1. 46 FASTCOMPANY.CO.ZA JUNE 2016
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In the dynamic telecommunications
environment, technology can no longer
be used as the only differentiator.
The stringent regulatory environment
means telecoms companies constantly
have to think out of the box and
innovate differently to the rest of
the world when responding to client
business challenges. This in itself is
an opportunity to create real depth in
services and solutions that respond to
these challenges.
A leading communications service
provider, Innovo Networks—together
with its partners—helps solve some of
the biggest ICT challenges faced by
small, medium and micro enterprises
(SMMEs). Communicating with
customers and suppliers is paramount:
Phone systems, networks, fax
machines, ordering systems and other
integral pieces of technology cannot
afford downtime. Innovo’s solutions
play an imperative role in unifying
communications strategies, controlling
cost, and maintaining the highest levels
of data integrity to suit the needs of a
growing population.
Innovo Networks provides the most
stable, resilient and redundant network
available plus the most innovative scope
of offerings. Products include voice,
data, Internet, PBX, hosted PBX, contact
centres and MPLS (multi-protocol label
switching). Last-mile carrier services,
connectivity, cloud computing and
communication solutions offer Innovo’s
clients a wide range of options to suit
their business needs.
Connectivity
Connectivity is not the physical
infrastructure required to connect to a
Solutions for
small business
With its innovative communications
offerings, Innovo Networks is developing
the SMME market in South Africa and abroad
network, but the optimal use of expertise
in the Internet Protocol to facilitate
logical connectivity with high reliability,
security, appropriate performance to
meet differentiated business
requirements, as well as superior
proactive and reactive service
provisioning, restoration and
maintenance. Current connectivity
solutions include corporate Internet
access, virtual private networks,
community-based connectivity services,
and fixed and mobile broadband.
Communications
Communications refers to the use of
an Internet-technology enabled
network to facilitate human-to-human
communications, whether peer-to-peer
or server-mediated.
Services include
voice, messaging,
facsimile, mobility,
and fixed-mobile
convergence services.
Cloud
Cloud services
involve moving both
physical computing
infrastructure and
applications into
the cloud, primarily
through the use of
data centre–based
services such as
lodging, hosting as
well as virtualisation
of servers, storage
and back-office
applications.
Carrier
Last-mile physical connectivity services
include last-mile agency relationships
with providers and selective self-
provisioning, the latter where Innovo
Networks is unable to source last-mile
services at a competitive price or where
attractive niche opportunities exist.
Current solutions include DD, IS, MTN
and Vodacom agency relationships,
self-provisioning wireless, reselling
GSM-based data-connectivity services,
satellite and fibre-optic local loop
services.
All solutions and services are built on a
world-class, secure and resilient
infrastructure, delivered according to
global best practices and in partnership
with leading technology vendors such as
Cisco, Microsoft and Symantec. Innovo is
an enterprise development partner with
Dimension Data and Internet Solutions,
as well as a Microsoft Gold Partner and
an approved certified Cisco-Managed
Security Service Provider.
Innovo embraces open-source
technology, and partners with leading
local and international companies to
deliver business-ready Linux and open-
source solutions.
While innovation and solution
development drive opportunity for
business growth, it is the client that
remains at the core of what Innovo
Networks does.
While innovation
and solution
development
drive opportunity
for business
growth, it is
the client that
remains at
the core of
what Innovo
Networks does.
The perfect partner
Innovo Networks has the
IT integration expertise to
help enterprises take on
their greatest challenges,
says MD Damian Michael.