Consolidated Communications to Enhance Cloud Services with Pax8

Consolidated Communications is partnering with Pax8 to bolster its cloud service offerings, the company said on Monday.

Expect the partnership to simplify and streamline the order and fulfillment process for business customers.

Consolidated Communications’ Doug Abolt

“This strategic partnership will improve the buying and installation experience for our business customers through the delivery of an enhanced portfolio of cloud services at competitive prices,” said Doug Abolt, vice president of commercial product management at Consolidated Communications. “Pax8’s streamlined, self-provisioning platform accelerates and simplifies the customer ordering process.”

The enhanced suite of cloud services includes next-generation productivity, backup, security, data management and disaster recovery solutions.

“Pax8 is pleased to support and empower Consolidated Communications in its efforts to deliver cloud technology services to business clients,” said Sam Nelson, vice president of channel development at Pax8. “Our experienced team looks forward to providing the resources, education and responsive support needed for Consolidated to grow its business.”

Pax8’s Samantha Nelson

The broadband and business communications provider offers cloud services to medium and enterprise business. Consolidated Communications Cloud Services offers unified communications, cloud W-Fi, cloud secure, cloud compute, disaster recovery and data backup.

In July, the company launched Enterprise@Home to help businesses navigate their business in the midst of the pandemic. Enterprise@Home allows business customers to extend their LAN to their workers’ remote sites while controlling the network using SD-WAN and Cloud Secure solutions.

Consolidated also offers proactive network monitoring. Cloud Secure is a highly secure connection for protecting data. And an in-market network operations center staff monitors issues around the clock.

The offer targets businesses with 20 or more employees. The vendor manages service requests, dedicated technical support and billing. For the business, Consolidated Communications offers a single invoice for all employee home office locations.