Can anyone recommend a good Telecomm consultancy?

Hello Rachel,

I can recommend Hammond consulting. We went through the process of looking at all of Nortel gear. We are in the top 15th largest law firm in the worl with 14 office world wide. Hammond did a great job for us and I highly recommend him! Please contact me if you want to discuss and for contact information if needed.

Scott Grubb
Manager of Firmwide Telecommunications

ReedSmith
Global Customer Centre
20 Stanwix Street
Suite 1200
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4899

sgrubb@reedsmith.com
+1 412 288 3881

Terry,
There are two aspects of your search to consider. Knowledge of communications technology and knowledge of your industry. Quite a few replies are based on technology. In my opinion the major players are Avaya (Nortel), Cisco, Mitel, Shoretel, and hosted solutions. Knowlege of your industry and how you want to manage your communications network (or how others in your industry) will dictate which technology is better. As you ask questions of your consultant and vendors determine their experience with the legal industry. Also determine what applications are to be incorporated with your network. A properly designed communications network can increase profitability for your firm.

Hi,

My recommendation is Focus Consult. They provide consultancy also in US.
I had the opportunity to work between 2004-2007 with Franck Willems, while I was Project Manager for SOX Project in Orange Romania (owned by France Telecom) and I will highly recommend him for any project in telecom or IT area.
But you need to be more specific on what you are looking for.
You can contact Franck directly from Linked in and you can mention that I made this recommendation.

Regards,

Mariana

Terry, A true Consultant will not be selling products. If you are intent on hiring a consultant, there are many national firm that only do Consulting.

Consulting sales is a different animal, and if a consultant is telling you about the products he/she has to offer, they are consultive selling to you.

You will need to research consultant that provide the specific services you are looking for. Is it to build out the network itself - there are consultants that are higly skilled at developing networks. Is it to build out your telecom infrastructure, there are consultants that are subject matter experts in that area.

The Society of Telecommunications Consultants 9STC) might be a great place to start looking for an independent consultant.

Though not a consultancy, you should definitely check out XCast Labs - a hosted VoIP Provider (www.XCastLabs.com).

XCast is unique in that its Digital Voice and Video offerings are based on its own proprietary platform. Unified Communications functionality, 99.995% reliability and patented Direct-RTP technology are among the true differentiators that enable XCast to support its position as a voice and video-over-IP leader.

Up until recently, businesses looking for phone systems have had only two unattractive options. Traditional PBXes are very expensive. Key systems don't have the full feature set needed and don't scale as business grows. Times have changed!

XCast's hosted IP-PBX is almost infinitely scalable, and it's ideal for supporting workers in multiple locations or who travel frequently. The Internet seamlessly and inexpensively connects the main office with branch locations and telecommuters located anywhere around the globe. Calls between locations are free!

XCast's service integrates enhanced voicemail, faxes and email—saving employees time and enhancing productivity—and comes as a standard feature.

With the complexities of running and growing a business, no one wants a complicated system that requires a "phone guy" or a team of engineers to run it. XCast's user-friendly, web-based interface allows a Service Provider or even an end-user to deploy, configure and manage the system with very little help from us. Of course, XCast's support team will help out when needed and answer any questions. Expensive phone system maintenance contracts become a thing of the past.

Unfortuntaley where not in the US so i cant help however from what you have said i would look at the following names Mitel or Avaya i have worked with both these platforms accross multi site install and they both work excellent in these conditions!

My former company, Detecon, Inc. is one of the world's preeminent telecommunications consultancies. Their ability to understand the market through vendor scans and other benchmarks is unparalleled. Also, their knowledge of international markets, coupled with their ability to implement solutions without relying on a particular vendor lends them a capability that is unmatched by "managed services" that are proposed by hardware vendors.

You can contact me at jo@aufbrand.com and I can put you in touch with senior consultants at that firm.

We can assist you, we have helped organizations from 1 site to moire than 60 select new telephony for their operations. We are vendor agnostic an have more than 30 years of experience in the the telecom, telephony and call center market.

Colin Taylor
ctaylor@thetaylorreachgroup.com
877-979-8692 x 200

Terry

What you want to look for is an independent consultancy that is not involved in selling any products or has partnerships with any vendor. Then I would work with a consultancy that can show you references of projects similar in scope and size rather than xx+ years of experience. I have recently done such a project on a global scale with 10k VoIP ports (Nortel). Unfortunately I can't help you with this project since I'm based in the UK but I could give you some tips.

