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July 2019 | Comms Business Magazine | 5
SHARON WHITE
STEPS DOWN
FROM OFCOM
CEO ROLE
THE OFCOM BOARD has
announced that Sharon White
(pictured) is to step down as
Chief Executive. Sharon is
leaving to become Chairman
of The John Lewis Partnership.
She is expected to leave Ofcom
around the turn of the year.
Sharon joined Ofcom in March
2015 from HM Treasury where
she was Second Permanent
Secretary.
Lord Burns, Ofcom Chairman,
said, “Sharon has been an
outstanding Chief Executive for
Ofcom and will be missed by the
whole organisation.
“Under Sharon’s leadership,
Ofcom has helped to deliver
ultrafast broadband, widespread
4G mobile and now 5G, and
became the first independent
regulator of the BBC.”
“She leaves Ofcom as a
regulator with a relentless
ONECOM
Onecom has signed one of the biggest
ever partner deals with Vodafone UK
and outlined plans to grow business to
£600m over the next five years. The
partnership agreement aims to deliver
more than £100m annual revenue from
mobile, fixed line, broadband and IT
services.
CYBER OPPORTUNITY
Bitdefender has revamped their Managed
Services Provider (MSP) Program. This
new partnership structure will offer
MSPs, who are increasingly being asked
to consult on cybersecurity matters,
opportunities to develop their business
through the extension of services.
GREEN CREDENTIALS
O2 has achieved recertification to the
Carbon Trust Standard for Supply Chain
at level 3, the highest possible level. The
standard is the world’s first independent
certification for those which measure,
manage and reduce greenhouse gas
emissions within their supply chains.
focus on the consumer interest;
making sure people and
businesses can get the best
out of their communications
services.”
Sharon White commented, “It
has been a huge privilege to lead
Ofcom at a time when reliable,
affordable communications
have become essential. I will
leave behind an organisation
that is dedicated in its mission to
make communications work for
everyone.”
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MITEL HAS ANNOUNCED a new agreement with Nuvola Distribution
to position and sell Mitel’s UCaaS portfolio into the IT, telecoms, and
SaaS channel communities.
Globally, Mitel serves approximately 4.6 million users, including 1.4
million UCaaS users. According to latest MZA estimations, the UCaaS
market is expected to grow by 12.7% in Western Europe and 16.4%
in APAC over the next four years.
Rami Houbby (pictured), Vice President of International UCaaS
Sales at Mitel said “Mitel and Nuvola Distribution have built a
longstanding relationship and we’re delighted to be building on our
previous success with this commitment to work together to help
channel partners and customers as they take the next steps in their
journey towards cloud communications” and added “With Nuvola’s
proven expertise in UCaaS and Mitel’s ability to deliver flexible and
scalable cloud-based solutions we have a great opportunity to help
our partners to succeed in the cloud market.”
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