On this week’s episode of The Bridge, my guest is Avi Longstein, CEO of AireSpring. We’re talking about the idea that just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should, secure access service edge (SASE) and so much more.
AireSpring is a 21-year-old managed service provider (MSP) with a legacy in connectivity and communications. Today they focus on managed services including SASE, SD-WAN and have a commitment to covering international requirements.
During this episode, we discuss how managing complex services across multiple vendors can be a significant workload, especially when dealing with local regulations, laws, exchange rates, and import/export controls.
We also chat about productivity and the value proposition of AireSpring. Avi shares how they’re able to provide a higher level of service and support to mid-sized businesses with a wide set of managed solutions covering connectivity, security, secure access service edge, SD-WAN, cloud communications, and mobility and wireless services.
Topics covered in the episode:
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How the pandemic has shown that a hybrid work environment can work.
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Why the pandemic accelerated the trend towards cloud-based security infrastructure, with secure access service edge being a key driver for the flexible environment going forward.
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How conversations with clients have shifted from measuring the number of locations to how many people are in the organization and how to connect them.
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Airespring offers international services driven by customer demand, and they have a team and relationships with hundreds of international carriers worldwide.
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Why AI is an essential trend that will have a big part to play in the security and telecom industry in the coming years.
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Why there should be some regulation and smart thought around safety to ensure that technology is not used irresponsibly as governments attempt to curtail technology.
FOR FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.bridgepointetechnologies.com/secure-access-service-edge
ABOUT AVI LONSTEIN
Avi Lonstein, CEO, AireSpring Avi Lonstein has been a telecom entrepreneur for over 30 years. In 1989, Mr. Lonstein co-founded ADDTEL Communications. As President of ADDTEL, he was directly responsible for growing the company from a start-up operation to one of the country’s most successful nationwide long-distance resellers. Under Mr. Lonstein’s direction, ADDTEL was recognized as one of the telecom industry’s most innovative and well-managed companies, and experienced substantial growth during his tenure.
Mr. Lonstein’s next entrepreneurial venture was AireSpring which he co-founded in 2001. Mr. Lonstein and his team foresaw the massive changes in telecom technology, and rapidly built AireSpring’s own next-generation IP network to become a full-fledged VoIP carrier, offering a range of SIP Trunking and telephony services. Mr. Lonstein later spearheaded development of the company’s own nationwide MPLS network and created an innovative Mesh MPLS product that has won several awards. As chief executive officer for AireSpring, Mr. Lonstein is responsible for the company’s operations, strategy, and transformation into a nationwide provider of managed services for IP communications, intelligent networking and cloud computing applications and services. He continues to lead AireSpring as the company expands its portfolio of award-winning services and applications to keep it on the cutting edge.
CONTACT AVI
Web: www.airespring.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/airespring