Terry
Not sure if you are still looking for assistance but I would suggest that you and your CIO have a basic idea of what you are trying to accomplish by repelcing the systems. If your business requires just plain old telephones that is on thing if a more complexed communication system is required that is a whole different set of requirements. I would venture a guess that you and the CIO do not have an network or telecommunications operations group or they should be the organization driving the replacement project.
Some tips for determining the requirements would be establish your stragetic plan (what you need to accomplish by replacing the systems), what features you need in the system, centralized or distributed management of the systems, financials of leasing, maintenance and support.
We generally do not take these types of consulting assignments but if you send me an email I will refer you to someone we have worked with in the past.
Let me know and good luck on your search.

we can ... 214.325.8500 Don Gardner VP Core Advisors ...

Try Will Hattingh - he is out of West Virginia. He has a full time contract job but does consulting on the side. I knew him when I was in Arlington, VA/D.C. Just mention my name in subject line. His company is http://nitecon.com (the website is a work in progress, so best to just click on the contact link or will.hattingh@nitecon.com

hi david
this wasn't my question - i responded - so maybe you should just retype it addressing it to the appropriate person. Good to know about your company - cool name:)
Jaxi :)

Jaxi,
I apologize and thank you! Speaking of cool names, I love your name, please tell me about it?

Try Northwest Information Services in Portland Oregon, http://www.northwestinformationservices.com/Home_Page_CDAT.html. Glenn Sexton is the Principle and a very ethical consultant.

Hİ,

Are you looking for in-USA or all around the world?

Terri -

I highly recommend you work with a Telecom Consultant that will take the time to understand the way your company does business and your specific objectives for this project. There are numerous solutions available, finding the one that will serve your company best requires an unbiased expert in this arena.

Dee Hastings, TMSolutionsinc.net

You can call me at (858) 805-6041 or email me at andrew.staicer@twtelecom.com

It would be my pleasure to assist. See one of our client references (Spirit Telecom) noted above.

David Crew
Advocate Networks
VP Strategic Accounts
c 703-624-8099
david.crew@advocatenetworks.com

Terry,

Did you ever find what you where looking for? If not take at look at us Stevenson-Royce Company, Ltd. We're a 34 year independent consulting communications specializing in large, complex, mutli-site design and implementations. Past/current clients include Mohegan Sun Resort/Casino, ESPN, and Brooks Bothers to name a few. We're not industry specific, we've implemented solutions in all market segments including education, healthcare, finance, advertising, etc. We do not SELL any equipment and we are manufacturer agnostic.

May be worth a conversation.

Best of Luck!

Ken Kiraly
President
Stevenson-Royce Company, Ltd.

My Company can assist. Feel free to call me directly and also check out our website:

Jeff Dyer
Cincinnati Bell
5132052890
Jeffery.Dyer@cinbell.com
http://www.anydistance.com/

no b.s. here: contact megapath. they know aggregated services, networks and ap's extensively. they will selflessly work for your business.
am not a rep for them- i just know their reputation.

JB

Evans Hagen & Company has been providing advice to telecommunications companies for 24 years. Previously, I owned Communications Corp. of America (Dallas), a regional distributor of Northern Telecom PBXs and other equipment. I would be happy to speak with you about helping to solve this situation.

Eric Evans
Senior Managing Director
Evans Hagen & Company
203.557.9300
EEvans@EvansHagen.com
www.EvansHagen.com

Hello,

Greetings!

Thanks for your message.

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We are a team of 150 plus employees working 24X7 and having different domains, departments working on varied specifications as per the client’s requirement. We do have predictive dialer and all the calls made by our agents are recorded automatically and we do have the capacity to upload each and every recording on a external FTP for your references and perusal.

Our advisors are trained to understand and represent your business and its values, ensuring customer satisfaction through a level of service they expect. They are well experienced in sales and they sound professional and very positive over phone.

Our recruitments are specifically targeted to candidates with English as first language and from the services and hospitality sectors to stress on customer service attributes and professionalism.
Our standard time of answering any incoming call is 8-10 seconds or with 3 rings.
We have a track record of 100% adherence to deliverables as committed.
It would be great if we could have an opportunity to have a word with you to discuss your requirements in detail.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards
Dhirendra Singh

dhirendra.singh@transformsolution.net

www.transformsolution.com

Hi ! Friend,

Request pls go thru my profile and am sure it will make sense.

Regards
Vandana Maharaj Sharma
Kolkata - India

Hello Terry,
To help you with this project you have to provide additional information as the options you have are significant in scale.
Questions:
1: Do you have excising data connectivity to all of your 22 sites, if yes what is it?
2: Do you have an IT/Data personnel who is maintaining your infrastructure and users?
3: Do you want to have a control over your phone system as far as name assignments/usage control?
4: Does your company have or planning to have a central "datacenter" to maintain your system?

