Bristol Telecom Solutions
Truphone provides users with multiple international mobile numbers on a single SIM card, so contacts can always reach them at a local rate
ZyXEL unveils new way of rewarding its telecoms resellers
The new European-wide partner programme uses a purchase frequency based approach for resellers, instead of a focus on revenue tiers
Millgate signs distribution deal with Truphone
Truphone’s global VoIP mobile service gives businesses an international presence that reduces roaming costs for voice and data
NTT America brings in Advantage for global sales reach
The Advantage Communications Group is the first announced partner of NTT America’s Global Solutions Channel Partner Program since launch
Firms struggling with big data says Virgin Media Business
The communications firm says firms must get a grip on their big data but learn to walk first
Plusnet free broadband offer is sales opp for resellers
DMSL is encouraging resellers to jump on the free broadband offer to help win other VoIP and cloud business
Olive Communications wins £5 million unified comms deal with Admin Re
Swiss Re subsidiary Admin Re wants to improve the way its staff and customers communicate with each other, so it went to Olive
Network Equipment Market Faces Big Revenue Challenge, Predicts Ovum
No happy new year in the single-digit growth telecoms supply chain
Dot Hill Launches Telecoms Tiered Storage Platform
Vendor expands partner programme with a focus on telecoms customers
Welsh Government Unleashes Networking Mega Tender
Nearly half a billion up for grabs for channel players providing networking and telecoms services
Telecoms distie Nimans sees profits rise 36 percent
Revenues slow, but margins increasing
