Partner programme

Three ways to work with MLS

One partnership model for each solution family, and a separate framework for operator services.

For operators, internet service providers, hosting companies and IT service firms that want to offer unified communications without carrying all the complexity on their own.

Since 2007Swiss VoIP and unified communications specialist, based in Lausanne
10'000+Connected endpoints under management
100% SwissDevelopment, support and hosting
Before you start

Two separate decisions

01

Your partnership model

For call control, add-on modules and support services. Three models, chosen for each solution family.

02Regulated scope

Your operator framework

For numbers, SIP trunking and number porting. Three contracting modes, chosen for each customer.

1 · Partnership models

Choose your level of involvement

For call control, add-on modules and support services. Operator services follow a separate framework, presented further down.

01On request

Referral partner

You bring the opportunity

YouMLSEnd customer, an MLS customer
  • You put MLS in touch with the customer.
  • MLS prepares the offer, signs the contract and invoices the customer.
  • MLS deploys and provides support.
  • You receive a commission set out in a referral agreement.
03On request

Service Provider

You run your own service

End customerYour serviceMLS, technical foundation
  • You run your platform under your own domain.
  • You invoice the whole service to your customer.
  • MLS provides the agreed infrastructure and advanced support.
  • You earn your margin through your discount and the value of your service.
Comparison

At a glance

Comparison of the three MLS partnership models
CriterionReferral partnerReseller-integratorService Provider
Who is the customer?The MLS customerYoursYours
Who contracts and invoices the solution?MLSYou, at your pricesYou, for the whole service
First-level supportMLSYouYou
Advanced supportMLSMLSMLS
Your earningsA commissionYour discount and your servicesYour discount and the value of your service
Operator servicesSeparate framework: mode A, B or C, chosen for each customer
AccessOn requestImmediateOn request, for qualified partners
2 · Operator framework Regulated scope

Three modes, chosen for each customer

Numbers, SIP trunking and number porting are regulated telecommunications services. How they are contracted is decided customer by customer, whatever your partnership model.

Mode A

MLS, direct operator

The customer contracts with MLS

  • MLS acts as the end customer's direct, conventional operator.
  • MLS contracts and invoices the operator services.
  • You receive a commission on the business you bring in.
Mode B

Billing through you

MLS contracts, you pay the invoice

  • MLS contracts with the end customer.
  • The invoice is issued in the customer's name, to your address, and you pay it.
  • Mode reserved for corporate customers (legal entities).
  • You receive a commission.
Mode C

Resale under your name

You resell under your own name

  • You resell the operator services in your own name.
  • MLS has no contract with the end customer.
  • You must be registered with OFCOM, the Swiss Federal Office of Communications.

Learn more about our operator services: SIP trunking, numbers and porting.

Our support

What MLS brings you

You remain your customer's point of contact. MLS supports you in the background, without taking your place.

Pre-sales

Needs analysis, choice of solution, building and defending the offer alongside you.

Commissioning

Planning, installation, configuration and training for your teams and your users.

Advanced support

Second level, diagnosis of complex incidents and operational maintenance of the solutions hosted by MLS.

Reseller-integrator path

Step-by-step autonomy

You learn by doing, project after project. No technical certification is required to get started.

Our support services

Getting started

You sell, MLS delivers your first projects with you.

Progression

You take over commissioning, MLS remains on hand to support.

Autonomy

You run your projects, MLS provides advanced support.

Frequently asked questions

Becoming a partner: your questions

Do I need technical skills to get started?

No. You remain your customer's point of contact and pass their requests on to MLS. Your skills develop project by project, with our teams.

Can I combine several models?

Yes. The model is chosen for each solution family: you can be a reseller-integrator for one and a referral partner for another.

Can I change model?

Yes. Your model evolves with your skills, in agreement with MLS.

Do I need to be an operator to become a partner?

No. Only reselling operator services in your own name, mode C, requires registration with OFCOM. In modes A and B, MLS remains the customer's operator.

Where can I find the prices?

The partner price list is provided once you have signed up.

General information, not contractually binding. The terms of each model are set out in the partnership agreement.

Let's talk about your partnership

Twenty minutes are enough to identify the right model and the first opportunities.