Moving calling to the cloud opens the door to simpler operations and continuous innovation, but every deployment still depends on reliable PSTN connectivity. For many organizations, Verizon Business already plays a critical role in providing the voice, network, security, and managed services that keep their businesses connected.
Today, we’re excited to welcome Verizon Business as a Certified Calling Provider for Webex Calling. Through its Verizon VoIP for Webex Calling offer, customers can connect Webex Calling to the PSTN using Verizon Business voice services, expanding their options for cloud calling connectivity.
Simplifying cloud PSTN with Cloud Connect for Webex Calling
Cloud Connect for Webex Calling gives customers the flexibility to choose from an ecosystem of Certified Calling Providers, such as Verizon Business, based on their business, geographic, and deployment needs. Each provider completes a rigorous certification process to validate end-to-end compatibility with Webex Calling and deliver the quality and reliability customers expect. UCM customers can also take advantage of participating providers through Cloud Connect for UCM, extending this flexibility to on-premises calling environments.
With Verizon VoIP for Webex Calling, customers can now choose Verizon Business for PSTN connectivity as part of their Webex Calling deployment. For organizations already using Verizon Business voice services, the offer makes it easier to bring those services together with Webex Calling while maintaining an established provider relationship.
Building on a longstanding partnership
Cisco and Verizon Business have worked together for nearly three decades to help businesses and government agencies connect people, applications, and locations. Today, that relationship spans calling and collaboration, networking, connectivity, security, and customer experience.
Verizon Business offers Webex Calling and other Webex collaboration solutions as part of its cloud communications portfolio, helping organizations bring together calling, meetings, messaging, and customer engagement with Verizon Business network and managed services.
With Verizon VoIP for Webex Calling, organizations can combine Verizon Business PSTN connectivity with Webex Calling as part of an integrated cloud calling solution. For existing Verizon Business customers, it provides a seamless path to the cloud while maintaining their relationship with Verizon Business. For Webex Calling customers, it provides another trusted option for PSTN connectivity.
Our partnership also extends to the public sector. Verizon Business is a Certified Calling Provider for Webex for Government, bringing Verizon Business PSTN services together with Webex Calling in government environments. This gives U.S. government agencies another option for connecting to the PSTN while using FedRAMP-authorized Webex collaboration capabilities designed to help meet the security and compliance requirements of government organizations.
Bringing calling, connectivity, and security together
The Cisco and Verizon Business partnership extends beyond PSTN connectivity. Together, Verizon Business calling, private 5G, security, and managed network services complement Cisco networking, security, and collaboration technologies, helping organizations connect users and campuses while taking a more integrated approach to their communications and network infrastructure.
Together, Cisco and Verizon Business can help organizations:
- Simplify connectivity: Bring Verizon Business PSTN services and Webex Calling together for a more integrated cloud calling experience, while combining Verizon Business private 5G with Cisco intelligent networking technologies to help deliver reliable, high-speed connectivity across users, locations, and campuses.
- Strengthen security: Combine Cisco zero-trust security technologies with Verizon Business managed voice, network, and security services to help provide end-to-end protection for users, communications, and networks.
- Optimize operations: Use greater visibility and automation to help IT teams simplify operations, identify issues faster, reduce downtime, and improve operational efficiency.
- Improve user experiences: Bring calling, collaboration, and connectivity together to give users a more consistent experience across the office, campus, and wherever work happens.
- Increase flexibility: Give organizations more choice in how they connect Webex Calling to the PSTN across users, locations, and deployment models.
- Prepare for what’s next: Build on a scalable foundation that can evolve as organizations adopt new calling, collaboration, AI, networking, and customer experience capabilities and modernize their campuses over time.
More choice for the next era of enterprise calling
The future of enterprise calling is flexible, connected, and built for continuous innovation. Cloud Connect gives organizations the freedom to choose the PSTN connectivity that fits their business while taking advantage of the cloud calling capabilities available with Webex Calling.
With Verizon VoIP for Webex Calling, customers have another trusted option for connecting Webex Calling to the PSTN. The offer builds on the broader Cisco and Verizon Business partnership across calling, networking, connectivity, security, and managed services. Contact Cisco or Verizon Business to learn how Cloud Connect for Webex Calling can support your cloud calling strategy.
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