Communications Anywhere, Anytime.
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Enterprise Business DevelopmentTri-State Telecommunications ConferenceAugust 1, 2013 Sam Warren
Cambridge Telephone, Inc., started in 1905 in Idaho to provide communications services to Washington and Adams Counties
In 1998, CTC Telecom was created as a CLEC to deploy FTTH in Hidden Springs and neighboring Boise developments
In 2012, InCom was created to provide Hosted IP, Unified Communications, SIP, IP and Ethernet services to businesses across the Treasure Valley as a CLEC carrier voice/Ethernet service provider
Industry/Market Trends (Infonetics, Channel Partners Surveys)
VoIP has moved from early adoption to mainstream
•VoIP adoption has increased 9% from 2011-2012
•Hosted VoIP and U.C. Solutions has increased by 17%
•SIP Trunks increased by 83%
2013: VoIP and Unified Communications is projected to reach $540 Million and $1.75 Billion by 2018
Growth Rate of 26.5% per year (Infonetics; May 15, 2013)
“Cloud Services is the future of the communications Industry” (Channel Partners Survey, 2013)
Cloud Services Under One Platform: Hosted IP PBX, Unified Communications◦ Businesses are demanding multichannel communications solutions under one
platform◦ Increase productivity
Enhance Internal & External Communications Reduce CostsFocus on Core Business
VoiceVideoVoice mail to MailPresenceI.M.MobilityE-faxDirectoryConferencing
Many competitors in Boise and larger metropolitan cities in the Northwest◦ TW, Centurylink, Integra, Cable One, etc...
◦ Very few offer Hosted VoIP and U.C. services and do it well!
◦ Primary focus is on multi-site large enterprise organizations: delivering PRI, T1, Ethernet, Broadband, and SIP
◦ Slow transition to managed Cloud services model Change Management Challenges Struggle with the equipment for Hosted VoIP (Changing Service Model to managed services)
◦ Primary focus is on 50+ seats Underserved: smaller markets & outlying metro marketsUnderserved SMB 5-50 seats
Cloud Providers◦ Several large Cloud providers
8/8, Ring Central, Accessdirect, etc…
Bring your own bandwidth approachChallenge competing with local due to latency, installation and tech support
Lack of WAN/LAN AssessmentVoIP is only as good as the Network it resides on
Strengths◦ Voice/DATA Carrier: Rich history◦ Customer Service◦ Tech SupportWeaknesses• Fragmentation • Sales• MarketingOpportunities
Increase Revenue DiversificationAttrition Prevention Meet Market DemandPositioning for growth
Threats • Lost Revenue• Competition---Limited barriers to entry
Limited resources to excel in each functional area of our business Residential◦ Voice◦ DSL/Broadband/Wireless◦ Cable TV/DIRECTV◦ Security Systems◦ Cellular Services: Private Network or Reseller Program
B2B◦ Broadband/VDSL/Ethernet◦ Voice: TDM/PRI/T1/SIP Trunks◦ Manages Services: Hosted IP PBX, Unified Communications
Options: Outsource, Partner, Restructure our Organization or Create a New
Significant Demand for Cloud Services • 26% growth per year (5 years)
Opportunities• Multi-site locations• 1-100 seats• Underserved markets (Metro bedroom communities)
Realign business model to exploit market demand/trends
To successfully Roll-Out Hosted VoIP/U.C. Requires a TeamProject ManagerSales/Sales EngineerMarketingNetwork EngineersProvisioningInstallation Technicians Customer ServiceBillingAccounting
Averistar◦ Engineering/Provisioning/Marketing/Sales
Broadsoft/Taqua◦ Hosted and Unified Communications Platform
Polycom◦ Leader in H.D. Voice and Video
Onvoy◦ Nationwide access
Interconnecting with Regional Data Carriers◦ Syringa◦ Zayo◦ Time Warner◦ Integra◦ Cable One
Why Sell Hosted VoIP & Unified Communications?
Higher Margins◦ Much higher margins than selling PBX or Trunking
Lower Churn◦ Proven “sticky” app, increase productivity
Increased Demand for Hosted IP
Increasing Market◦ Not bound to wire line reach or service territory
Why Hosted Business?Economics
Cheaper solution to acquire and operateSmarterOutsource and focus on your core business
PowerMobility: work anywhere, U.C. Increase productivityScalableFailover (Disaster Recovery)
Benjamin Franklin’s Decision-Making Process◦ Frame decision; list pro’s and con’s; evaluate pros and cons◦ Arrive at your decision
QuestionsDo I have the resources? Strengths?Personnel?Partners?
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