Sonic is the largest independently-owned Internet Service Provider in California, dedicated to bringing fast, reliable internet and phone service to businesses and homes. Since 1994, Sonic has been focused on building a better internet by providing high speed connectivity, exemplary customer care, advocating for users’ online privacy rights, and maintaining an open and equal internet.
Business Phone Systems (Hosted PBX, Cloud PBX, Hosted VoIP)
Administrative
Adding / Removing Users - Admin can perform manually
Support - USA-based Tier 1 support
Training - On-Site
Application Integration (out-of-the-box)
Microsoft Outlook
Salesforce
Features
Contact (Call) Center (Queuing, Real-Time Analytics, etc.)
Text Messaging - SMS
Hardware
Phone Rental
Network Architecture
Cloud Architecture
POP - USA - West Coast
SD-WAN
Platform
Metaswitch
Pricing Structure
Monthly per User
Security & Compliance
Compliant - CPNI
Encrypted Voice
SD-WAN
Application Optimization/Peering
8x8
Alibaba
AWS
Citrix XenDesktop / XenApp
Google Workspace
HP Helion
IBM Softlayer
Microsoft Cloud / Azure
Netsuite
Nextiva
Oracle
Rackspace Cloud
RingCentral
Salesforce
Vonage Business
Architecture
On-Prem Appliance, Routed to Cloud Gateways
On-Prem-Only
Features
Admin changes made in cloud portal
Cloud / VoIP Session Reassignment
Deployment: Prof. Install
Deployment: Zero-Touch, Plug-n-Play
IPsec VPN (managed)
Load Balancing ISPs: Inbound Internet Traffic
Load Balancing ISPs: Oubound Internet Traffic
Monitoring: Application Performance
Monitoring: MAC Address Granularity
Monitoring: WAN Performance
Public IP Addresses Provided by SD-WAN Solution
Traffic Shaping: Inbound Internet Traffic
Traffic Shaping: Outbound Internet Traffic
Traffic Shaping: Site-to-Site
Pricing Structure
OPEX
Security
Agnostic to 3rd Party Firewalls
Built-In Standard Firewall
Built-In UTM Firewall (i.e. IPS, Content Filtering, Antivirus, etc.)
Security Decision-Processing: On-Site
Service Area
Europe
USA
Solution Manufacturer
Versa