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Who We Are.

From startups to Fortune 500 Companies, Open One has the expertise to take your communications to the next level.

Founded in 2009 by Robert Harney, Open One Solutions, Inc. is a family-run business. Harney’s vision has evolved into an enterprise grade “One Solution” to provide VoIP services for small to midsize businesses, educational & local institutions. We take you out of the telecommunications business so you can concentrate on what you do best… managing YOUR business.

Harney has collected a team of local talent who are experts in their field. Together they become the superpower that supports your vision of success. The Harney family is dedicated to seeing American business thrive & believes in supporting the local community. The family is involved with local charities such as Child’s Voice School and Spotlight Youth Theater.

Open One Solutions has aligned ourselves with global leaders in telecommunications services and hardware. Offerings from these vendors, in combination with Open One Solutions, Inc. deliver best-in-class VoIP communications.

Open One At A Glance.

Locally Owned & Operated

We are proudly headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

People Supporting People

All your calls will be answered, in real-time, by a human.

On-Site Technical Support

We make ourselves available to help you. You don’t have to deal with a tech support call center.

Flexible Agreements

We believe we need to earn your business every day of every month so we are breaking away from the typical mold of telecom and the industry’s Draconian agreements.

Customized Solutions

We understand there is no cookie cutter of one solution for all.  We also can integrate with best-of-class solutions, such as Salesforce, Outlook, etc.

Scalable Migration

We can start you off in the cloud  and migrate you to our onsite or hybrid solution.

Disaster Recovery

We can back up even your premise-based system to the cloud, and if you are on our cloud and lose connection to your office, calls can be automatically rerouted to your cell phone.

Two Decades in the Business

We started out with Analog lines and have successfully migrated to VoIP.

Providing The Solution You Need

We offer a wide variety of phones from IP Phone providers such as Cisco, Polycom, Digium, Yealink, Sangoma and  Mitel.

Proven Process

We simply know how to deploy VoIP because we have been deploying VoIP systems since 2004.

Monitoring & Security

We monitor our solutions 24×7 and have proactive defense systems in place. It’s like hiring your own team of robots with a laser defense system

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Meet Robert Harney.

President & Founder of Open One Solutions.

In 2009, Robert decided to take his experience in telecommunications and desire to help other entrepreneurs like himself and turn it into a business. Enter in - Open One Solutions.

Robert is a down to earth and passionate individual ready to provide you and your business with the highest level of telecommunications service. His experience of over 25 years in the industry has given him the necessary skills and tools to offer the best combination of products and services for an event better price.

Not only is Robert a family man, he is an active member in the community supporting different organizations and local charities. He is the President of the Business Executives Association of Chicago, Secretary of the Rotary Club of Chicago and on the Extended Board of the Small Business Advocacy Council.

Roberts ultimate goal is to eliminate the stress that telecommunications can cause on a business like yours and let you focus on what’s most important.