TCS+ | Switchcom and Huawei forge new alliance

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Networking equipment wholesaler Switchcom Distribution has partnered with Huawei Technologies to bring new offerings to the South African market and elsewhere in Africa.
In this episode of TCS+, Lynton Brits, national sales manager at Switchcom, and Tanki Lebatla, account manager at Huawei, tell TechCentral’s TCS+ business technology show about the partnership and what it means for the market.
In the show, Brits and Lebatla delve into:
• The networking and backup power solutions offered by Switchcom through its partnership with Huawei;
• The training and implementation support Huawei provides to Switchcom and what that means for Switchcom’s reseller clients;
• How the two companies are shoring up the supply chain to ensure that customers have enough stock;
• The guarantees Huawei and Switchcom offer clients on the hardware, as well as the process for swap-outs and replacements; and
• The hardware innovations and capabilities of Huawei’s networking and backup power products.
This interview is not to be missed, especially for builders of networks or owners of large-scale infrastructure that cannot afford to be without power.
16 Oct 2024 English South Africa Technology · Business

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