I'll be glad to share my experience with you if you are still on the market for this project.
If you want you can add me to your list.

Thank you,
Sergey Seleznev
Innovative Networks

Hope to hear from you!

Check out Broadsoft for hosted IPT and Microsoft Lync (OCS) on prem solution.

Terry
we can provide the service even from low offshore companies.
Let me know if you have any interest.

Francesco Cuoco
Coast Technology Consulting s.r.l.
Via Delle Ginestre 62
84134 Salerno
Italy
+393407405245
francesco.cuoco@ctconsultingsrl.com

Hi Terry,

I am a Technical Consultant for AT&T. AT&T is the premier provider for both Voice and Data networks we take a consultative approach to sales and would love to sit down with you to get a better understnading of your busniess needs so that we can recommend the right solution. I will be glad to share with you our IP PBX, Hosted, and Mobility solutions and how they can be put our services to work for you. Please email me via my profile to discuss.

Kind Regards
Joe Nava
AT&T Texas

I’m with Voicecom Plus, Inc. and have been in the telecommunication industry for over 25 years. My company provides sales, service and installation of telephone systems including VoIP Solutions. For the past 15 years, Voicecom Plus has been servicing several large multi-location companies. I would like the opportunity to address your business telecommunication needs and find an efficient strategy on how to solve your telecommunication demands both affordable and effectively. Below is my contact information. I look forward to hearing from you and discussing how our products and services will match-up with your goals and provide you with a total solution.

Best regards,

Tina Lyding
Voicecom Plus, Inc.
3 Mountainside Avenue
Mahwah, NJ 07430
201-512-3900
800-538-0025
Tlyding@voicecomplus.com

I am a telecomm consultant. I work with 60 different carriers. I worked for Qwest for 8 years and Verizon for 6 in corporate sales selling a variety of products. I do have companies that I work with that can help you. I use my experience from working for the carriers direct to give my customers the best solutions. I understand the carriers and what they do. You can contact me at slieberman@sllenterprises.net or 310-245-2679. Thank you!!
Susan Lieberman SLL Enterprises.

Terry,

I know you have now been bombarded by enough reponses from enough consultants to last a lifetime. If you would like to hold a 30 minute call to determine if we can best support your needs in a consultancy role, I would be more than happy to coordinate it with you.

I realize this is a challenging time, but one that should be rewarding investigating the right telephony solutions for your company. My bio is listed on LinkedIn, so please review my and our company's credentials before deciding to contact us. Www.limitlesstechnology.net

Let me know if you would like to have this call.

Our phone number is 866-504-4050. We look forward to serving you.

We can help you..When is a good time to chat?

Stephen J. Kirby, Jr. | President & CEO | Cambio Communications
Sales – 260 Madison Avenue | 8th Floor | NEW YORK, NY 10016
HQ – 2051 Main Street | Stratford, CT 06615
212-738-0002 | 212-738-0003 FAX | 212-933-9385 DIRECT
WWW.CAMBIOCOMM.COM

Hi Terry, I wish I had seen this two years ago. I am the President of Comgistix and I have a 25 year background in telecommunications helping companies like IBM, Santa Fe Railway, Motorola and AirGas in implementing multiple site networking applications using TDM PBX and VOIP.

Even if you have completed your project, we should talk. We offer a lot of VAR products and solutions.

Des Moore
817-300-5635
wdesmoore@gmail.com

H&M Networks would be good to talk to. Mike Scardeccio at 484-344-2161

Dear Terry,
The following group has a good reputation on all forms of telecomm consulting.

Seth Hays
Data Analyst
Coleman Research Group, Inc.
280 Park Ave, 12th Floor East
New York, NY 10017

Direct: 646-783-6050
Email: shays@colemanrg.com
www.colemanrg.com

Best regards,
Faizel

Hi Terry,

I would recommend contact Bryan Berry of Allcomm Communications. With 30 years in the industry, he is the best consultant I have ever- met,in addition to having integrity and insight. bberry@goallcomm.com or 866-462-5526.

Michelle

Hi Terry,

This is Raj from IonIdea. If you are still looking for a consultancy for your requirements. Please let me know and we can have a discussion on the same. Allow me introduce my company to you.

IonIdea is a Telecom IT Professional Services organization, head quartered in Fairfax, VA and having other development centres in Bangalore and Ukraine. We provide software services in the areas of telecom BSS, Mediation, Interconnect and VAS (Value Added Service). IonIdea has been working with telecom companies including ISPs and equipment vendors since 1991. Our typical client profiles are likes of Hughes Network Systems, Huawei Technologies, Aricent, Go Telecom, French telecomm and SingTel.

