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Nitel, Inc. is a managed telecommunications service provider based in Chicago, Illinois. Since its founding in 1997 by Rick Stern and Ron Grason, Nitel has provided network services covering over 20,000 zip codes in the top 50 U.S. metro areas, as well as broad penetration of tier 2, tier 3, and rural areas.

History and Development
Nitel was founded in 1997 as a provider of managed telecommunications services to small and medium-sized businesses.

Technology

 * n-Tellipro &trade;
 * a web portal for agent and carrier partners that gives instant access to pricing on MPLS, Internet, private line, and Ethernet services
 * n-Tellisource &trade;
 * a proprietary intelligence tool that gives instant quotes by identifying carriers, networks, availability, and routes from over 100 providers
 * MyNitel Mobile App
 * an app for iOS devices where Nitel clients can obtain real-time, detailed location, device and interface performance statistics, initiate trouble tickets, view invoices, and view payment history
 * MyNitel Web Portal
 * a web portal for Nitel clients to check for issues with their network, view trouble tickets, view billing history, and obtain their account manager's contact information
 * Nitel Mobile App for Agents
 * an app for iOS devices that allows agents to obtain telecom data and mileage calculations, and submit quotes

Products

 * Internet Connectivity: Flat rate nationwide T1, NxT1, T3, DS3 connection, OC3, OC12, OC48 connections, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and Wavelengths
 * Private Line: point to point connectivity, T1 (DS1), T3 (DS3), OCx, FE and GigE
 * Metro Ethernet: Fast Ethernet (FE) at 5 Mbps, 10 Mbps, 20 Mbps, 50 Mbps, and 100 Mbps
 * Gigabit Ethernet (GIGE) at 100 Mbps, 250 Mbps, 500 Mbps, 1 Gbp,s and 10 Gbps


 * MPLS:
 * Voice Services: n-Tellivoice &trade; Hosted Voice service (Dedicated Internet access (DIA), Managed router, Trunking, Hosted PBX features, Polycom handsets and conference phones, Web tools to accesss network information, trouble ticketing and billing, iOS app to access network information, trouble ticketing and billing on the go, and single network operations center (NOC) for troubleshooting)
 * n-Tellivoice &trade; SIP trunking


 * Managed Network Security: n-Telliguard &trade; services (Managed Firewall, E-mail Security, Web Filtering)

Awards

 * Inc. 500|5000 fastest growing private companies four years in a row (2009-2012)
 * 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For &trade; by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR) 2 years in a row
 * Crain's Chicago Business' Fast Fifty
 * Fortune's Inner City 100
 * In 2011, CEO Rick Stern and COO Ron Grason were inducted into the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Business Administration Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame