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MetTel was recently featured on ZDNET for being an authorized reseller of Starlink for both Enterprise and Government entities. See the full feature here: MetTel and Starlink partner to bring business networking everywhere

November 13, 2024, New York – MetTel has completed agreements making it an Authorized Starlink Reseller for both government and commercial enterprises, enabling it to offer fully managed network services to any location worldwide via Starlink’s ubiquitous laser mesh network of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Starlink provides a low-latency network in space to facilitate connectivity…

Don Parente, VP of Sales and System Integrators at MetTel, explores the risks government agencies face as they adopt space-based technologies like satellite internet in The Wild West of space: How government IT tame the risks? featured on the NextGov FCW.

The countdown to the UK’s 2027 copper landline retirement is on, and businesses must gear up for a digital transition. Max Silber, MetTel’s VP of Mobility and IoT, discusses the challenges and provides practical strategies for a smooth shift to modern communication technologies. Insights from MetTel client Extra Space Storage highlight the benefits of early…

MetTel’s CTO, Ed Fox, authored an article in The Fast Mode discussing AI Networking and how innovative companies are using it to automate complex IT operations. Read the full article for more insight here. 

MetTel is the only US-based company named a Leader five years in a row NEW YORK, October 22, 2024 — MetTel today announced that it has been named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Network Services.  MetTel is the only U.S.-based company named a Leader for the past five consecutive years…

Ed Fox, MetTel’s CTO, and Forbes Technology Council member contributed an insightful article for Forbes titled “Space: The New Frontier for Business Continuity,” highlighting how LEO (low Earth orbit) satellites, particularly Starlink, will support essential business applications. Read the full article >    

NEW YORK, OCTOBER 9, 2024 – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, is proud to announce that Lori Thomas, SVP of Strategic Engagement and Transformation has been awarded a 2024 Stevie® Award for Woman of the Year for Business Services. The award recognizes Lori for her outstanding contributions in leading strategic business initiatives, as…

MetTel CTO Ed Fox appeared on Channel Futures’ “Coffee with Craig and James” podcast, Episode 141: MetTel, Low-Earth Orbit Satellites where he discussed all things LEO satellites, including Starlink. Listen here to learn more about why the Satellite Broadband market has grown so much in the last few years, how its performance compares to terrestrial…

MetTel is highlighted in a Channel Futures article on the Southeast’s recovery from Hurricane Helene, explaining how telecom infrastructures support businesses during crises by staying connected through solutions like Starlink.

MetTel’s SVP of Strategic Engagement & Transformation, Lori Thomas, released an article on the challenges businesses encounter in customer engagement and how to navigate it. “By staying attuned to these technological shifts and integrating them thoughtfully into your customer engagement strategies, you can create more meaningful, efficient, and secure interactions with your customers.” Read the…

NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 – Amberwell Health, a Kansas healthcare system serving thousands of patients across two full-service medical centers and seven clinics, has partnered with MetTel, a leading provider of digital transformation and communication solutions, to modernize its network and communications systems and enhance the patient experience. Amberwell Health needed a tailored solution to…

MetTel’s CTO, Ed Fox recently wrote an article in Space Gov Exec, discussing how lower costs and decreased latency have elevated Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, like Starlink, into the ultimate Wi-Fi hotspot. “The last few years have seen a significant increase of business activity in outer space with an increasing focus this year. Orbiting…

Appearing on Information Week, by Zac Grant, VP of Solution Architecture, MetTel: As we begin to experience the consequences of increased—and often severe natural disasters, businesses are already facing enhanced risks from early-season hurricanes, the increasing regularity of floods, and other natural calamities. Recent years have shown that robust communication networks are the difference between…

Retailers are urgently replacing copper wire landlines, which support critical systems like fire and security alarms, as telecom carriers phase them out. Max Silber, VP of Mobility and IoT at MetTel, points out that larger retailers are proactively transitioning to broadband and wireless LTE networks to avoid fines and potential store closures due to the…

MetTel’s Client Experience (CX) organization recognized for their excellence in customer service NEW YORK, July 9, 2024 – MetTel, a digital transformation, communications leader and four-time Gartner Magic Quadrant leader, has won a Stevie® Award in the Customer Service Department of the Year category in the 22nd Annual American Business Awards®.  This American Business Award…