We also provide strategic consulting to telecom CIOs on budgeting, platforms and solutions, architecture consulting, power optimization and COTS. In selective cases we also help in staff augmentation of highly specialized skills.

I would really appreciate if you could give me more details on your project and Please share your contact details and email ID so that we can get better connected.

Feel free to drop me an email at chain.singh@ionidea.com

Thanks and regards,
Chain (Raj) Singh
+1 703-279-4859
chain.singh@ionidea.com

Terry -

Too bad you couldn't get anybody to respoond to your note.

While XO Communications is not a consultant, we are a national and international voice and data services provider. With over 90,000 customers across the country, a tier 1 national network, and zero long term debt, we are the type of company you will want to talk with about your network. XO is also a platinum Avaya business partner, so we can provide the network as well as the switching equipment to meet your needs. I am based in Portland Oregon, but I would be happy to help in any way I can.

All the best to you in your search.

Lamont Shaindlin
XO Communications.
503-277-1464

I have an excellent consultant you can work with that knows all about your needs. Edward Uli - VONEXUS Communications Consulting. You can reach hime at: edwarduli@yahoo.com

Specializes in providing converged network consulting services assisting customers with designing, planning, coordinating and project managing the implementation of VoIP next-generation network solutions.

He's done the following:
• Managed, architected, planned and led implementations of unified VoIP VPN networks for offices in California , Pennsylvania , Texas, Germany , Japan , China , Sweden and Europe
• Worked with a startup Applications Service Provider company in deploying their domestic and international wholesale VoIP network application solutions, provide pre/post sales product support
• Worked with a startup on-demand print management company in optimizing, integrating and re-configuring national call center network
• Worked with a startup carrier-ethernet service provider company in optimizing and re-configuring global WAN/VoIP network infrastructure including pre/post sales product support
• Assist customer staff engineers in implementing converged telephony-integrated communication system networks involving IADs, T-1 circuits, PRIs, telephony PBX switches, Softswitch, Cisco Networking platforms, Microsoft Windows platforms
• Planned and coordinated implementations of Cisco AVVID VoIP and Unity Unified Voicemail global network operations
• Configure evaluate and troubleshoot Cisco VoIP Switches 7200 & 6500, and Routers 3600 & 2811
• Evaluate and assess integration of RightFax for Cisco VoIP Fax over IP (FoIP) solution
• Evaluate and assess integration of Meeting Place for Cisco VoIP Web collaboration solution
• Designed Global Dialing Plan and install IP Phones 7960/7940 for all remote site offices.
• Assist in planning implementation of the customers’ Enterprise VoIP VPN voice network solutions
• Direct multiple telecom-related projects from central office and coordinate with all remote telecommunication liaisons at regional office for implementation.
• Program data for medium to large scale moves, adds and changes in Nortel PBX (Option 11C, Norstar, Succession CSE 1000, CallPilot, Symposium) Avaya Unified Messaging
• Attend and participate in customer sales executive meetings and conduct product presentations
• Designed and developed VoIP Lifecycle Management processes, operations, flowcharts, documents
• Designed, developed and delivered VoIP customer training Webinars with supporting documents to small and med size enterprise companies
• Attend VON Expo events, support sales with on-site technical presentations
• Provide training of analyzing and assessing customers’ existing networks in readiness for VoIP
• Perform QA testing on VoIP product solutions integrated with IP Phones, SoftSwitch, routers, switches and Asterisk Linux PBX
• Perform pre-VoIP Network Assessments, post-VoIP Network Assessments and Monitoring
• Analyze and assess UDP/RTP packets, packet loss, jitter, delay and other VoIP QoS networking problems
• Analyze and monitor VoIP call traffic flows of SIP, MGCP, SCCP and H.323 network environments
• Interact with Sales, Marketing, Engineering and Executives on production solutions and projects
• Successfully interacted and worked on projects for VoIP service providers like AT&T, Verizon, etc.

Check out RampRate.com. I have no formal affiliation...just friends with Tony, and I know that he has done great things for companies.

