Yorktel was founded in 1985 by Dr. York Wang as a company called York Telecom. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in solid-state physics from the University of Missouri and a specialist certificate in quantum electronics from the University of California. Dr. Wang was recognized in 2009 as Ernst & Young’s "Entrepreneur of the Year" for entrepreneurial excellence in the category of technology. Ron Gaboury joined Yorktel in 1995 as the chief financial officer and later assumed the role of chief operating officer. He went on to become the company's chief executive officer in 2011. In April 2012, the company shortened its name to Yorktel. Also in that year, Yorktel acquired First Connections, a UK company with a presence in Ireland specializing in many of the same video conferencing capabilities. First Connections consolidated offices with Yorktel's existing Windsor, Berkshire office in 2013. In 2014, the company acquired two more organizations; Expedite, located in the US, and MultiSense, a UK-based firm with a specialty in Telehealth. The company has sustained continuous growth both financially and in staffing. It is recognized by industry analysts as a key player in video conferencing and managed services. In 2014 Frost & Sullivan ranked Yorktel third in market share for Hosted Managed Services in North America. Yorktel recently earned Commercial Integrator magazine's Integrator of the Year at the end of 2015.
Services
Yorktel serves government agencies and enterprise businesses in various sectors, helping them to incorporate video conferencing, streaming video, and networking into their day-to-day operations. In 2012, Yorktel was recognized by Systems Contractor News as the sixth largest systems integrator in the United States and Canada. Yorktel Media Services provides a range of professional media services for the creation, production, and distribution of audio and video communications. Yorktel maintains over 15 top level certifications with for several companies. The company also offers the following services:
Professional Services, including network and business use assessments, system design, integration approach recommendations, user training and adoption services
Media Services, including video streaming, digital signing, video and event production. This division has won numerous awards, including an Emmy and multiple Telly awards.
Managed Services, including end-to-end video management, call launching and troubleshooting, on-site staffing & tech support, centralized scheduling, reporting, and incident management. Yorktel has Video Network Operations Centers in New Jersey and in Basingstoke, UK.
Telehealth, including telehealth carts, wall systems and mobile kits.