Appearing on executivebiz.com: MetTel Vice President of Public Sector Sales and Solution Architecture Don Parente said his company is “working feverishly” to help the United States Postal Service retire its legacy copper-based plain old telephone service, Fierce Network reported Monday. MetTel is carrying out the work under a contract it had received from the USPS, which involves the replacement of around…

The digital age is accelerating the retirement of copper lines, prompting businesses to scramble for alternative solutions. Don Parente, MetTel’s VP of Federal Sales and Solution Architecture, offered valuable insights in Fierce Network on the rising costs of maintaining Plain Old Telephone Services (POTS) lines. Parente warns, “Even if the [copper] plant itself isn’t retired,…

New York, June 4, 2024 – MetTel today announced it has been selected by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to implement its POTS Transformation solution across 17,000 USPS locations nationwide. Estimates range from 35 million to 80 million remaining Plain Old Telephone Lines (POTS) or basic analog landlines remaining in the U.S., as telecommunications carriers…

MetTel Aggregation Can Provide Multiple Wireless Network Access Via a Single Vendor for DoD Personnel, All Areas May 30, 2024, New York and Washington, DC – MetTel today announced it was awarded a position on the next generation U.S. Department of Defense contract for wireless services, Navy Spiral 4. This is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract…

Converting antiquated copper lines can be a nasty challenge for medium and large-scale businesses, especially when you consider the complexity of supporting vital equipment such as elevators, alarm systems, and fax machines. Channel Futures recently interviewed MetTel’s Timothy Hanley, SVP of Channel, for an article on the continued phase-out of copper and its impact on…

Innovative SD-WAN Solution Seamlessly Deploys over Starlink’s Laser Mesh Network NEW YORK, May 7, 2024 – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, was awarded the SD-WAN Product of the Year Award by INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine. This accolade recognizes MetTel’s groundbreaking deployment of SD-WAN over SpaceX’s Starlink service, which is revolutionizing satellite connectivity. MetTel’s innovative…

Appearing on nextgov.com, by Don Parente, MetTel VP of Federal Sales & Solution Architecture: Software defined wide area networking of SD-WAN offers a revolutionary architecture that provides secure, powerful connectivity to multiple or many sites or branches, using lower cost bandwidth options such as dedicated internet or broadband. It uses a centralized control plane to…

NEW YORK, April 30, 2024 – MetTel, an IT communications and digital transformation leader, is honored to announce that Lori Thomas, Senior Vice President of Strategic Engagement and Transformation at MetTel has joined the Forbes Business Development Council. Criteria for acceptance into the Forbes Business Development Council is by invitation-only to business and technology executives…

Appearing on cio.com, by Ed Fox, MetTel CTO: There has been a public challenge to the fact that AT&T is retiring its copper landlines in the state of California.  This issue, however, is much bigger than the state of California and AT&T.  It is not only national but global as well.  In the US alone, there are…

Appearing on tmcnet.com: Government agencies are entrusted with sensitive data and critical operations. Staying attuned with the theme that “businesses need reliable and secure mobile connectivity” that we often write about across our Internet Telephony, Cloud Computing and MSP Today sites, government agencies also require robust mobile solutions that prioritize security, efficiency and user experience. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or…

Appearing on executivebiz.com: MetTel was awarded a potential five-year, $60 million contract under the General Services Administration Schedule 70 acquisition vehicle to provide the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with mobility services, ExecutiveBiz has learned. The initial award via GSA Schedule 70’s small business set aside provision is worth $14.6 million and the contract performance period is from…

April 11, 2024, Washington, DC — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has named MetTel the winner of a $14.6 million award over 5 years (2023-2028) for mobility services via GSA Schedule 70’s small business set aside provision. The award (award ID: 2036; reference IDV ID 4732) has an upper limit of $60 million should…

Max Silber, MetTel’s VP of Mobility and IoT was recently interviewed by Channel Futures on the topic of space-based communication and its new LEO (low earth orbit) satellites. He stated, “So long-term, we’ll have essentially cellular towers in the sky.” This visionary perspective, referenced in the slideshow, slide 3, highlights the transformative potential of LEO…

MetTel’s Customer Service team and leaders are recognized in three categories for their outstanding performance New York, March 20, 2024 – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader and four-time Gartner Magic Quadrant leader, has won three Stevie Awards in the 18th Annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. This marks the 10th consecutive…