Terry,
By now you have received so many answers to this question that you have probably chosen a consultant and a solution provider. I have been in the industry for 27 years. I have know Sam Shiels of SJS Consulting for 20 years and have watched him work on behalf of his clients. No one is better than Sam at working with the suppliers to get things done correctly, and on time. He has done projects for large pharmaceutical companies across the world and within the USA. I highly recommend him. If you are still looking, please contact me dcampbell@askecomm.com or Sam at sshiels@sjsconsultinginc.com 610-459-4848 is his direct number.
Good luck,
Don Campbell

Hi Daria: My firm can help. We are an independent practice (no vendor or carrier compensation). I can advise you on both the technology and design plus put together a cost of ownership model based on a set of documented requirements. Please email or call me - I can provide references and some examples of the work I've done for other clients.
Wayne

Hi Terry , we provide TEM Services and ENTERPRISE HOSTED VOIP services across USA and LATINAMERICA so we manage both the Invoice and Wireless management aspects and also serve as a "communications layer service provider"serving communities of employees within corporations across the world to lower the operational costs and provide unified communications and actual solutions.

wireless management and voip services can be implemented integrated to HQ or standalone across divisions as a shared service to those who need it , minimizing the investments in technology and time to solution plus the entire flexibility of services.

please visit http://www.corpotel.com and http://www.ezwim.com
aceril@corpotel.com

Hi Terry -

Have you gotten this taken care of already? If not I may be able to help out. I'd like to find out more information about your usage, type of data - that sort of thing to make sure you are getting what you need. Let me know if I can help.

Patti Aston

Hi Terry

Not surprised you're getting a lot of responses. Your needs should dictate where you turn. Our company, for example, provides software in a SaaS model and does an especially good job with multi-site and even multi-national enterprises. We can handle all phases of fixed and wireless, including MDM and Help Desk.

With a few questions, I can help you figure out what you need and I know the industry well enough to point you in the right direction even if we're not the right solution.

Scott Matchette
Avema Corporation
www.avema.com

Hi Terry,

Parks Associates would probably have a pretty good handle on this. They provide great telecoms analysis. Drop me a line at orhan@enjenta.com and I can put you in touch with one of their top analysts.

Best regards,

Orhan.

Terry,

I work for PBX-In-A-Box, we do true VoIP Consulting and have worked with many Nortel, Avaya and Rockwell systems, we can even help you setup an IP gateway to transition over to VoIP using your current platform. We can also work with you on multi-site connectivity along with SIP trunking and help you build a Unified Call platform.

We can help you review you current LD usage, Dial Plans and Carriers, to maybe offer some insight on how to either improve or reduce cost. Send me an email if you are interested; larsonc@pbxinabox.com.

If you would like please check out my LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/clifflarson

Hi Terry:

Qwest Business represents and is partner with the leading vendors worldwide. Cisco,Adtran,Juniper,Avaya,etc. and we have project managers/engineers that manage the whole solution and seamless implementation for you.

Contact me and we can further discuss. This sounds like a project that is right up our alley.

Best Regards,

Lolah King
Qwest Business
Major Account Executive
lolah.king@qwest.com
678-249-8779-Mobile
770-777-7138-Office

Integral Systems Service Solutions (IS3), a business unit of Integral Systems, Inc. (ISI), (Nasdaq: ISYS), has long been the market leader in providing integrated solutions for satellite and terrestrial networks. We offer the industry’s best network monitoring, management, engineering, Radio Frequency (RF) interference detection, and geolocation products. IS3 also offers our industry-leading systems as turnkey services. IS3 is uniquely positioned to offer the full range of managed services specifically tailored to the telecom industry.

Our unique standing in the industry allows IS3 to provide you with competitively priced services based on our global infrastructure and ability to service both government and commercial based customers.

• IS3 is a trusted global partner enabling complimentary services across multiple industries
• IS3 has deployed redundant Global Network Operations centers staffed by industry leading network analysts
• IS3 has deployed a global teleport infrastructure including RF sensors and reference emitters
• IS3 brings economies of learning through our dedicated highly trained staff with experience in the commercial and government operating environments
• IS3I has long been recognized as a leader in Monitoring and Management products

Please feel free to contact me for further information:
Jennifer Little
Sr. Director Enterprise Commercial Services
980 Technology Court
Science Park II Office Building
Colorado Springs, CO 80915
jlittle@integ.com
805-390-2801

Feel free to contact me. My group is former AT&T/SBC/Ameritech and TW Telecom employees who have on average over 10 years each in design and facilitation of services included both hosted and facility Based VoIP services. My email is pres@mvvnd.com We are a flat fee based group so cost are controled and ROI is low.

Hello,
If you still need help , I will be happy to talk with you.
We done number of such projects .
eyala@bmt-tech.com

Terry,

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Best Regards,
Dave Roy
Practice Leader
Global-i

Are you looking to just get a handle on maintenance for these systems? Are you looking to tie them together for voice? If you are still looking for solutions, please give me a call at 773-570-0382, Ralph Garcia, Flowing Through Connections.

Terry-

It is important to talk with carriers. I would gladly spend som etime with you and my top engineer to look at the most efficient way to connect your staff within various locations. it about efficiency!

