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CounterPath Signs Unified Communications Co., Ltd. to Expand Bria and Stretto Market in Japan
Unified Communications Co. offers Bria and Stretto to its subscriber base VANCOUVER, B...
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[{"type":"text","content":"CounterPath Signs Unified Communications Co., Ltd. to Expand Bria and Stretto Market in Japan Unified Communications Co. offers Bria and Stretto to its subscriber base\nVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January 17, 2018 / CounterPath Corporation (NASDAQ: CPAH) (TSX: PATH), a global provider of award-winning, over-the-top (OTT) Unified Communications (UC) solutions for enterprises and carriers, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Unified Communications Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese-based telecoms distributor. The agreement expands CounterPath's expansion into the Japanese market targeting small to medium sized enterprises.\n \nUnder the agreement, Unified Communications Co., Ltd. will package CounterPath's Bria and Stretto platform for provisioning with Unified Communications' IP - PBX and call center solutions that is used by subscribers.\n\"We have made inroads into Japan on our own with companies like NTT Software,\" said Todd Carothers, EVP of Sales and Marketing at CounterPath. \"We selected Unified Communications Co. to expand our distribution to untapped markets within Japan that only can be reached through channel partners. We expect to grow our small to medium sized enterprise business that will also help drive success in winning larger accounts.\"\nJapan is a sophisticated and growing market. In 2018, the Japanese SMB unified communication cloud services market is expected to be worth at least $623 million, up from $499 million in 2015i. The user experience for consumers driven by Skype, Line and others is forcing a revolution of a similar user experience for business communications.\n\"Our solution is a perfect match for the Japanese market,\" continued Carothers. \"We have already developed our application to work on the devices and call servers that are specifically developed for the Japanese market. Unified Communications Co., Ltd was able to easily integrate our products with their solution offering.\"\nBria and Stretto are now available from Unified Communications Co., Ltd., through their website: unified.co.jp.\nAbout Unified Communications Co., Ltd.\nUnified Communications Co., Ltd. mainly engages in communication and call center business, has been developing and selling its own products, selling and constructing other companies' products, providing related technical services, and collabo...