wireless

Mobility

Chargifi, Belkin partner on integrated smart wireless charging for B2B market

January 9, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Chargifi, Belkin partner on integrated smart wireless charging for B2B market
High-flying Chargifi picks Belkin as a hardware partner, leveraging that company’s recent expansion of their B2B channel in a move which will see the integrated solution distributed in North America through Ingram Micro.

Unified Communications

Jabra brings first wireless earbuds to commercial headset market with Evolve 65t

December 13, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Jabra brings first wireless earbuds to commercial headset market with Evolve 65t
Jabra resellers get access to a wireless earbud headset that has appeal to consumer product users, but at a much higher quality that is certified for Skype for Business, and which can spare them a long series of support issues compared to the kind of products in this form factor that have been available until now.

Networking

TP-Link launches Omada OC200 cloud controller for decentralized wireless operations

October 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on TP-Link launches Omada OC200 cloud controller for decentralized wireless operations
TP-Link adds a new cloud controller to the Omada line they introduced almost a year ago. Aimed at SMBs, the Omada family is a hybrid cloud platform to manage decentralized wireless networks.

Mobility

SureCall introduces Extended Range Technology in new N-Range cell phone signal booster for autos

September 18, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on SureCall introduces Extended Range Technology in new N-Range cell phone signal booster for autos
SureCall has come a long way since its founder sold his signal boosting devices from the trunk of his car, and with the new technology of their new N-Range offering, they have a new low-cost product for small fleets and the commuter markets.

Randy Churchill, director of marketing and business development for D&H Canada
Distribution

D&H Canada looks to connect more small VARs with Cisco Meraki though “Driven” program

September 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H Canada looks to connect more small VARs with Cisco Meraki though “Driven” program
The “Driven” program for Cisco Meraki is the first program D&H has offered specifically for Cisco Meraki, and includes measures to make it easier for small VARs to become certified on Meraki, and make more money once they are.

Networking

ADTRAN CEO Stanton emphasizes cautious innovation in strategy review

August 22, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on ADTRAN CEO Stanton emphasizes cautious innovation in strategy review
The ADTRAN CEO has never been one to lead the pack chasing hot trends, and he remained consistent to that vision while outlining the company’s strategy at their CONNECT event for press and analysts.

Unified Communications

Sennheiser fills gap in unified collaboration headsets with high-end SDW 5000 Series

June 1, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sennheiser fills gap in unified collaboration headsets with high-end SDW 5000 Series
Sennheiser is looking to their first unified communication and collaboration headset to further stimulate their Canadian business, which has already been showing strong momentum.

Hardware

Jabra launches new Engage wireless headset franchise for dense contact centre environments

April 30, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Jabra launches new Engage wireless headset franchise for dense contact centre environments
The Engage franchise, available in models which connect to two and five devices respectively, and in mono, stereo and lightweight convertible models, is designed for dense contact centre environments, and allows for connection of three times as many wireless headsets with no loss of quality.

Mobility

HPE to bring wireless power startup Chargifi to their channel through HPE Complete program

April 26, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE to bring wireless power startup Chargifi to their channel through HPE Complete program
Chargifi’s pipeline has grown massively since iPhone support for wireless charging was announced last year, and the company is aggressively pivoting to a channel strategy, which will soon see them add distribution in the U.S. and Canada as well.

Internet of Things

Aruba enhances new Mobile First Architecture, and announces non-traditional partners around it

March 27, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aruba enhances new Mobile First Architecture, and announces non-traditional partners around it
While the new partners in the ArubaEdge Technology Partner Program are decidedly non-traditional, Aruba also says they will open up new opportunities to traditional partners, in the same way the entry of voice-based telco partners in the early days of convergence created massive opportunities for the IT channel.