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Motives & Methods for Mobilizing VoIP

More than 75 percent of the U.S. workforce is mobile, creating a challenge for businesses in managing costs and customer experience. Channel partners can help companies with both issues by mobilizing VoIP and/or UC for savings and call control. ...More
April 24, 2012
Posted in Digital Issues, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
Former Agent To Head Sales at Integra

Longtime carrier executive Ken Smith is leaving the telecom agency he started last year to fill a newly created post as Integra's executive vice president of sales. ...More
April 23, 2012 By Khali Henderson
Posted in News
Slide Show: Level 3's Conquests, Potential M&A Targets

We examine some of Level 3's previous acquisitions as well as a number of companies that analysts cite as potential M&A targets for the Colorado-based company. ...More
April 18, 2012 By Josh Long and Craig Galbraith
Posted in Galleries, Ethernet/ MPLS
Slide Show: Blockbuster M&A — The Channel Impact in Q1

Consolidation is one of the biggest reasons for both optimism and concern in the telecom and IT channels. The first quarter of 2012 featured mergers of all shapes and sizes, bound to impact the converging channel in different ways. Here's a breakdown. ...More
April 17, 2012
Posted in Galleries
Qwest Executives Leaving in CenturyLink Board Restructuring

CenturyLink shareholders also will vote on a proposal that could make its directors more accountable because they would be elected every year rather than every three years. ...More
April 12, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Former Qwest CEO Ed Mueller Resigning from CenturyLink Board

The early departure comes as CenturyLink makes changes that have some impact on partners. ...More
April 9, 2012
Posted in News
Slide Show: Channel Partners' Top Stories in March

We tallied our top 10 stories for March by combining online page views with results from our weekly newsletters. Our Channel Executive of the Year, new channel programs and hosted VoIP all made the list. But what was No. 1? ...More
April 6, 2012
Posted in Galleries, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
Level 3: More M&A Targets Predicted

Logical potential targets for Level 3 include Colt Group S.A., Inteliquent and XO Communications, as well as a so-called sale-and-lease-back pact with Sprint Nextel Corp. ...More
April 4, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Image Gallery: Spring 2012 Channel Partners Conference & Expo

Four days of education, networking and fun at the Spring 2012 Channel Partners Conference & Expo ended on Thursday. You have to wait until September in Orlando for the next Channel Partners event, but our image gallery reminds you of all the highlights from Vegas. ...More
March 29, 2012
Posted in Galleries
CenturyLink, Level 3, Windstream Channel Execs Talk Mergers

An executive with CenturyLink said the merger with Qwest Communications International has "been the biggest and least eventful." ...More
March 28, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News