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Business Wire
22-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Iristel Launches Iristel Unite to Simplify Access to Webex Calling
TORONTO & NAIROBI, Kenya & BUCHAREST, Romania--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Iristel, a global leader in telecommunications, announces their certification to provide Cloud Connect for Webex Calling with Webex by Cisco, a leading provider of collaboration technologies powering hybrid work. This certification makes it easy for businesses to extend their Webex collaboration deployments to make and receive business phone calls through Iristel's extensive voice network. "Iristel Unite is simplifying cloud communications worldwide—no hardware, no maintenance, just seamless integration with Webex Calling for businesses ready to scale." – Samer Bishay, CEO of Iristel Share "Our partnership with Cisco has always been centered on innovation and excellence, and the launch of Cloud Connect for Webex Calling is a testament to that commitment,' says Samer Bishay, founder and CEO of Iristel. "This solution represents the future of Unified Communications, empowering employees to connect effortlessly and efficiently." Iristel Unite is a cloud-based telephony solution that improves organizational communication. With no hardware purchases or software maintenance required, Iristel Unite increases flexibility and scales to match the dynamic needs of modern businesses. Iristel is committed to delivering communications solutions that improve collaboration. Integrating with Cloud Connect for Webex Calling further strengthens Iristel's role in reshaping the way businesses engage with their customers. As a Certified Calling Provider for Cloud Connect for Webex Calling, Iristel can extend cloud-native calling capabilities globally, for both commercial enterprise and government sectors. The solution will also be available from Iristel's global resellers. Iristel services are available for Webex Calling in North America, Kenya, and Romania. Iristel is also a Certified Calling Provider offering Cloud Connect for Webex Calling in Kenya, enhancing communication solutions in the region. This expansion makes it simple for businesses, particularly in underserved regions, to embrace the transformative potential of the cloud and optimize their communication environments. For more information about Iristel Unite and Cloud Connect for Webex Calling, please visit or contact our media relations department at pr@ About Iristel Iristel is a globally renowned telecommunications operator that leverages innovation and industry expertise to provide state-of-the-art communication solutions. With a strong commitment to delivering reliable and seamless services, Iristel empowers businesses to connect and communicate effectively in today's dynamic world. About Webex by Cisco Webex is a leading provider of cloud-based collaboration solutions which includes video meetings, calling, messaging, events, customer experience solutions like contact center and purpose-built collaboration devices. At Webex, we start with people and their experiences first. This focus on delivering inclusive collaboration experiences fuels our innovation, which leverages AI and Machine Learning, to remove the barriers of geography, language, personality, and familiarity with technology. Our solutions are underpinned with security and privacy by design. We work with the world's leading business and productivity apps – delivered through a single application and interface. Learn more at
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Cloud Apartments Launches CloudConnect, Industry's First Quick-Connect MEP System, Cutting Modular Construction Costs 30%
System Streamlines Field Finish of Standardized Apartment Units For Greater Time and Cost Savings CloudConnect™ Assembly In Module CloudConnect™ Assembly 1 Cloud Apartments S1 Market-Rate Cloud Apartments S1 Market-Rate RICHMOND, Calif., April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cloud Apartments, a modular development partner that reduces the risk and cost of multifamily development, today introduced CloudConnect, the industry's first quick-connect mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) system for modular construction and a key new feature of its productized approach to development. The proprietary assembly drastically reduces the field labor required to finish Cloud Apartments units by making all module-to-module MEP connections during module installation, without any specialized tools or labor. It's a key component of Cloud's programmatic solution for multifamily development, which leverages productized unit designs, standardized building components, and a takt-time approach to field work to reduce construction costs by 30% over traditional methods. 'Conventional modular achieves time and cost savings in the factory, but 67% of construction costs occur in the field,' says Cloud Apartments Founder & CEO Curtis Wong. 'Making modular consistently less expensive than traditional construction requires bringing manufacturing efficiencies to the jobsite. Cloud's productized, takt-time-based approach achieves that.' Addressing the Challenges of Modular ConstructionIn conventional modular construction, most of the building is prefabricated offsite as volumetric modules, with MEP infrastructure installed within each module. After shipment and site assembly, licensed plumbers and electricians make connections. This conventional approach requires an MEP design that connects seamlessly across modules and accounts for movement during installation. Achieving this level of precision in both production and assembly is nearly impossible, and misalignments require costly field rework. Such additional site expenses offset factory savings, making it difficult for modular projects to achieve promised cost efficiency. Reducing Risks and Costs Through Standardized Products and ProcessesCloud Apartments developed its programmatic, takt-time approach to multifamily development specifically to address these challenges. CloudConnect is the latest addition to the company's lines of affordable, workforce, and market-rate products, which Cloud has refined over the last four years with inputs from leading modular architects AO. Leveraging lessons learned from the team's collective experience delivering over 50,000 modular-built units, Cloud's products and process reduce the risks and costs of multifamily development through: Accelerated Design & Permitting: Fully-designed and engineered Cloud Apartment products give developers a fast-track to permitting. Efficient Factory Manufacturing: Standardized components produced by Cloud-certified factories ensure consistent, high-quality construction. Expedient Installation with Precision Alignment: CloudConnect's simple design and integrated alignment pin facilitate fast, precise alignment, reducing delays and rework. Reduced Field Labor: CloudConnect's MEP quick-connect facilitates faster site work with significantly less labor. Reliable Cost SavingsCloud Apartments reduces overall project costs by 25-30%, with significant reductions in field work. A pricing study conducted in collaboration with general contractors Marvulli Inc. for Cloud's 60-unit, six-over-podium workforce housing project in Los Angeles revealed that using Cloud's product and process saves 13% more than conventional modular construction. Shifting more scope to the factory and employing a takt-time approach to site finish work reduced field construction costs from 67% to 40% of total project costs, enabling the project to pencil. 'With rising material costs, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions, developers are finding it increasingly difficult to make their projects profitable,' notes Cloud Apartments COO Apoorva Pasricha. 'Conventional prefab often fails to materially reduce project costs, but Cloud's productized approach achieves incremental savings and reduces risk at every step of the process. It closes the gap for developers, so their projects are able to secure financing.'Cloud Apartments has 1,000 units of housing currently in development using their products, partnering with modular industry leaders AO, DCI Engineers, Emerald City Engineers, Plant Prefab, Marvulli Inc., and others to execute modular design, engineering, and construction. Cloud will formally unveil CloudConnect at the 2025 MBI World of Modular conference kicking off later today in Las Vegas, NV. The company will display a CloudConnect assembly at their booth (#325) and share details of their pricing study in a conference session entitled 'The Hidden Cost Driver in Modular Construction: Rethinking Field Labor Efficiency' on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM. Developers interested in working with Cloud Apartments and manufacturers interested in producing CloudConnect may contact Cloud Apartments at connect@ ABOUT CLOUD APARTMENTSCloud Apartments is a modular development partner that reduces the risk and cost of multifamily development through specialized modular design, engineering, and construction expertise. With a mission to dramatically increase the supply and quality of U.S. urban housing, Cloud has developed a streamlined design-build solution that solves for the challenges of conventional modular construction to achieve greater time and cost efficiencies. Leveraging insights gained from over 25 years of modular multifamily development, Cloud's productized designs, standardized building assemblies, and certified partners help developers deliver multifamily projects for 30% less than traditional building methods. To learn more, visit CONTACT:Cloud ApartmentsApoorva Pasrichaapoorva@ IMAGES:High-resolution images are available to accompany this release here. Photos accompanying this announcement are available at: in to access your portfolio
