SoTel is a full service telecommunications company that has been providing business telephone systems, peripheral equipment, voice and data network cabling solutions to businesses for over 20 years. The SYNNEX/SoTel relationship will allow customers to purchase new and refurbished products of Nortel, Avaya, NEC, Taidiran, Aastra, Siemens, Cisco, Polycom, Toshiba, and also sku based SIP Trunking Services.
Savings from local access and international calls (and possibly domestic calling):
- Possible reduction in MACS
- Eliminates the cost of PRIs and ISDN BRIs
- Eliminates the cost of TDM and other managed media gateway equipment
- Reduces monthly/recurring expenses (since there is only one connection for data and voice)
- Simplifies administration/management, as companies typically run SIP and normal data over the same Internet connection
- Provides flexible calling plans and rates, no long distance
While SIP trunking can produce considerable ROI, employing best practices to address common challenges are necessary for successful implementation. For example:
- Choose SIP-based products that have undergone in-depth interoperability testing and certification with multiple service providers.
- Develop viable workarounds to identify and address compatibility issues with NAT and tight firewall security.
- Choose a service provider who builds in sufficient diversity and redundancy to ensure exceptional Quality of Service.
For the Customer:
Economics: The average savings of SoTEl SIP service is 30%.
Optimization: SIP service allows for dynamic bandwidth utilization
Reliability: 99.999% up time
Flexibility: Virtual numbers, disaster recovery, and compatible with existing CPE equipment
For the Dealer:
Enhances customer ownership with the "One stop shop"
Sales: Helps close new technology sales opportunities
Competition: Unique offering
Revenue: Generate a recurring revenue stream for the life of the customer.