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NBN Playbook
NBN is Australia’s version of UltraFast Broadband (UFB) and it connects over 11 million premises nationwide. If you’re looking to target internet deals on both sides of the Tasman – you’ll need to understand NBN.
Teams Calling Playbook
The Teams Calling Playbook helps MSPs scope, design, provision, and support Teams Calling with Confidence.
The 3CX Playbook
The Playbook your team needs to scope, design, sell, provision, and support self hosted 3CX.
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NBN Provisioning
Service Name New Monthly Charge (as of October 1st 2023) Faxmail $20 p/number p/month 500 Min mobile packs $59 p/month 1000 Min mobile packs $100
Newsletter September 2023
It’s shaping up to be another eventful month here at Lightwire, and we’re keen to keep you in the loop with all that’s new and
63. MSP Marketing Masterclass
Join Brendan Ritchie and Paul Green from MSP Marketing as they delve into the nuances of modern marketing. Together they discuss the undeniable power of
NBN NTUs
The National Broadband Network (NBN) in Australia offers a range of different technologies under its Multi-Technology Mix (MTM) approach. Each of these technologies uses a
62. Mastering Tech Recruitment
In this episode of Insights as a Service, Brendan is joined by Dean Ellis, recruitment manager at Beaumont People. From global Insights to local benefits,
How to connect to NBN
Becoming a Retail Service Provider (RSP) with direct access to the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Australia is a formidable task. It involves several crucial
Newsletter August 2023
Last month we further enhanced our connectivity and interconnect options for our growing partner base by moving into the new CDC Hyperscale Data Centre and the Vocus Albany Data (both located on NZ’s North Shore).
NBN Services to sell
In this blog post, we will get into specifics around Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) service speeds and SLAs you can provide to select for
61. The Ideal Sales Team Structure
In this episode, Brendan delves deep into the sales universe with James Bergl, the VP Communities & Ecosystem APAC at Pax8. Learn about striking the
Wellington Diversity with Vital Fibre
Got clients in Wellington and need a diverse fibre service to use in conjunction with a Chorus service? Lightwire has you covered. We have expanded
NBN Point-to-Point Access
In the previous post, we have been talking about the TC4 access types, which is the predominant residential and SME deployment type. For readers used
![Profit in Pursuit of Purpose | Insights as a Service [60]](https://www.lightwirebusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/episode-60-thumbnail.jpg "Blog 99")
60. Profit in Pursuit of Purpose
In recent years, growing expectations from consumers and investors for better ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) practices have led businesses to shift towards models prioritising
NBN Playbook
NBN is Australia’s version of UltraFast Broadband (UFB) and it connects over 11 million premises nationwide. If you’re looking to target internet deals on both sides of the Tasman – you’ll need to understand NBN.
B2B Internet Services in NZ
Guide for Australian telcos & MSPs B2B Internet services in NZ Do you have clients with branch offices in NZ? Are you looking to target trans-Tasman deals? This guide will give you all the detail you need to make procurement easy across the ditch. No forms, no spam, no cold
Teams Calling Playbook
Teams Calling playbook This isn’t a sales doc and you won’t find much in the way of pricing or sales pitches. However, you’ll learn what Teams Calling (also known as Teams Phone); What Teams Calling can and can’t do How to configure the Microsoft Environment How Teams Calling integrates with
The 3CX Playbook
The Playbook your team needs to scope, design, sell, provision, and support self hosted 3CX.
Teams Calling Webinar
Teams Calling Webinar Get to know Teams Calling and learn if it’s something for you and your organisation (or not) in this informal no obligations on-demand webinar. Watch Webinar What’s this webinar about? After watching the Teams Calling webinar below you’ll know all about; Teams Calling (with Direct Routing) Who
illume resources
Managed Service Providers deliver user experiences that delight and drive efficiency for the client as well as their own profitability with illume.
Every Lightwire partner has access to illume and this resource page helps you make the most of our customer portal, illume.
Use the navigation menu below to navigate to items you want to learn more about or book a demo.
illume How to videos
Scroll down to see the videos or navigate to the relevant video category by clicking on one of the items below.
Reporting Features
You can’t add value if you don’t know what’s going on. The reporting features in illume will arm you with real-time and historic data, so you can make informed decisions.
Pulse features
Keep a “pulse” on your Lightwire services with this shareable dashboard that allows you to see the status of all your services in a blink of an eye.
tickets
Create, read, and reply to support tickets right inside of illume. All your support tickets in one organised place – say goodbye to sorting through email chains.
Finance Features
Features to reduce finance and admin overhead as possible for our clients from wholesale rebelling to activity statements – you can find it in illume.
Admin Features
Get alerted on services, set up your account, and create new contacts or edit existing contacts. Here are the basics administrative features of illume.