Appearing on Executivebiz.com: Artificial intelligence and satellite innovations are driving advancements within the communications industry, and we’re just beginning to see how far these technologies can take us. In an Executive Spotlight with Executive Mosaic, MetTel Vice President of Public Sector Sales and Solution Architecture Don Parente spoke about how low earth orbit satellites, global networks and…

WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — MetTel, a four-time Gartner Leader for Managed Network Services and EIS contract holder, will host a private, invitation-only event on the morning of February 7 in Washington, D.C. to highlight the future of space-based connectivity for government. Government agencies are increasingly looking for network connectivity options…

Appearing on Executivebiz.com: MetTel and Mission Critical Solutions have teamed up to provide a package of managed network services and platforms designed to help a U.S. federal civilian agency enhance customer experience. The integrated platform includes Genesys Contact Center as a Service, SuccessKPI’s artificial intelligence-based insight tools, Microsoft Teams, Amazon Connect Unified Communication as a Service and cloud…

Solution includes Genesys CCaaS, SuccessKPI CCaaS Insights Platform, Microsoft Teams, Amazon Connect January 25, 2024, Washington, DC and New York — MetTel, a leader in digital transformation and communications, and Mission Critical Solutions (MCS), a federally-focused systems integrator, have collaborated to deliver a cutting-edge managed network services and solutions package to a major U.S. government…

Appearing on channelfutures.com: Partners reported a copper crisis earlier this year. Customers were seeing exponential price increases on plain old telephone service (POTS) and time division multiplexing (TDM) lines. While the FCC never ordered ILECs to shut off copper services, the gradual retirement is indeed occurring. Tim Hanley, senior vice president of channel sales at MetTel, works with customers…

Channel Futures has unveiled its network and connectivity leaders list for 2023. The best channel leaders aren’t always at the top of the food chain. Sometimes they are the executives working directly with partners on a daily basis and building a much-needed rapport with them. Whether the national VP of channel sales or someone in…

New York, December 19, 2023 — MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, is partnering with Talkdesk®, to integrate groundbreaking GenAI features from Talkdesk into MetTel’s portfolio. This collaboration is enabling MetTel enterprise clients to test cutting-edge AI contact center capabilities in MetTel’s Customer Innovation Labs. Talkdesk recently unveiled its GenAI features, showcasing advancements in…

As appeared on ExecutiveBiz: Don Parente, vice president of public sector sales and solution architecture at MetTel, said the U.S. Mint and other federal agencies should begin planning amid the looming retirement of plain old telephone services and other copper telephone lines, Federal News Network reported Monday. According to Parente, the Federal Communication Commission recently…

As appeared on Federal News Network: Don Parente, the vice president of federal sales and solution architecture at MetTel, said the upgrades that are needed aren’t a singular challenge. “When you start looking at the copper going away, you might have voice lines that could be replaced with IP telephony or IP handsets, and move…

November 29, 2023, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, announced today that it will introduce the ultra-secure Sotera SecurePhone from Sotera Digital Security to government and commercial enterprise customers. MetTel customers now have access to the same secure communication technology that powers some of the most critical and sensitive systems in the…

Appearing on forbes.com by Max Silber, VP of Mobility & IoT, MetTel: As is often the case in IT, a new technology gets hyped well before its time. Exhibit A: 5G. We know why: Companies (read “carriers,” in this case) make major foundational investments that they want a return on ASAP. Getting the 5G network…

As appeared on NextGov.com by MetTel’s Don Parente: The end of copper telephone lines could spell trouble for the delivery of emergency services. Imagine if you were stuck in an elevator and couldn’t call out for help. Or imagine another emergency, a fire perhaps, in which your communications link to emergency services was broken. On…

As appeared on Federal News Network by MetTel’s Don Parente: Federal requirements mandate that government agencies award nearly a quarter (23%) of all contracts annually to small businesses. But fulfilling set-aside provisions should not be the primary reason for engaging small businesses. We’ve all heard the statistics about how vital small business is to the…

August 23, 2023, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, was cited under the category AI Networking in two new Gartner reports: the Gartner Hype Cycle for Enterprise Networking, 2023 and the Gartner Hype Cycle for IT Management Intelligence, 2023. As per the Gartner report, AI Networking, the category for which MetTel…

