Category: Patnerships

MarketSpark, the Industry Standard for Enterprise POTS Replacement Available for T-Mobile for Business Customers

MarketSpark announced today that T-Mobile for Business now features its flagship M2 Enterprise solution, a fully-managed service enabling large enterprises to migrate away from rapidly deprecating POTS lines, as part of T-Mobile’s IoT portfolio.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – MarketSpark, Inc., the nation’s largest company dedicated exclusively to enterprise POTS replacement, today announced that T-Mobile for Business is offering its M2 Enterprise POTS Replacement Platform. The M2 platform is a software-driven solution that supplants traditional POTS lines, providing compliant connectivity for critical life-safety services including fire panels, burglar alarms and elevators.

More than 30 million analog copper-wire lines connected to 6 million commercial buildings are being deprecated as wireless providers introduce next generation networks to replace this 100-year-old technology. The retirement of copper networks will increasingly challenge large enterprises with multiple locations to coordinate smooth and timely transition for their sites to maintain critical infrastructure including fire alarm panels, security systems, elevators, fax machines, building access systems and more. Life-safety systems can’t be migrated to simplistic VoIP services because they lack the redundancy and performance measurement insights necessary for compliance with local regulations. To complicate matters, the monthly cost of copper POTS lines is escalating rapidly as the user base shrinks and reliability is declining as carriers shift resources to replacement technologies.

MarketSpark provides large enterprises with a fully-managed service for POTS migration, combining best-in-class hardware with extensive pre-configuration, testing and project deployment services to deliver the highest level of acceptance from connected life-safety systems. When combined with T-Mobile’s nationwide coverage for reliable transport, the solution delivers superior performance and improved reliability over deprecating copper by leveraging smart remote diagnostics via an online portal. The service includes 24×7 performance measurement and automated notifications, minimizing expensive “truck rolls” and lowering incident response time.

“POTS replacement for large enterprises requires a combination of best-in-class hardware, smart software and specialized processes to address site-specific use cases that are common in organizations that have dozens, hundreds or thousands of discrete locations,” said Jeff Gower, Chief Executive Officer at MarketSpark. “We are excited to have a telecommunications leader such as T-Mobile for Business raising awareness of the copper network end of life and sharing the MarketSpark solution with its large and rapidly growing enterprise customer base.”

For more information on the M2 from T-Mobile for Business, visit https://www.t-mobile.com/business/solutions/iot/pots-phone-network/marketspark

Say goodbye to POTS.

Wireless takes over: Act now to transform your business.

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Tuesday, May 23, 12PM ET 

As carriers continue to accelerate plans to decommission POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) at a rapid pace, well prepared companies are overcoming challenges by leveraging simple yet comprehensive solutions. This webinar focuses on how forward-looking enterprises are attacking the copper retirement problem by leveraging highly scalable and reliable wireless solutions that increase redundancy while delivering real-time platform insights that streamline business operations. 

You’ll hear from industry experts at Verizon and MarketSpark on: 

  • Tools that help enterprises predict which of their locations are at risk 
  • How abrupt price increases are driving large enterprises to prioritize network migration 
  • Common challenges multi-site organizations face as POTS decommissioning accelerates 
  • The benefits and peace of mind that come with enterprise grade POTS replacement solutions 

Register now to learn why making the right call about your POTS migration may be your most important call of all. 

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Speakers

Wood to lead the Development of the Verizon Partnership for MarketSpark focusing on Global Enterprise and Public Sector

SAN DIEGO, CA. – MarketSpark, Inc. today appointed Michael Wood to the role of Chief of Carrier Strategy and Business Development for the Verizon channel. In his new role, he will lead the development of MarketSpark’s growth covering both Global Enterprise and Public Sector.

In his 17+ years at Verizon, Wood served in a variety of management and leadership roles, most recently as Verizon Director of Enterprise sales leading a team of 50 sales professionals and 7 sales leaders supporting hundreds of accounts across North America. Wood also previously led teams responsible for strategic accounts including IOT Sales and B2B Marketing and Operations.

