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#Managed
Services
AVI-SPL Earns
Cisco Managed
Services, Networks,
Collaboration Certs
AV integration giant AVI-SPL has
announced that it has earned
three Cisco certifi cations
that recognize its managed
services, as well as its advanced
skill in enterprise networks and
collaboration systems.
The certifi cations are the
Cisco Customer Experience
Specialization, the Cisco
Advanced Enterprise Network
Specialization in the U.S., and
the Cisco Advanced Collaboration
Specialization in the U.K.
According to AVI-SPL's announcement,
the certifi cations
demonstrate the company's
commitment to helping customers
achieve their business
objectives with Cisco technologies.
Moreover, they place the
service provider in an exclusive
group of Cisco's U.S. technology
partners.
To earn the certifi cation,
AVI-SPL participated in a
detailed application process,
including a third-party audit of
the company's customer experience
and customer-success
strategy. The review included a
look at the company's go-tomarket
approach, as well as its
Shure has joined hands with WInnForum and 5G-MAG as part of its continuing eff orts to further
professional networking and product innovation.
qualifi ed personnel, standard
operating procedures, and its
tools to track and improve the
customer journey.
Tim Riek, executive vice
president of technology and
innovation at AVI-SPL, said in
a statement that the Customer
Experience Specialization was
particularly important for the
company. " This certifi cation
aligns with AVI-SPL's mission to
elevate experiences, achieve
customer objectives, and enable
organizations to thrive and
grow, " he said.
Tom Nyhus, AVI-SPL's Cisco
practice director, added that
that both companies are customer-centric
ones. " The new
Cisco CX specialization honors
that mission for customer
success and validates the value
we create together through enhanced
employee experience,
top-rated enterprise security
and streamlined technology
management, " he said.
The Cisco Advanced
Enterprise Network Specialization
certifi cation certifi es that
AVI-SPL can meet customers'
diverse networking needs. The
Cisco Advanced Collaboration
Specialization validates that the
company can solve customers'
business challenges by
installing and integrating Cisco
collaboration solutions.
@avisplinfo, @cisco
#networks, #enterprise
#Wireless
Shure Joins
WInnForum and
5G-MAG, Explores
Spectrum and
5G Innovations
Shure has joined hands with
WInnForum to continue its
professional networking and
product innovation in the
audio industry.
WInnForum, also known as
AVI-SPL now holds more than 18 Cisco certifi cations.
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Wireless Innovation Forum,
focuses on standards and
advancing technologies to
utilize spectrum and promote
the development of wireless
communications systems. It
also comprises equipment
vendors, subsystem vendors,
soſt ware developers, technology
developers, communication
service providers, research and
engineering organizations, academic
institutions, government
users and regulators.
By joining WInnForum, Shure
hopes to spur the development
of new technologies that will
allow wireless microphones to
get access to free or aff ordable
spectrum and satisfy the audio
industry's growing needs.
" Spectrum is an issue for
many customers, and we are
looking...to help unlock additional
spectrum for our industry
in innovative ways, " Prakash
Moorut, Shure's senior director,
spectrum and regulatory aff airs,
said. " We're committed to
being the leading advocate
for our industry in the wireless
spectrum arena. [So,] it is important
that we have long-term
access to spectrum. "
Shure has also joined
5G-MAG (5G Media Action
Group). This association bridges
the media with the information
and communications
technology (ICT) industries.
5G-MAG infl uences standards
and deployments, while
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