NEW YORK, July 27, 2023 — MetTel is pleased to announce that Extra Space Storage, one of the largest operators of self-storage facilities in the U.S., has selected MetTel’s POTS Transformation solution to digitize its telephone landlines nationally. This strategic initiative will enable Extra Space Storage to preserve their existing infrastructure of landline-dependent equipment like…

As published on wsj.com: Many executives realize that AI efforts—and how a company is structured—will need to evolve. At MetTel, a telecommunications-services provider based in New York that employs roughly 750 people, the company is considering putting data scientists in every department to help teams find new uses for AI. Already, the company uses AI…

VMware SD-WAN delivered via MetTel Managed Network Services to your mobile device New York, June 28, 2023 – MetTel today announced an SD-WAN Client for mobile devices, a service offered to clients through MetTel Customer Innovation Labs. The SD-WAN Client brings all the benefits of SD-WAN at the office, to home, road or wherever workers…

Snippet from, “Nearly 50% of top tech executives across the economy say A.I. is now their biggest spend: CNBC survey” published on cnbc.com: One of the most anticipated uses for generative AI is in customer relationship management, and that is happening at more companies. Eddie Fox, chief technology officer at telecom company MetTel, said it has…

$2.2 Million in State Funding Supports Expansion of Headquarters and 100 New Jobs; Strengthens New York City as Hub for Technology and Innovation NEW YORK, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that Manhattan Telecommunications Corporation, a global communications solution provider for businesses worldwide, is investing $3 million to extensively renovate its…

Appearing on ExecutiveBiz.com At least 30 percent of federal agencies have been given another year to transition from the Networx contract to the General Services Administration’s 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle for telecommunications services, Federal Times reported Thursday. The COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain challenges further disrupted the shift to the EIS contract, which was awarded…

Appearing on Forbes.com by Max Silber, VP of Mobility & IoT, MetTel: Each year, people’s lives become increasingly connected. Digital assistants, smart homes and the like were only possible in the realm of science fiction not too long ago. Consumers are starting to see the Internet of Things (IoT) expanding into more and more aspects…

MetTel meets the requirements to be designated as a Managed Facilities Voice Network (MFVN) as defined by 2010 NFPA 72 NEW YORK, NY, June 7, 2023 — MetTel, a leading provider of advanced communication and digital transformation solutions, is pleased to announce that it has obtained approval from the New York City Fire Department (FDNY)…

Video interview appearing on Lightreading.com: AUSTIN – Big 5G Event – Max Silber, VP of mobility and IoT for MetTel, discussed new managed services for enterprises that the MSP has recently launched, such as its Laptop-as-a-Service platform. He explained the importance of simplifying the customer experience for IoT and managed services for enterprises. Read article…

Video interview appearing on Lightreading.com: AUSTIN – Big 5G Event – Ed Fox, CTO of New York-based MetTel, works with all the nation’s major telecom carriers to bring IoT, SD-WAN and other connectivity-based services to the company’s business customers. In this Light Reading interview, Fox discusses two network services that could be bright spots for…

As published on CIO.com: Recent advances have highlighted AI’s incomparable potential and not yet fully fathomed risks, placing CIOs in the hot seat for figuring out how best to leverage this increasingly controversial technology in business. Here’s what they have to say about it… While the rise of generative AI will certainly impact human jobs,…

Appearing on ExecutiveBiz.com Networking and communications have changed drastically over the past few years in response to emerging technologies and shifts in the government contracting sector. As communications capabilities evolve, innovative solutions are being integrated to keep GovCon organizations ahead of the curve. Executive Mosaic spoke with Don Parente, vice president of public sector sales and…

Appearing on CIO.com by Ed Fox, CTO, MetTel: As remote enterprise branch locations digitally transform, requiring more bandwidth, SD-WAN sets the stage for mass adoption of space-based comms. Despite popular belief, most of today’s smartphones don’t connect directly with satellites orbiting our planet. The vast majority connect to nearby cell towers rooted in the earth….