Steve

Hi Terry,
In case you are still looking...
Please have a look at an open source alternative to Microsoft. eZuce can help you with your aging ip pbx, eZuce has received market validation from enterprise customers as well as partners as having the best solution architecture. There is an increasing unmet need for an IT solution that unites communications with Web enabled business processes and eZuce is the first company to provide it. Opening up the proprietary and vertically integrated solution stack means that the existing (IP) PBX vendors lose control of your UC. Suddenly they have to compete on a per component level as opposed to the all or nothing model of yesterday. This change is profound and leads to entirely different economics. It changes the vendor landscape for good; and the customer is the ultimate winner.

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Another great company is www.softel.com. Please call John C. at 877.4.SOFTEL (877.476.3835)

Thomas,

Is the sense of urgency to come up with EOY budget numbers to consider for 2011 Tech ungrades? I have been watching your posting and unless I understand the business drivers, it is difficult for me to provide prompt answers on this broad scale.

I am flying back to Arizona tomorrow and would be available to discuss this with you.

You can can see my background to better understand where I am coming from. It would appear that your are CEO or 4 entities on a national scale?

Regards,

Louis Hartwell

As this inquiry is still active after 4 months, I will offer my experience of 20 years in Telecom-Data Consultancy in Global-National Accounts. I am with Sandler Partners in California and would welcome the opportunity to address your concerns on equipment and networking efficiency.

Regards,

Mary Ann Mollenkamp

Check out our website at www.ahfcommunications.com. Our focus is to partner with your organization and ensure that your needs and growth are addressed in planning out direction for your Telecommunication and Network needs. We don't sell equipment or services - we work for you.

Looking forward to talking with you soon.

I would recommend Advocate Networks out of Atlanta Ga.
Here is the President Tim.Wise@advocatenetworks.com

Boyd Wooton Spirit Telecom

Terry:
I would gladly help with your project. I have in the industry since 1985 from the ownership level who reguarly looked at all product to the consulting world that has enable me to help clients with equipment, carrier services, and a wide variety of other services. I would welcome the opportunity to assist in any phase of your project.
Sincerely,
Chris Jackson
Jet-Tel Communications, Inc.

Hi Terry,

I work with literally 100's of different telecom consultants across the country. Send me a quick message with the city from which you are based out of and I will see if I can't find you a few local consultants you can check out. I'm happy to help!

Terry,
I am a partner with the Streamline Group. We are a carrier/equipment neutral telecom expense management company that has been serving the needs of our customers since 1995. I would be happy to extend our services to you . Please take the time to view our website. www.streamline-group.com. You can contact be directly through our info link on the site. I look forward to speaking with you.

Kyle McGinty
Managing Partner
Streamline Group
602-741-3221

Terry,

We can assist in providing you with information as we partner with several organizations who both provide Hosted IP and Enterprise IP PBXs. We have partnered with these organizations to develop an understanding of service inventories to properly develop a migration path to either a hosted or enterprise platform for their clients. Too often we see clients migrate to a new platform by taking a "snapshot" of what they currently have and replicating that to the new system/service. When migrating to any type of IP PBX hosted service or enterprise platform you must consider your network, the type of traffic currently being utilized, centralized or decentralized service, etc. I would love the opportunity to speak with you regarding your existing situation and identify if we or one of our partners can assist you.

Best Regards,
Marko Spremo
VP Sales
Telapprise, LLC
408-256-4190
www.telapprise.com

Michael (Mick) Sawka • My firm manages a comprehensive database of independent telecommunications consultants. See www.brooksidegroup.com. I can refer you to one or more highly qualified consultants specific to your needs, and have a few in mind. Please let me know and I am happy to help.

Rachel,
My company handles projects like the one you have posted. We have 20 years of telecom consulting experience guiding our clients through similar decisions. We are ready to assist you.

Melissa Swartz
Swartz Consulting, LLC

Terry,

We can certainly assist you with this project. PCS works with Platinum Level vendors representing IP PBX suppliers: Cisco, ShoreTel, Avaya, NEC, 3 Com, and Adtrans to name the most popular. We also represent several Cloud Based Hosted IP carriers. By working with multiple vendors and carriers we are truly agnostic in our recommendations. In addition we offer a free voice and data network audit to our clients.

Our experience has shown that the voice and data carrier networks need to be assessed as well to ensure proper functionality of the IP PBX that you chose.

When do you have 15 minutes to have a brief discussion?