Notification Settings
You can only add value if you know what’s happening with your clients’ services. That’s why you need timely and meaningful alerts that give you
Voice Ordering Tool
If you’re an MSP providing your clients with voice services, you want your wholesale provider to make it easy to order those services, and easy
illume homescreen
When you log into illume you’ll be greeted by the home screen. Here’s what your illume home screen might look like. From this view you
Changes to illume login
We’re updating the Lightwire login flow to improve security and improve your experience while using the suite of Lightwire tools that can be found inside
Invoice Summary Export Feature
If you need to import your Lightwire invoices into a 3rd party billing or accounting platform, then this invoice summary export feature will make your
Pulse Dashboard
We send an alert to you for any service that is down for more than 5 minutes. The questions is, after receiving one of these
Fill out the form below, and your Lightwire Account Manager take you through illume and answer any questions you have about the portal.
63. MSP Marketing Masterclass
Join Brendan Ritchie and Paul Green from MSP Marketing as they delve into the nuances of modern marketing. Together they discuss the undeniable power of
62. Mastering Tech Recruitment
In this episode of Insights as a Service, Brendan is joined by Dean Ellis, recruitment manager at Beaumont People. From global Insights to local benefits,
61. The Ideal Sales Team Structure
In this episode, Brendan delves deep into the sales universe with James Bergl, the VP Communities & Ecosystem APAC at Pax8. Learn about striking the
60. Profit in Pursuit of Purpose
In recent years, growing expectations from consumers and investors for better ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) practices have led businesses to shift towards models prioritising
59. Building a trans-Tasman business
This time, we have something special in store for you. Recently, Brendan had the privilege of being a guest on the Pax8 Academy podcast, hosted
58. AI Impact on Customer Service
AI is here, and it’s bigger than the internet, according to Tim Warren, CEO and founder of Ambit. How you use it in your business
57. Cyberwarfare is here
In this era of state-sanctioned cyber warfare, Is your business approach to cybersecurity up to date? How can you keep your business and your clients,
![Decoding Pricing Strategies, M&A Insights, and Business Valuations | Insights as a Service [56]](https://www.lightwirebusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ep_56_Ryan_Spillane.jpg "Blog 132")
56. Decoding Pricing Strategy
In this episode, Brendan is joined by Ryan Spillane, the CEO of 360 Consulting, an IT-focused advisory company. Together they tackle key topics essential for
![Picking a Niche: A Blueprint with Nigel Moore | Insights as a Service [55]](https://www.lightwirebusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Nigel_Moore-Picking-a-Niche.png "Blog 134")
55. Picking a Niche
Nigel Moore runs The Tech Tribe an organisation with over 4,000 MSPs as members, so he knows a thing or two about how to successfully
![The Power of Peer Groups | Insights as a Service [54]](https://www.lightwirebusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Wayne-Small-01-768x432.png "Blog 136")
54. The Power of Peer Groups
Wayne Small, the CEO of SMBiT Professionals, joins Brendan to explore the challenges and opportunities in the MSP industry, with a specific focus on the
![What are profitable MSPs paying? - with Peter Kujawa | Insights as a Service [53]](https://www.lightwirebusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Peter_Kujawa-03_New-01_50-768x432.png "Blog 138")
53. What are profitable MSPs paying?
The S-L Index 2023 Annual Compensation Report is out! And it is the focus of this week’s episode. Peter Kujawa, VP – of Service Leadership,
52. MSP meets AI
Today Brendan and Dave Sobel from MSP Radio are talking about one of the hottest topics in tech right now with a focus on ChatGPT
NBN Provisioning
Service Name New Monthly Charge (as of October 1st 2023) Faxmail $20 p/number p/month 500 Min mobile packs $59 p/month 1000 Min mobile packs $100
Newsletter September 2023
It’s shaping up to be another eventful month here at Lightwire, and we’re keen to keep you in the loop with all that’s new and
NBN NTUs
The National Broadband Network (NBN) in Australia offers a range of different technologies under its Multi-Technology Mix (MTM) approach. Each of these technologies uses a
How to connect to NBN
Becoming a Retail Service Provider (RSP) with direct access to the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Australia is a formidable task. It involves several crucial
Newsletter August 2023
Last month we further enhanced our connectivity and interconnect options for our growing partner base by moving into the new CDC Hyperscale Data Centre and the Vocus Albany Data (both located on NZ’s North Shore).
NBN Services to sell
In this blog post, we will get into specifics around Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) service speeds and SLAs you can provide to select for
Wellington Diversity with Vital Fibre
Got clients in Wellington and need a diverse fibre service to use in conjunction with a Chorus service? Lightwire has you covered. We have expanded
NBN Point-to-Point Access
In the previous post, we have been talking about the TC4 access types, which is the predominant residential and SME deployment type. For readers used
Chorus High Priority Access
Chorus High Priority Access (HPA) promises to deliver what you love about point-to-point fibre products like Business Premium and HSNS fibre, but at a pocket-friendly
NBN Access Types
The multitude of NBN variants in Australia exists because of the country’s diverse geographical and infrastructural conditions. When the NBN was initiated, it was planned
Newsletter July 2023
We’re heading into a very exciting quarter as we launch a number of projects, carrier interconnects, and products to give you even more options when it comes to designing the perfect solution for your clients.
Lightwire builds into the North Shore
We are expanding our Auckland network into the North Shore, building into the new CDC Hobsonville data centre, and the Vocus DC in Albany. The