NEW YORK, March 14, 2023 — MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, announced it will work with Talkdesk®, Inc, a global cloud contact center leader, to offer Talkdesk CX Cloud™ to its customers as MetTel Contact Center as a Service, a fully managed network service using artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize and prioritize the…

MetTel’s Innovative Customer Service & Technology recognized by industry peers New York, March 8, 2023 —  MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, won two Gold Stevie Awards for customer service in the 17th Annual Stevie Awards® for Sales & Customer Service. This is the ninth consecutive year MetTel has won Stevies for customer service as…

Marshall Aronow, CEO of MetTel, is featured in Chief Executive Magazine advising fellow CEOs on how to navigate the uncertain economic environment of 2023. Drawn from his successes in leading MetTel through many crises over the past 27 years, Marshall details the principles that leaders can adopt to help them survive and even find opportunities…

December 14, 2022, New York – MetTel announced today that its Customer Innovation Labs, the research and development unit of MetTel, has deployed its Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) service using the VMware SD-WAN™ solution over SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service. These technologies far outpace the growth of the overall IT market which Gartner predicts at…

New York, November 17, 2022 — MetTel, a digital transformation leader specializing in IT communications, has named Jeffrey Cetlinksi of Macomb, Michigan, Channel Director to foster sales growth with its top channel partners. MetTel derives the majority of its revenue through and with its extensive partner ecosystem including channel partners, major carriers, and technology partners….

The Women in Business Stevie Award honors women executives, entrepreneurs, employees, and the companies they run – worldwide. New York, November 16, 2022 —  MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, is happy to announce that Lori Thomas, SVP of Strategic Engagement and Transformation was honored with a Stevie® for Woman of the Year for…

Appearing on Forbes.com by Max Silber, VP of Mobility & IoT, MetTel: We’re familiar with software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and even infrastructure as a service (IaaS). So many “as-a-service” models now exist that some brands are consolidating them all into one offering: everything as a service (or XaaS). Of…

Network transformation will reduce cost and eliminate dependence on moribund copper networks with new MetTel partnership OCTOBER 11, 2022, New York & Lewisville, TX – JCPenney and MetTel today announced the digital transformation of JCPenney store’s legacy telephone (POTS) service using MetTel’s POTS Transformation solution. The project converted more than 5,000 telephone and alarm lines…

Silber will share his industry insights with his peers on the Tech Council, as well as IT decision makers, to help solve the toughest industry challenges. New York, September 29, 2022 — Max Silber, Vice President of Mobility and IoT at MetTel, a communications and digital transformation leader, has been accepted into Forbes Technology Council,…

Appearing on Nasdaq.com by Sean Sullivan, VP of Product Management & Regulatory Affairs, MetTel: Access to fast and affordable broadband is no longer a luxury; instead, it has become a necessity. Accelerated by the pandemic, the introduction of video conference platforms and remote or hybrid learning means that both businesses and consumers require more bandwidth…

Appearing on TechRepublic.com by Ed Fox, CTO, MetTel: For many, quantum computing remains an abstract concept – a far-off dream of titanic supercomputers able to process and solve problems millions of times faster than your average machine. The reality is actually a lot closer than many of us would think. In fact, early adoption of…

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2022  — MetTel, a leader in digital transformation and IT communications, has named long-time AT&T executive Don Parente as Vice President, Federal Practice, responsible for sales to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and through systems integrators enabling them to better serve their U.S. government clients. MetTel’s Federal Practice is a growing organization with…

New Partnership Helps Enterprise Teams Administrators Expand Capabilities July 19, 2022, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced that Microsoft named MetTel as a Partner for Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams, an operator-managed service.  As an Operator Connect Provider, MetTel will be bringing Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) connectivity to…

MetTel’s solution empowers its customers and brings simplicity to a complex network of geographically diverse locations NEW YORK, July 14, 2022 — MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, was awarded an SD-WAN Implementation Award by Internet Telephony Magazine for its successful installation of an SD-WAN solution across 3,000 locations for the largest specialty retailer…

Appear on Forbes.com by Max Silber, VP of Mobility & IoT, MetTel: The pandemic has indelibly shaped the way we do business, and we may never go back to the way we functioned before it. As Michael Dell recently reasoned in an op-ed, we need to stop thinking about the future through the lens of a…

Appearing on ChannelFutures.com by Max Silber, VP of Mobility & IoT, MetTel: Handling mobile device-as-a-service needs lets customers more quickly adapt in today’s flexible workplaces. Mobile devices have become an essential part of daily life and work, surpassing the desktop as the primary way that people now access the internet. Consider the following: Read full article…