Best Regards,
Mark Szotkowski
Portfolio Communications Solutions (PCS)
mark.szotkowski@portfoliocs.com
(714) 708-3498

Having left Nortel after 12 years I can assit with helping you select new vendor to replace. While Avaya might seem the logical choice it may not be the best. We can have a short conversation and then see if we can move forward wiht a solutions bid. We need future needs and applications costs ROI and talent avaialability. The vendor could be the best but without service ?? WHo knows where you will end up
Jim Hall Grapevine Consultive Group
917-776-1179

I am president of Varietel Communications. We provide telecom consulting nationally and globally. I have over 25 years of experience in industry with background in AT&T, Bell Labs and Lucent. I will be delighted to have an opportunity to learn about your telecom needs. I can provide you with all you need to learn about different technologies and what would be the best solution for your company. We have partnered with all major players in the industry and have national coverage that benefits multi-location companies like yours. Please give me a call at 801-889-1414 and I will be happy to provide you with the information about our products and services.

we can ... 214.325.8500 Don Gardner VP Core Advisors ...

Right up our alley Terry .... we can help and it won't cost you a penny. You will have to provide us some details to get a support ticket started (use the website provided below).
Please be sure to include all the details you feel are important.

http://DS3-Bandwidth.com

God Bless,
Michael Lemm
FreedomFire Communications
"Helping YOUR Business .... DO Business"
http://DS3-Bandwidth.com
http://Business-VoIP-Solution.com

Nortel is a very interesting company; I believe they are finally out of business so everything you are going to be looking at is refurbished equipment. We were doing work with a very large client that Nortel was supposed to fix their system for 300k, installed something, and went into “Chapter 11”, before going out of business. If you are looking to stay in the “VoIP Arena” there is an incredible system made by “ESI” out there that is a digital phones and the capability of a VoIP system that uses very little bandwidth creating very little strain on your network, protection from elemental issues, runs much less expensive, has more features, and is easier to use. I’d be happy to tell you more about it if this is something your company would be interested in learning more about.

ADVODA Communications specializes in bringing the right solution for each individual situation. We work with VoIP companies who can provide hosted solution or SIP trunks, depending on which solution fits your company best. Because we are both Voice and Data Specialists, we can help develop an integrated network that will see your company into the future. We would be delighted with the opportunity to work with you.
Pat Miller
ADVODA Communications

Jax,

I represent Star2Star Communications www.star2star.com, their headquarters is located in Sarasota, FL. They have probably the best VoIP solution that I have ever seen and I've been providing VoIP solutions since 1997.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

Best regards,

David Williams
dwilliams@thebeacongroup.com
908-510-9308

Hi Terry, would you be interested in Services based model. Our company deals in Hosted PBX solutions and we can provide you per sub based pricing model.

Do let me know in case you are interested. My official mail ID is:
amit.agrawal@tatanet.co.in

Terry, if you are still in the market to get some clear answers on your question and start a trusted relationship feel free to reach out to me. Good luck!

mario@jancap.com

If you are still considering engineering consulting companies. Please consider www.chrsolutions.com. I can be reached at 806-722-7762

Sam Harlan

www.peerpreference.com

A guide to the best fit IP-VPN provider for your needs.

Hello Terry,

Time Warner Cable can hande your needs. We provide both fiber and coax solutions allowing you not only adddress all your concerns network wise but also give options to your aging PBX fleet through partners and our own internal abilities.

Our value statement is that we wholy own our network end to end including the last mile so no poinitng fingers when there is an issue and as we constructed our network to be completly diverse from the Telco's right of ways so you have redundancy in both network footprint and two differnt types of technologies.

And our partners can help if our offerings that are different from the Teloc's do not cure you equipment issues.

Please give me a chance to speak with you.

Thanks,

Randy Folsom
Enterpise Account Manager
Time Warner Cable-Business Class
214-395-7841
randy.folsom@twcable.com

Terry:

Good Morning We can assist in your endeavor of looking at new solution whether premise based or Hosted. Please give me a call if interested. Have many uears of experience.

Robert Smith
602.707.7608
Imagine Technologies

Since 1979, General Communications provides dependable telephone system sales and service to over 2,000 businesses in New England and throughout the World. We sell & service business VoIP / Digital telephone systems.The major brands we sell and service are Toshiba, ShoreTel, Tadiran and Telrad telephone equipment & systems, parts and service.

http://www.gcctel.com

Design, Installation, Training & Maintenance
"One Call Does It All!" (781) 756-5158 eskreslet@generalcom.com

Hi Terry - please feel free to get in touch

Max Scarano

Massimiliano Scarano
CEO
Ultimech
m.scarano@ultimech.com
+44 7787 317252
www.ultimech.com

MTCI, Since 1992, has provided a quality, multi-layer support system that will be there for you, - as well as the resources of major network and hardware providers.

MTCI simplifies telecom so you can manage many companies through a single contact.

