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ATEL Communications Enhances Customers' Network Performance With New SD-WAN Technology

December 31st, 2017 by admin

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Leading Unified Communications Provider Brings New Technology to Replace MPLS San Diego, CA - ATEL Communications, a leader in unified communications, announced today that the company will now offer SD-WAN (Software-Defined Networking in a Wide Area...

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ATEL Communications Declares On-Premise Technology Obsolete

December 4th, 2017 by admin

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Leading Technology Provider Advises SMBs to Trade-In Their Obsolete Tech for the Latest Advancements Southwest - ATEL Communications, a leading technology provider, announced today that the company has begun to advise owners of SMBs (small to mid-sized...

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ATEL moves up to 10 th Place Ranking for San Diego Telecom Companies

November 27th, 2017 by admin

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About ATEL ATEL Communications is the telecommunication company that cares. With our 30+ years of experience as technology solution providers, our team has developed a sixth sense about what technology an organization needs to succeed. Our technology...

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Celebrating the 5 year anniversary of Pro Back Office

November 13th, 2017 by Steve Handelman

Celebrating the 5 year anniversary of Pro Back Office

It feels like just yesterday we started hearing good things about operational accounting and strategic consulting services provided by a new company in town Pro Back Office. I was in Vistage at the time when I heard about how companies...

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Visiting Pretty Monterey

November 3rd, 2017 by admin

It's been a busy past few months here at ATEL Communications. In addition to helping our customers on various projects, we also packed our bags and drove to Monterey. There we attended the Intellisys Channel Connect 2017 to meet partners, network, learn...

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Posted in: Unified Communication

Carrier Diverse, Geographically Redundant, Toll Free Service

October 16th, 2017 by admin

Carrier Diverse, Geographically Redundant, Toll Free Service

Avoid downtime in the event of a disaster by providing them voice redundancy and automatic rerouting with a nationwide, self-healing toll free service. Some of the biggest names in the alarm and emergency response industry use this service for their...

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Posted in: IT Solutions, Services, Products

Continuum Navigate User Conference

October 10th, 2017 by admin

Continuum Navigate

We arrived in Las Vegas for the Continuum Navigate conference just after the mass shooting that occurred on October 2nd. Our hearts go out the many victims and their families. We kept those affected in our thoughts as we attended the Annual Continuum...

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Enhancing our Surveillance Offerings

September 18th, 2017 by admin

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Our security specialists know the ins and outs of providing protection for your business, employees, customers, and assets. We keep up with technological developments, looking for leading and innovative products to improve our existing offerings. As...

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Posted in: Products

Is Your Aging Premise-based Hardware Pushing You Towards the Cloud?

August 28th, 2017 by admin

Cloud Computing

We pride ourselves in our customer based solutions, and fully understand that when it comes to business not one-size fits all. With over 40 years of experience in this field it stands to reason that we have seen pretty much all there is to see when it...

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Posted in: Cloud Computing (Hosting & Colocation)

Here to Protect Your IT Network

July 17th, 2017 by admin

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If you've been watching the news, you will have noticed the increased reporting on ransomware. These and other cyber threats are finding security holes and vulnerabilities in software to attack whole networks. To inform users about the many...

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Posted in: Security

The Many Benefits of Hosted Phones

May 19th, 2017 by admin

With so many features available through hosted phone systems, we understand that some people are torn. On the one hand, additional features provide more tools for improving productivity, while on the other hand they require more training and can lead...

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Posted in: Cloud Computing (Hosting & Colocation), Phone System, Products

Volunteers of America Involvement

May 3rd, 2017 by admin

We love to share our involvement and connections to local and national organizations that work towards bettering the world we live in. It's a great chance to give back, as well as support those who have made a difference. Our own Steven Handelman recently...

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Recommended Vendor & Customers Choice Awards

April 14th, 2017 by admin

PRESS RELEASE ATEL Communications, Inc. of San Diego California The Telecom Association “TAA” has awarded ATEL Communications, Inc. the Prestigious Recommended Vendor and Customers Choice Awards for 2 years in a row (2016 & 2017). This award is...

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Posted in: Awards, About Us

Moving your IT System

April 11th, 2017 by admin

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In some ways, moving offices is a great chance to get rid of old equipment, broken things, and kitschy decorations. It is also a good opportunity to redesign and properly set up your IT infrastructure. Before you launch into that process however, talk...

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Posted in: Office Moves

Securing the Best Deal

March 17th, 2017 by admin

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We get it. You'd rather stick with the tried and true wireless and phone solutions you've always had. Same people you always work with, for the same or in many cases much higher price than what you started with. It's a big hassle to consider competitors,...

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Posted in: Carrier Services, Services

Security Solutions: Cyber Security

March 2nd, 2017 by admin

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In our last blog, we talked about the benefits of having a video surveillance system in place. In addition to physical security for your facility, it's becoming increasingly important to protect your data using cyber security solutions. There is a lot...

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Posted in: Security, Solution, Services

Security Solutions: Video Surveillance

February 17th, 2017 by admin

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As a business owner, you are responsible for the safety of assets, staff, customers, and even data stored in your facility. That can seem like a daunting task, considering the different types of threats your business could face: criminals looking to...

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Posted in: Security