Star2Star & Bigleaf Announce Strategic Partnership


SARASOTA, Fla., April 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Star2Star Communications, provider of the World's Most Complete Cloud Communications Solution with options ranging from Hosted to Hybrid, today announced their partnership with Bigleaf, the Cloud-first SD-WAN service that optimizes Internet and Cloud performance by dynamically choosing the best connection and adapting application prioritization in real-time.

Star2Star’s Full Spectrum Communications Solution has been making waves in the Unified Communications industry with the recent release of the fully hosted StarSystem® Hosted solution. As the innovative pioneer of Hybrid Architecture for communications, Star2Star is set to lead the market with the first truly end-to-end communications solution.

Star2Star and Bigleaf have established a partnership as part of this effort, in order to provide end-to-end network optimization through the Full Spectrum product portfolio. Bigleaf’s Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology provides the ability to enhance communications by adapting to real-time network changes. Together Star2Star and Bigleaf deliver a prioritization of cloud, voice, and data services ensuring that the network performance for these critical business components is fully maximized.

"Our partnership with Bigleaf ensures our customers have the best voice and data optimization options," said Michelle Accardi, President and Chief Revenue Officer at Star2Star Communications. "Star2Star is dedicated to bringing the most cutting-edge communications solutions to market. With Bigleaf, we are able to expand our abilities to provide network optimization that will enhance every aspect of our customers’ businesses from voice to data.”

"We are excited to announce this partnership with Star2Star," said Jeff Burchett, Co-Founder & VP of Sales at Bigleaf.  "Our joint motivations for providing the most reliable communications solutions available in the market will enable Star2Star customers to enhance their overall experience and leverage exceptional communications services."

About Star2Star Communications

Founded in 2006 in Sarasota, Florida, Star2Star Communications empowers global business success with a Full Spectrum Communications Solution. With options ranging from Hosted to Hybrid, Star2Star offers unparalleled value, reliability, quality, and scalability. Star2Star unifies business communications including voice, video, fax, mobile, chat, and presence management.

Star2Star's award-winning, patented Constellation™ Network overcomes the reliability and quality limitations of other communications technologies and enables companies to choose the deployment methodology that aligns best with their needs. For businesses who require high-quality voice, redundant networks for continuity, and ultra-reliable communications, Star2Star's Hybrid architecture offers the highest guaranteed SLAs in the industry at an affordable price. Businesses with less complexity, who seek the best communications capabilities for their employees and customers, can consider Star2Star's Hosted solution the optimal choice.

With a customer retention rate of 99.85%, Star2Star has been recognized by a multitude of leading analysts. In the past six years, Star2Star was named to the Forbes Most Promising Companies list, the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 five times, and the Inc. 500|5000 seven times. The company was also named by IHS as a Top 10 Hosted Business VoIP/UC Provider and has been in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for UCaaS, Worldwide for the last four years.

About Bigleaf Networks

Bigleaf Networks is the intelligent networking service that optimizes Internet and Cloud performance by dynamically choosing the best connection based on real-time usage and diagnostics. Inspired by the natural architecture of leaves, the Bigleaf Cloud-first SD-WAN platform leverages redundant connections for optimal traffic re-routing, failover and load-balancing. The company is dedicated to providing a better Internet experience and ensuring peace of mind with simple implementation, friendly support and powerful technology. Founded in 2012, Bigleaf Networks is investor-backed, with service across North America.

Casey O’Loughlin
coloughlin@star2star.com