Please feel free to reach out, ltaylor@mtci.com. www.mtci.com

Hi Terry,

I work with literally 100's of different telecom consultants across the country. Send me a quick message with the city from which you are based out of and I will see if I can't find you a few local telecom consultants. I'm happy to help! rob@channelupdate.com

Terry -

My company - Integral Choice - specializes in consulting with businesses with regards to their telecommunications needs - from service to equipment & vendors, we have contacts throughout the industry and with all major carriers. If you'd like to speak with someone regarding equipment, I'd be happy to put you in contact with our president. Also, you can take a look at our website at www.IntegralChoice.com or contact me at 678.255.2735 / bharrison@integralchoice.com

Dear Terry,

what is a "good" consultancy company?

I assume out of your statement that an independent consultancy firm will help best. I have worked several years with independent consultants and companies. If you can provide a little bit more details ......

please get in touch with your contact details: kai_nitz@yahoo.de

Rachael,
Xeta is uniquely qualified to handle your consulting request, as we were a Premier partner with Nortel as well as being a Platinum partner with Avaya and many other top line PBX providers. We have over 25 yrs of experience and would be happy to discuss your needs.

Terry -- We are experienced telecom counsel who can provide competent and cost-effective legal review services for any contracts you might enter into with any of the major providers. We would be pleased to work with you if the opportunity arises.
David Lacher
Law Office of David Lacher
914-729-7700
212-786-5320
dlacher@lacherlaw.com
www.lacherlawny.com

My organization specializes in assisting companies with managing and controlling their telecom assets and expenses. We are a full service Telecom Management organization which integrates consulting, systems design and integration, software solutions, hosted applications, and business process outsourcing to reduce unnecessary costs related to the inefficient management of telecom expenses.

Our clients include:

Nationwide Franchise chains
Serveral Multilocation Nationwide Retail establishments chains
Nationwide Mortgage Consultants

Please let me know how I can be of assistance.

Regards,

Byron Braun
Cynergy Telecom
320 Creekstone Ridge
Woodstock GA 30188
678-369-9618 - Direct
1-800-811-7043 - Toll Free
770-516-6284 - Fax
www.cynergytelecom.com

CDW is one of the 50 largest privately held companies in the US. We have a whole division of telephony and Unified Communications architects, coupled with the Carrier Service division who can provide trunk and hosted options.
CDW does not charge for advice, it's available to any of our customers.

Feel free to reach out to me for additional discussion.

Hi Terry,

If you haven't selected a consultant yet, I may be able to assist you. I worked for Avaya for several years, so I understand the Avaya/Nortel migration path. My company, Vocal Point Consulting Group, represents premise based PBX companies from Avaya and Cisco as well as multiple providers for Hosted Telephony. Feel free to reach out to me at derek@vocalpointcg.com.

Regards,

Derek Roush

Terry,
What are you trying to accomplish? That is the first question that you need to answer. If you are not being asked that question, then how will you know that you have picked the proper consultant to meet your needs? I would like to throw my hat in the ring for being a consultant. We focus on performing a comprehensive audit that often results in refunds from your current carrier. By performing an audit, we then get to know your business, understand your voice/data patterns and can develop a plan going forward. We recently engineered a solution for a 40 location chain that allowed them to utilize VoIP technology and gave them the features they needed WITHOUT changing any of their equipment. They also had a mix of very old PBX's, but we came up with a solution that allowed them to maximize the useful life of their equipment. Be wary of anyone saying right off the bat that you need to scap all of your old equipment without understanding what you're trying to accomplish. By the way, we do not charge for network design or recommendations to improve your infrastructure. This is part of our auditing service. In addition, we are independent agents, so we compare the appropriate carriers for your solution and work out the best deal for you. We will not try to convince you to go with a particular carrier because we represent YOU. If you would like more information, please feel free to email or call me. Best of luck.

Regards,

George Ruzzier
Aldan Networking
847-293-8898
gruzzier@aldannetworking.com

Avaya Aura with session manager would be a good way to flatten and consolidate. For mobility solutions--people who use cell phones for work--we could probably point you in the right direction and help you understand what you need.
Daria@usnetserve.com
If you want to call me click: https://me.vonage.com/dariaislam

Hi,

you may contact Mr. Yasin KAPLAN for this..

yasin.kaplan@trust-consult.net

+90 532 218 12 74

Hey Terry,
Check with Kevin Kiziah w/ ASD. His email is Kkiziah@asd-usa.com

Terry

My company can assist--Automated Voice and Data Solutions (www.avds.com)

Michael Lavespere
Vice President of Operations
Automated Voice & Data Solutions
713.402.4364 (Phone and Fax)