BT : and RingCentral extend partnership to accelerate adoption of cloud-based business communications
November 17, 2020 at 04:01 am EST
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BT and RingCentral extend partnership to accelerate adoption of cloud-based business communications
Cloud Work provided by RingCentral to be a lead UCaaS and CCaaS offering for BT business and public sector customers, accelerating UK's digital transformation agenda
November 9, 2020 -BT,the UK's leading telecommunications and network provider,andRingCentral, Inc.(NYSE: RNG),a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced an expanded partnership to accelerate the adoption of cloud-based communications and support the digital transformation of businesses across the UK. Cloud Work provided by RingCentral will be a lead Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) and Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) offering for BT with small, medium and large sized UK enterprises, as well as public sector customers.
Combining the best of BT's network leadership and resources with RingCentral's industry-leading technology, Cloud Work provided by RingCentral, brings reliable, trusted and secure cloud-based communications to organizations across the UK. With integrated voice, video, and team messaging capabilities, the solution provides a seamless communications experience for distributed workforces to collaborate effectively and be productive from anywhere, anytime.
'As businesses continue to navigate through the complexities of Covid-19, our extended partnership with RingCentral reinforces a commitment and shared vision of bringing innovative communications solutions to our customers so they can thrive now, and put the right building blocks in place for a successful post-pandemic workplace,' said Ashish Gupta, Chief Operating Officer, BT's Enterprise Unit.
'Every organization is adopting new remote and digital ways of working, with varying degrees of complexity. By collaborating with partners like RingCentral, we're focused on removing this complexity for our customers to enable a successful digital transformation journey.'
Key benefits of Cloud Work provided by RingCentral include:
Improved flexibility and productivity as workers can connect anytime and from anywhere with a single, integrated team messaging, video and phone solution
Single business identity enabling enterprises to manage multiple office locations, create an auto receptionist, route calls, and manage directory listings
Seamless integration with all critical business applications and cloud services empowering the workforce to use the cloud and collaborate like never before
Access to a professional services support team of industry experts to assist with initial planning, strategic consultations, comprehensive implementation or integration designs, and provide ongoing support and system training
'Today people need to work and collaborate productively from everywhere, and that's what we focus on enabling at RingCentral,' said Anand Eswaran, president and chief operating officer, RingCentral. 'We're delighted to extend our partnership with BT to make our solution available to a broader set of BT's customers and deliver additional productivity, quality, and cloud economies of scale through tighter integration with BT's leading fixed and wireless network.'
Cloud Work provided by RingCentral will be available through BT's Account managers (Corporate and Major Corporate), BT Local Businesses, and through dedicated telesales and call centers. Cloud Work service is provided by RingCentral UK, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of RingCentral, Inc.
To learn more about Cloud Work provided by RingCentral, visithttps://business.bt.com/products/cloud-work/. To learn more about RingCentral, visitringcentral.com.
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