MetTel Mobile Device as a Service provides a complete enterprise mobility solution across the lifecycle of devices April 11, 2022, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation leader and nationwide mobile communications provider, today announced the launch of Mobile Device as a Service (MDaaS), coupling MetTel’s leading wireless service with a fully managed device offering…

March 17, 2022, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation leader specializing in IT communications, is increasing its channel partner program by more than 100% in size, scope and capital investment with a new channel organization. The organization will now align resources to partners throughout North America to locally collaborate with agents and respond to…

Contract award valued at over $58 million with all available options March 8, 2022, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced that the United States Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) has selected MetTel for its Nationwide Internet Protocol Network Service, a contract award valued at over $58 million with all…

MetTel to offer customers a managed SASE service powered by VMware SASE NEW YORK and PALO ALTO, Calif. – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, and VMware, a leading innovator in enterprise software, today announced MetTel will offer customers a managed secure access service edge (SASE) solution powered by VMware SASE. The solution will enable IT…

MetTel’s One Platform Keeps Sensitive Goods, from Perishable Foods to Pharmaceutical Components, Safe Through Remote Monitoring February 9, 2022, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, announced that Food Logistics, a publication dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global cold food supply chain, named the company to its 2021 Top…

Appearing on InformationWeek.com: Compared to edge computing, the cloud is very elastic in terms of both compute and long-term storage applications and built to handle surges easily, says Ed Fox, CTO of IT telecom company MetTel. While the edge doesn’t provide the same degree of elasticity as the cloud, the technology can also add to…

Eighth consecutive year awarded for bringing AT&T IT communications solutions to clients NEW YORK, December 8, 2021 – MetTel, a communications and digital transformation leader, has been recognized for the eighth consecutive year as a top AT&T solution provider within AT&T’s Partner Exchange Program. MetTel won the AT&T Market Mover Award for Dedicated and Shared…

November 30, 2021, New York and Washington, D.C. — MetTel, a leader in digital transformation and IT communications, announced today that it is working closely with global IT integrator SAIC to help government clients digitally transform their communications and IT infrastructure. MetTel provides a fully managed service for advanced network and voice capabilities that improve…

Appearing on CIO.com by Ed Fox, CTO, MetTel: It’s no surprise, but the security threat landscape is rapidly becoming more sophisticated, as evidenced by the Colonial Pipeline, Kaseya, and SolarWinds attacks earlier this year. Considering the pace of digital transformation in today’s business, a single cyberattack can bring a company’s operations to a standstill. In…

November 10, 2021, New York – MetTel, an IT communications and digital transformation leader, today announced the launch of its global cloud network designed to extend its secure networking services purpose-built for the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE). MetTel will make the enterprise transition to SASE easy by delivering its MetTel SASE solutions through the same fully managed service to which its clients are accustomed….

New service launches with thousands of installations across industries in response to phone carriers withdrawing support for traditional analog networks NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2021 — MetTel, a digital transformation and IT communications leader, today announced the general availability of POTS Transformation service to help businesses transition their traditional analog phone lines to a digital…

Appearing on Forbes.com by Max Silber, VP of Mobility & IoT, MetTel: Job openings reached a new high in May 2021, with 9.21 million available positions. Despite the strain of the pandemic, research indicates job seekers are taking their time. A June 2021 survey from Indeed.com revealed only around 10% of respondents were “urgently” seeking a job. In a…

Appearing on Forbes.com: The Telecommunications Act of 1996 enacted during the Clinton administration was designed to create new competition in the broadcasting and telecommunications markets. And while some today debate its success, there is no debating its impact on New York City entrepreneurs Marshall Aronow and Andoni Economou. The pair founded telecom services provider MetTel that year….

Commission will transition internet access connectivity to new infrastructure contract July 21, 2021, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has selected MetTel to provide Internet Protocol Services (IPS) under the General Services Administration (GSA) Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract. In compliance with…

MetTel and RedShift Networks Help Enterprise Customers Prevent Costly Fraudulent Theft of Service New York, June 16, 2021 — MetTel, an IT communications and digital transformation leader, today announced a collaboration with RedShift Networks, a cloud security service solution provider, to help clients resolve unwanted spam and robocalls ahead of the federal mandate for carriers…

Service relieves the time-consuming process of trouble-shooting issues related to monitoring and verifying network devices NEW YORK, June 9, 2021 – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced the availability of its smart Network Scout service, which uses real-time network performance analytics via the cloud to ensure uninterrupted service and better network device performance….

