Allstream Teams Up with Cisco to Offer Integrated IP Service

MTS Allstream (News - Alert), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc., has recently inked new partnership agreement with Cisco (News - Alert), to offer Integrated Service Management (ISM) – a fully managed, end-to-end voice and data infrastructure for connectivity, IP Telephony and other Cisco Unified Communications (News - Alert) (UC) applications to its users.

The company will subsequently offer its Managed Business IP services in combination with its Managed UC services using Cisco's Call Manager, IP PBX (News - Alert), with an aim to satisfy its customers at its best.

“ISM is about giving customers what they want - an integrated service that will increase the efficiency of their IT operations,” said Dean Prevost, president of Allstream. “Allstream's new service is designed and built to operate UC and IP network solutions together, simplifying the customer experience.”

For years, Allstream has been offering 24/7 network monitoring, saving the customer money on in-house tech support and reducing downtime, to both MPLS connectivity and UC components. Now the new ISM service offers flexible settings, allowing users to make adjustments in bandwidth, prioritization of voice and data traffic, infrastructure upgrades and the implementation of new applications.

“We congratulate Allstream on the launch of its ISM service. Allstream's investment in Cisco's Master Managed Services  Certification ranks Allstream among an elite group of channel partners who have the resources to deploy, manage and support services for multiple technologies,” said Mike Ansley, vice president, Partner Organization for Cisco Canada.

Allstream is a Canadian company offering IP communications and works exclusively with business customers of all sizes. The company was recently in the news for signing a three-year contract to provide IP Connectivity services to WIND Mobile, a Canadian wireless telecommunications provider operated by Globalive Communications Corporation.