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internet2 net+ sip services

Through Internet2, research and education institutions have partnered with Mitel and Centurylink to offer a customized, better-yielding alternative to traditional voice services.
Internet2 NET+ SIP Services are powered by Mitel's cloud-based, hosted PBX service and Centurylink's SIP-based services with deployment directly on the Internet2 Network.
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INTERNET2 NET+ SIP PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Internet2 member institutions created the NET+ SIP Services Program to leverage the collective power of U.S. research and education institutions to create a tailored VoIP solution that helps institutions drive a successful conversion to this better-yielding technology.
 
Two voice services industry leaders, Mitel and Centurylink, power this customized and cost-effective alternative to traditional voice services.
 
The Mitel offering delivers a cloud-based hosted PBX service that also includes unified communications, call center and other services. The Centurylink offering provides SIP-based services such as local trunks, long distance trunks, toll-free, conferencing and other services.
 
These services are based on industry-standard SIP protocols designed to provide flexibility, local control and local survivability, and empower institutions to customize the solution to meet their unique campus needs.
 
In addition, NET+ SIP Services are governed by an Internet2 Program Advisory Group (PAG), who keeps their finger on the pulse of the service and provider relationship—continuing to inform the service development roadmap and provide for the evolving needs of the academic enterprise.

key benefits

Internet2 NET+ SIP Services offer many additional unique benefits:

  • Predictable Pricing and lower total cost of ownership (TCO)
  • Reduced complexity
  • Local control
  • Research and education community-driven and -governed
    • Backed by Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center at Texas A&M (ITEC)

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HOSTED UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS (UC)

Clearspan is a complete solution for unified communications, providing all the applications your users need at any locations where they work and on any devices they use. It not only offers classic PBX-like services, but also a rich set of enhanced services, including unified messaging, fixed-mobile convergence, interactive voice response, conferencing, collaboration and call center applications. 

Clearspan allows employees to make and receive calls from any device, at any location, with only one phone number, one dial plan, one voice mailbox and a unified set of features.

Built from the ground up with Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) at its core, Clearspan supports a wide range of endpoints. This includes desk phones from Mitel or 3rd parties, soft phones, mobile and video clients. And, since it provides carrier-grade reliability, it is the perfect choice for institutions that require high-capacity, mission critical performance.

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CENTURYLINK SIP TRUNKING

Now you can realize greater value from your university communication offerings. When you converge your campus’ voice and data onto a single network with the Centurylink SIP Trunking service, you can save network and operational expenses, while laying a foundation for next-generation communication and collaboration tools.
 
Our mature solution is backed by deep IP telephony experience. You get the reliability your institution demands over our large-scale, purpose-built VoIP network.
 
Moving to VoIP is more than an equipment upgrade. The right provider can help your university reap the benefits of VoIP services and place you on a path that avoids technology obsolescence.

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clearspan communicator

Clearspan Communicator™ is a unified communications client that provides a single and consistent user interface for the Windows, Mac, iOS or Android platforms, letting your users easily access multiple applications from the device of their choice. Clearspan Communicator can be used to make and receive both video and voice calls as well as initiate call control features. Clearspan Communicator integrates with the enterprise directory and personal contacts, including call logs, and can be used to manage features such as Clearspan Anywhere™.

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Clearspan Call Center

Clearspan Call Center provides a range of options, from standard to premium licenses, and clients for an agent or supervisor. Whether your institution needs basic ACD functionality for a single workgroup or a solution for a large number of agents spanning multiple locations, Clearspan’s Call Center solution can be tailored to fit your needs.

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clearspan unified messaging

Clearspan Unified Messaging goes beyond classic voicemail and provides users with the flexibility to use and manage their messaging service from anywhere and over any interface. Clearspan Unified Messaging provides all the features of a traditional voice messaging solution, as well as message delivery to any specified email account and much more.

clearspan anywhere

Clearspan Anywhere™ is a native, fixed-mobile convergence solution within Clearspan that lets end users designate a single phone number for all incoming and outgoing calls, regardless of which phone they are currently using — mobile, office, home and more. Calls to a single number ring all phones and the user is free to answer on any device. Once a call is active on the single number, the user is free to pick up any other device and continue the conversation uninterrupted. For example, you can easily move a call from your office phone to your mobile (or vice versa) without interrupting the conversation.

clearspan receptionist

Clearspan Receptionist is an integrated, desktop client application that provides an IP telephony attendant console for use by enterprise receptionists. The objective of Clearspan Receptionist is to simplify business processes and deliver critical information in real time to accommodate professional call handling.

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Mitel Revolution

Notifying the right people when it matters most.

Mitel's mass notification solution, Mitel Revolution, was built for today’s modern world, embracing our mobile-centric society with support for mobile device notification and event triggering so that everyone can be kept safe, informed, and connected - no matter their location.

Since no two events are ever the same and not everyone shares the same preferred methods of communication, Mitel Revolution provides boundless possibilities to be tailored to address the notification needs of the organization.

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