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Broadvox Recruits Another Speakeasy Exec as EVP

Broadvox CEO and Speakeasy Alum Bruce Chatterley seems to be reassembling his old executive team with the addition of a second Speakeasy executive. ...More
Yesterday By Khali Henderson
Posted in News
Panasonic Lures Hosted Providers with SIP Phones, Proven Channel

Panasonic's response to hosted competition is to court hosted providers to sell its year-old line of SIP phones. ...More
April 27, 2012 By Khali Henderson
Posted in News
ShoreTel Completes M5 Networks Buy

M5 will operate as the ShoreTel Cloud Division and will be based in New York and led by former M5 CEO Dan Hoffman. ...More
March 26, 2012
Posted in News
8x8 Churn Takes a Welcome Drop

Communications provider 8x8 on Wednesday reported that business-customer churn in its latest quarter fell to a record low. ...More
January 18, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
Forecasting Chicken, Steak and Fairness

When ASPs like Apple and Google release new services that are expected to generate a new wave of traffic without giving notice to the carriers, this can negatively affect all network users. ...More
December 19, 2011 By David Byrd
Posted in Blog
Are You Ready for Hosted IP Telephony?

Good agents will differentiate themselves by the quality of their suppliers and the user experience they deliver. ...More
December 12, 2011
Posted in Blog, Software as a Service/ Cloud Services (SaaS), Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
Business-Ready VoIP: Cable vs. Wireline

Cable service for business VoIP and cloud-based applications is improving. It might not be the equal of metro Ethernet or a wireline offering of SDSL or a T1, but, for many reasons, the services are improving. ...More
December 7, 2011 By David Byrd
Posted in Blog, Ethernet/ MPLS, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
Cranberries, Ahead of the Day

Finding a simple way to describe UC and its benefits isn't easy. When that’s accomplished, businesses will proactively search for the right solution. ...More
November 21, 2011 By David Byrd
Posted in Blog
Slide Show: The Channel's Top 7 Perceptions About Selling Cableco Business Telecom Services

With four of the top five cable companies courting the indirect sales channel, an exclusive survey conducted by Channel Partners in the summer of 2011 asked partners for their thoughts on selling cablecos’ business telecom services. ...More
November 16, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Ethernet/ MPLS, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
We Interrupt This Count

Despite Thursday's decision in the U.S. Senate, the issue of Net neutrality has not been put to rest, as legal challenges are expected from Verizon and some consumer advocates wanting stronger consumer protections. ...More
November 11, 2011 By David Byrd
Posted in Blog, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony