Cincinnati Bell Business, CBTS partner with VeloCloud on SD-WAN Offering

CINCINNATI, April 12, 2017 -- Cincinnati Bell Business (CBB) and CBTS are pleased to announce a new SD-WAN offering in partnership with VeloCloud, the Cloud-Delivered SD-WAN company, which will provide nationwide support for customers’ network needs and strategically expand the CBB and CBTS portfolio of unified communications and cloud services.

The customized VeloCloud Powered™ SD-WAN offering from CBB and CBTS features a unique network of strategically placed cloud gateways utilized for enhancing both Software as a Service and CBB’s Connected Office Voice offerings.

SD-WAN from CBB and CBTS includes enhanced Unified Communications as a Service, cloud migration, and Software as a Service, which will provide customers with a flexible and scalable networking experience to help transform their businesses and prepare them for future technology capabilities.

CBB and CBTS partnered with VeloCloud after conducting a series of tests that delivered conclusive results and exceeded expectations. Those tests centered on different scenarios of connectivity - ranging from dual MPLS, down to a single broadband or LTE link. 

CBB and CBTS concluded that the VeloCloud offering dramatically enhanced applications and remediated connection problems to provide a high-quality experience for voice and video.

“This managed VeloCloud SD-WAN product supports our portfolio of hosted collaboration applications, cloud computing, and other services that will further enable CBB and CBTS customers to have best-of-breed technologies and support the increasing technology demands of their customers,” said Christi Cornette, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Cincinnati Bell.

“Cincinnati Bell has developed a reputation for delivering traditional telco services, business productivity, unified communications, enhanced customer service, and collaboration for a multitude of businesses,” said Sanjay Uppal, CEO and Co-founder for VeloCloud. “Cincinnati Bell is continuing to drive innovation through a partnership with VeloCloud to deliver industry-leading Cloud-Delivered SD-WAN for on-premise and cloud services.”

For more information on the VeloCloud Powered SD-WAN offering from CBB and CBTS, go to http://cbbconnect.com/sdwan/.

About Cincinnati Bell Inc.

With headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE:CBB) provides integrated communications solutions – including local and long distance voice, data, high-speed Internet and video – that keep residential and business customers in Greater Cincinnati and Dayton connected with each other and with the world. In addition, enterprise customers across the United States rely on CBTS, a wholly-owned subsidiary, for efficient, scalable office communications systems and end-to-end IT solutions. For more information, please visit www.cincinnatibell.com.

About CBTS

CBTS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell (NYSE:CBB). The company combines the data networking capabilities of Cincinnati Bell with next-generation managed services that provide companies with flexible solutions for end-to-end IT deployment. The CBTS business model can help organizations increase productivity and operational efficiency while reducing costs and risks through solutions that focus on business continuance, compliance, security, and technology infrastructure. For more information, visit www.cbts.net.

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