“Wood’s background, deep relationships and expertise supporting many of Verizon’s largest enterprise and public sector accounts will help strengthen our partnership and enhance our market position as the premier next-generation POTS solution provider for large enterprises,” said Jeff Gower, Chief Executive Officer, MarketSpark. “Michael is the right person to lead and grow our Verizon Global Enterprise and Public Sector business to build on the incredible momentum we have jointly built with Verizon.” 

During his tenure at Verizon, Wood built large teams accountable for delivering significant market share, subscriber, and revenue growth while creating high satisfaction for our customers. “I’ve worked with my teams and our customers to identify key challenges, strategize custom solutions, and set my customers up with the technological roadmap they need for success,” said Wood.  

Wood earned a Business of Science and Business Administration in both Economics and Marketing from the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. He is committed to supporting children in need as a Volunteer/Organizer of the Feed My Starving Children Non-Profit Organization, which is dedicated to eliminating starvation in children throughout the world by helping to instill compassion in people to hear and respond to the cries of those in need.  He also supports the Evans Scholar foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Glenview, Illinois that provides full tuition and housing college scholarships to golf caddies.  

You can reach Michael direct at: michael.wood@marketspark.com

Groundbreaking Hyperion partnership

MarketSpark partners with Hyperion, the leading full-service, business development master agent, to help enterprises transition to LTE/5G networks. 

LAS VEGAS (May 4, 2021) – MarketSpark, the nationwide leader focusing exclusively on helping enterprises migrate legacy analog equipment off of costly copper lines to a redundant LTE/5G network with online monitoring capability, has partnered with Hyperion Partners, the leading full-service business development master agent to accelerate network transition in the Fortune 1000.

MarketSpark aims to save enterprises money by improving their connectivity reliability with LTE connections. The company helps enterprises transition to a future-proof communication strategy to protect from FCC mandated shutdown. 

MarketSpark’s solution, POTS replacement, increases safety and robustness of enterprise networks while eliminating dependency on traditional carriers for analog POTS lines. POTS replacement solutions apply to fire, alarm, voice, elevator, fax, blue light, point of sale, modem/out of band management, security gate/door access, panic button, meter reading, SCADA applications and internet backup. 

On Hyperion’s search for innovative, forward-thinking telecom solutions to add to its growing solutions portfolio, the company found MarketSpark. The fully managed POTS replacement solutions seemed to be the perfect fit. Now, MarketSpark and Hyperion have entered into a mutually beneficial partnership, and both companies are excited to reach new vertical markets together. 

Vice President of Portfolio Leo Zeltser says, “At Hyperion, we are proud of our client-first mindset. By introducing MarketSpark’s POTS replacement to our network, we will prepare each customer for the future of telecommunication and save them time and money along the way.” 

“As the decommissioning of POTS lines accelerates, enterprises want a turnkey approach to migrate all remaining POTS lines to a more reliable and redundant solution,” says MarketSpark Chief Revenue Officer Robert Kulewicz. “Our new partnership with Hyperion expands our reach to Fortune 1000 companies with a scalable, 5G-ready solution that solves the POTS problem, reduces costs by 20%-50% and opens the door to a host of network transformation options from wireless failover to primary broadband over LTE/5G.” 

About Hyperion 

Hyperion is a full-service business development master agent specializing in telecommunications. We focus on adding value for partners and have exclusive access to several disruptive technologies that make our bundled solutions more attractive. Acting as a consultant to our partners and clients, we ensure customers receive the most practical, affordable, and complete solution possible. Hyperion has a wide footprint in businesses of all sizes, offering dedicated care and technical support through the ordering, activation, and implementation processes. To learn more visit hyperionpartners.net

About MarketSpark 

MarketSpark is the leading provider of analog replacement solutions for the enterprise. Our cloud-enabled platform helps companies escape from the world of yesterday and prepare for the world of tomorrow by replacing static, costly copper telephone lines (POTS) with a managed wireless solution that is 5G ready. MarketSpark is the only MSP in the telecom space purpose built to handle analog line replacement on a global scale. Whether retrofitting or building new, we give our customers a platform for growth. Oh, and the ROI is immediate. www.marketspark.com