The World Health Organization (WHO), first established in 1948, is a global organization dedicated to ensuring the best quality healthcare for everyone worldwide. WHO is part of the United Nations Development Group and has on-the-ground presence in more than 150 countries. This presence allows them to work alongside local governments and partners to establish a local strategy to improve all health-related issues. WHO focuses specifically on disease, sexual and reproductive health, development, aging, food security and healthy eating, occupational health, and substance abuse.

One of the best-known non-profit organizations on earth, the Red Cross provides emergency assistance,
disaster relief, and disaster preparation education in over 190 countries through 17 million volunteers. In Tonga, a remote country made up of over 170 islands in the South Pacific Ocean, the Red Cross is vital to the
safety, health, and protection of its citizens and visitors.

Formula 1 Technologies is a communications service provider, installer, and support center for business customers throughout South Africa. They provide end-to-end voice, video, and data solutions to the enterprise market and offer everything from networking solutions to a turnkey voice solution, along with the hardware required. Formula 1 had been using Samsung PBXs and in recent years Samsung decided to exit the UC market. Although they do offer a hosted service, the majority of Formula 1’s customers still opt for an on-premise IP PBX, which is maintained through a service level agreement. Formula 1 used this opportunity to analyze the market and look for new industry partners that could help them offer better services to their customers at a lower price.

Quest properties aspire to deliver the highest level of customer service where guests can enjoy and experience their accommodations at ease. In order for their hotels to operate at maximum efficiency, Quest began to look for a powerful communication solution that is both simple to use and reliable. Quest for its Quest on Manchester property wanted delivery of the latest technology and emphasized a solution that would make it easy for their staff members and guests to communicate with HD voice and video delivered on robust endpoints. Their goal was to implement a completely digital, open-source SIP unified communication solution that gave them access to thousands of customizable voice, video, data, and mobility features that would improve operations and customer service. Quest has multiple locations across Australasia, so the ability to communicate with each other was also critical.

StrataNet is a communications service provider providing internet, VoIP, and video services to businesses and consumers throughout New Zealand. The company’s customers are mostly based in rural areas where copper lines are poor quality yet very expensive. SrataNet was using Cisco/Linksys ATAs to offer VoIP services to these rural customers, however, they reported nothing but reliability problems with these devices and noted that around 50% of customers experienced problems with them. The price of these devices continually increased from year-to-year and they required Cisco Call Manager software, which is expensive and difficult to maintain. StrataNet needed to find ATAs that would allow them to deliver reliable voice services that are easily accessible at a reasonable cost.

DFT Communications is a communication services provider based in Fredonia, New York that provides phone, internet, and security service to customers throughout the state. The company offers a wide range of services using state-of-the-art technology, unparalleled system reliability, and the highest level of customer service. DFT is a one-stop shop for all communication needs as they offer both services and the hardware to take advantage of it.

eMentalist is a recruitment and outsourcing agency with headquarters in India and an office in London. They help businesses find outsourced, off-shore talent to fulfill business objectives while cutting operational and ongoing costs. With clients all over the world, eMentalist often utilized Skype for communications with business and recruitment clients. They were looking to create a much more robust, high-end video collaboration and conferencing solution that would not only increase the quality and ease of their communications but give off a better impression of the company. Ideally, they wanted to continue to use Skype but also have access to a video platform that could support popular apps and third-party platforms that their clients use.

Asia Pacific Land (APL) is a real estate investment and asset management firm that focuses on value-added development, redevelopment, portfolio acquisition, and other complex transactions. Founded in 1994, APL has over 20 years of investing experience with more than 1 billion US dollars invested worldwide. Now with eight office locations internationally, strong communication is essential to increase productivity and efficiency for future growth.

Assisted living facilities and nursing homes all across the United Kingdom were in search of technology solutions that would allow them to provide residents with better healthcare options as well as social inclusion. Tele-healthcare is ideally suited for assisted living facilities where it is often challenging for residents to travel to doctors’ offices. The challenge for these facilities was identifying the ideal technology to deliver telehealthcare solutions. Also, as we rely more and more on the web, apps, and social media to keep in touch, senior care facilities wanted to offer access to such tools to allow residents to stay up-to-date and keep in touch with friends and family.

Riversong Cottages is a “modern, cozy, and boutique” accommodation in Murchison, South Island, New Zealand. Nestled in the countryside amongst the Buller River and mountain views, Riversong features 2 two-bedroom cottages, a studio unit, and the main building.

As WiFi access is expected from most travelers, Riversong needed to offer its guests strong, reliable wireless internet access. As the cottages and main building are spread throughout the property, long-range WiFi AP was needed, yet all the options they had tried failed to meet the signal strength and throughput needs of Riversong’s customers.