Intermedia Cloud Communications has announced a surge in new Service Provider partnerships. This wave of collaborations underscores Intermedia's commitment to enabling telecommunications carriers, referred to as Service Providers, with innovative, reliable and scalable solutions in the rapidly evolving communications landscape. The most recent collaborations include Great Plains Communications and Aureon, among others.

As the soft switch era comes to an end, Service Providers using legacy systems like Cisco/BroadSoft or Microsoft/Metaswitch are seeking modern solutions to ensure business continuity and growth. Intermedia addresses this need by delivering a complete, cloud-based communications platform purpose-built for Service Providers to quickly take to market. This approach eliminates the capital expenditures and other operational expenses associated with building and maintaining soft switch infrastructure.

With Intermedia, Service Providers can offer award-winning, highly reliable and secure unified communications, collaboration and contact center services under their own brand. Through Intermedia's offerings, the Service Providers maintain control of customer relationships, billing and support, while Intermedia provides them with comprehensive sales, marketing, onboarding and technical support to succeed in a highly competitive market.

For Great Plains Communications, having a high-quality UCaaS product is a critical element in its business services portfolio. When its previous UC provider suffered continual outages and product development issues, the company saw the opportunity to move to a better provider that's more invested in its success. Great Plains chose Intermedia. 

"We really appreciate that Intermedia continues to invest in their unified communications platform, adding technologies like AI into the mix," said Bryce Miller, director of product development, Great Plains Communications. "Intermedia has a great reputation for quality and service, which we highly value. Their team has helped us get into market quickly and winning deals."

For Aureon, supporting both wholesale and retail customers is essential for any new product. Recognizing the decline of the legacy feature server market, the company knew it was time to pursue a different technology path. 

"We wanted best-in-class UC and contact center products that we could offer on both a wholesale and retail basis, and Intermedia fit our needs perfectly," said Francis Wenthold, product engineer, Aureon. "Intermedia's extensive experience and cutting-edge CCaaS offerings made them the ideal partner for us. We needed a partner who could provide a seamless and reliable transition to modern, cloud-based communications, while also supporting our unique business needs."

Intermedia’s differentiated approach to empowering Service Providers with white-label solutions has proven to be a key driver of the company’s momentum with those partners. By allowing Service Providers to retain their brand identity and control over customer relationships, Intermedia ensures a seamless integration of its services into partners' existing offerings.

"We are thrilled to see such a positive response from our Service Provider partners," said Jonathan McCormick, COO, Intermedia. "Having partnered with Service Providers for a long time now, this recent surge in partnerships marks just another chapter in our enduring collaboration. Our focus has always been on providing outstanding support and solutions to help our partners succeed. This continued momentum is a testament to the strength of our platform and our unwavering commitment to our partners' success."

As Intermedia continues to innovate and expand its offerings, the company remains dedicated to fostering strong, collaborative relationships with its partners. This strategic focus helps ensure that both Intermedia and its partners are well-positioned to navigate the dynamic communications industry and achieve long-term success.