Appearing on Forbes.com by Max Silber, VP of Mobility & IoT, MetTel: Last year was a time of significant change, with nearly every business leader forced to adapt their models in response to pandemic restrictions. Those that were able to quickly pivot to the demands and requirements of a new environment that featured remote workforces…

Gartner Magic Quadrant Marketing Campaign, Innovation Summit, Virtual Pivot Cited NEW YORK, May 12, 2021 – MetTel, a digital transformation and IT communications leader, announced it has won a 2021 American Business Award® for Marketing Team of the Year. This American Business Award recognizes the achievements of MetTel’s small but resourceful Marketing Team, who are responsible…

New Solution Enables External Calling from Teams Application April 21, 2021, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced a unified solution that allows customers to use Microsoft Teams to enable external calling from any source, directly from the Microsoft Teams application. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many American…

Agency aims to transform to a fully integrated SD-WAN based architecture April 15, 2021, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has selected MetTel to provide its integrated SD-WAN based architecture, an EIS Task Order valued at $65 million after all options. NARA…

April 8, 2021, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced it has successfully completed the Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) Assessment and Authorization process and is now authorized to provide Managed Trusted Internet Protocol Service (MTIPS) to federal government agencies on the MetTel network. MetTel is among the most advanced in…

Raytheon and MetTel announce partnership for the FAA Enterprise Network Services contract ARLINGTON, Va., (March 29, 2021) – Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Collins Aerospace, Raytheon Technologies businesses, announced their strategic alliance with digital transformation leader MetTel in support of the FAA Enterprise Network Services opportunity. A critical step in airspace modernization, FENS will create…

Managed Services will help to Streamline Compliance, Reduce Costs, Improve Safety January 12, 2021, New York – MetTel, a Gartner-recognized leader in digital transformation and communications, today announced that it is partnering with Geotab to offer government vehicles access to a suite of managed services that provide critical intelligence to help streamline compliance and reporting,…

Key Findings Indicate the Value of TEM and Future Direction of the Market in the COVID Economy December 2, 2020, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced that Bruin, an intelligent platform for communications management and a member of the MetTel family of companies, has been identified as a Representative…

November 19, 2020, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation, and communications leader, today announced the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected MetTel as a provider for its National Local Exchange Carrier Services for the Next Generation (NLEC-NG) contract. This multiple award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a potential 15-year,…

MetTel Will Help the Department of State Begin Its Digital Transformation Capitalizing on Advances in Technology October 27, 2020, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced the United States Department of State (DOS) has selected and awarded MetTel its Enterprise Information Solutions (EIS) Task Order 2 for $711 million over…

MetTel Mobility will provide the commonwealth with complete control over devices with managed services, reducing the burden on IT departments while lowering costs NEW YORK, September 24, 2020 — The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has selected MetTel as a communications services provider for government agencies across the state.  The award, Statewide contract ITT72, is designed to provide state…

September 15, 2020, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the federal agency charged with securing the nation, has selected MetTel for managed security services nationwide and as its primary internet access provider. MetTel’s selection for the DHS Internet Protocol Service –…

$230+ Million Awards Will Transform Legacy Infrastructure to Provide High Availability and Resilience to Meet the GSA’s Mission August 6, 2020, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has selected MetTel for its Infrastructure and Communications Solutions (GICS) Enterprise Information Solutions (EIS) Task Order…

Prestigious Award Demonstrates MetTel Channel Leadership and High Standard of Client Service July 29, 2020, New York – MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, announced today that Tim Hanley, Vice President of Strategic Sales, has been named a Channel Partners “Top Gun 51” channel leader. Channel Partners and Channel Futures editors collaborated with distributors,…

CARLSBAD Calif., and NEW YORK, June 18, 2020 – Viasat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced its business satellite internet service will be offered through MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader. The satellite internet service expands MetTel’s growing portfolio of connectivity offerings and will initially be available in the contiguous U.S., with the…

