Mitel selects Sri Lanka for partner conference

Head of APAC, MENA and Turkey G. Narayan

SVP and Head International Region Simon Skellon

• Mitel is represented by its long-standing partners Metropolitan Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd and Hayles Fentons Ltd

Mitel, the market leading unified communications provider, chose Sri Lanka to hold its Annual Partner Conference in the region. 

The event took place recently at Ananthara Kalutara Resort. Business partners from 25 different countries from the Middle East, Africa, Asia to Asia Pacific, participated to hear from Mitel’s latest innovations in the unified communications area presented by SVP of International Region Simon Skellon and Head of APAC, Middle East and Turkey Narayan G. 

Sri Lanka represents a strategic country for Mitel in the region since most of Sri Lanka’s critical and large communication installations are powered by Mitel.

In the past years, unified communications, being the integration of various communication platforms into a single system from video calls, to instant messaging and conferencing, became vital for organisations to improve their efficiency, flexibility and productivity in today’s competitive environment. Mitel aims to enable each customer to get the right communications solution for its needs today with the confidence that Mitel’s solutions can flex to support whatever their future may hold. It’s about delivering a foundation of security and reliability paired with practical innovations that add real value for partners, customers and workers from the frontlines to the back office. 
With a channel community of 5,500 partners around the world and over 2100 patents, Mitel serves more than 75 million users in more than 100 countries. Mitel’s portfolio strategy also includes an increased focus on vertical-specific solutions and integrated applications, uniquely suited to meet the complex requirements of industries such as financial services and banking, hospitality as well as critical communications specifically for law enforcement and defence.

At the conference, Mitel partners discovered the Next Generation Critical Coms, which is a unique solution. The Next GEN Critical Coms perfectly suited for natural disaster management, 119 emergency calls and response and for defence.  Mitel also showcased its award-winning MiVoice Business Solutions with its New IP phones series. In the hospitality sector, Mitel has a strong expertise and an impressive list of leading hotel chains among its customers.