IT Communications will help SSA Prepare for the Future and Scale to Meet Demands of Aging Population March 19, 2020, Washington, DC  –  MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) has awarded MetTel its Grand SLLAM Task Order for Local, Long Distance and Access Management telecommunications…

MetTel will provide next generation information technology and telecom infrastructure through the $50B EIS Contract NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MetTel, a communications and digital transformation leader has received full authority to operate (ATO) under the General Services Administration’s 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program. As part of the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions program, MetTel is now…

MetTel provides telecommunications services to United States Mint facilities to assist in the fulfillment of mission-critical services NEW YORK, December 18, 2019 — The United States Mint has entered into contract with MetTel, a leading communications and digital transformation company, to provide a wide range of critical communications services to the Mints’ six facilities, including…

Tech in Motion Recognizes MetTel with Timmy Award Winner for Best Tech Workplace Diversity NEW YORK, November 4, 2019 – For the second year in a row, Tech in Motion has recognized MetTel as one of the most diverse companies in technology with this year’s Best Tech Workplace for Diversity in NYC award in the…

MetTel Mobility provides customers complete control over devices with managed services, reducing the burden on IT departments while lowering costs. NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ –– The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) has awarded MetTel as one of several companies on its Centralized Contract for Telecommunication Connectivity Services to provide the state with Mobility, Voice…

Contract adds to MetTel’s fast growing mobility business with thousands of endpoint devices and hundreds of enterprise customers October 3, 2019, New York – The Pentagon announced that it has tapped New York-based MetTel to upgrade wireless services and devices for the United States Department of Defense (DoD), including the Navy, Marine Corps, Army and…

Forbes Technology Council: New York, July 18, 2019 — Ed Fox, CTO, MetTel, a communications and digital transformation leader, has been accepted into Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives. Ed Fox was selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of his experience. Criteria for…

NEW YORK, June 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The United States Marine Corps Recruiting Command selected MetTel, a communications and digital transformation leader, to provide broadband Internet services to the U.S. Marine Corps’ Recruiting Command Centers around the globe. The mission of the Recruiting Command is to attract the highest quality candidates from America’s diverse talent pool to assure…

New York, June 6, 2019 – Brosnan Security, the renowned national security officer firm, has unveiled its newest SmartTruck, transformed by MetTel IoT into a connected mobile command center capable of instant internal and external threat and efficiency detection, analysis and response. Brosnan is rolling out the new SmartTrucks to big box retail store parking…

PHOENIX and NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The city of Phoenix entered into an agreement for MetTel, a communications and digital transformation leader, to provide services with fleet management automation technology which began in July. The contract calls for MetTel to provide automated vehicle location services, such as advanced location-based services, dispatch automation and monitoring vehicle diagnostics and driver…

Washington and New York, November 14, 2018 — The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has chosen MetTel to provide emergency wireless services under a multi-vendor indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract through the MetTel Federal Portal, built on Bruin, an award-winning, intelligent communications platform. A leader in communications and digital transformation, MetTel was also named to…

New York, NY, August 23, 2018 – MetTel today announced an agreement to transform the communications and information technology network of a global specialty retailer with end-to-end, digital communications solutions, including one of the world’s largest commercial SD-WAN deployments connecting more than 3,000 store locations around the world. This partnership marks the latest in a series of…

IoT Evolution: In a recent release, Raytheon and MetTel have announced a global security alliance to protect government and commercial communications networks against growing cybersecurity threats, including Internet of Things (IoT) threats. The companies said they will provide a range of cybersecurity offerings and support the migration from legacy technologies to ensure cybersecurity is designed into…

New York, Sept. 28, 2017 – MetTel, a leading communications firm, today announced that its Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions have won Internet Telephony Magazine’s 2017 SD-WAN Excellence Award.  A publication of Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC), Internet Telephony recognized MetTel for the technical performance and market success of the company’s SD-WAN technology, which has tripled its growth…

Washington and New York, August 2, 2017 – The US General Services Administration (GSA) today selected MetTel (Manhattan Telecommunications Corp.), a leading communications solution provider with advanced software-defined networking (SDN) skills and technologies, as a winner under the $50 billion, 15-year telecommunications infrastructure contract known as GSA Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS). MetTel CEO Marshall Aronow (left) and Chief Operations…