IP Communications/Networks

News Desk: Verizon, Comcast Take IP Honors

This week's Channel Partners News Desk looks at the market leaders in hosted VoIP and IP connectivity; breaks down 2013's first quarter for Windstream and CenturyLink; and reveals some important personnel announcements from EarthLink and ShoreTel. ...More
May 16, 2013
Posted in Videos, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
Will Wheeler Get the FCC Back on Track?

America needs an FCC that is willing and able to address the rapidly changing environment of telecommunications and IP communications — can Thomas Wheeler make that happen? ...More
May 15, 2013
Posted in Blog
Comcast, 8x8 Top Hosted VoIP Provider Rankings for North America

The same report also ranks the top IP connectivity providers in North America. For the fifth straight year, Verizon was No. 1 followed by XO, AT&T and Windstream. ...More
May 9, 2013
Posted in News
Ring 'Em Up: Retail Represents Big Opportunity for Partners

The retail sector represents a large and quickly growing opportunity for channel partners offering network and IT services. ...More
May 9, 2013 By Kelly Teal
Posted in Articles, Software as a Service/ Cloud Services (SaaS), Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
EarthLink Revenue Slips, But Company Beats Expectations

EarthLink, the ISP pioneer, says it showed substantial progress in the first quarter in its continued transition to an IT, network and communications services provider for businesses. ...More
May 3, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
XO Communications Improves Hosted PBX Solution for Businesses with Multiple Locations

XO says it's helping multi-location businesses have more flexibility in bringing all of their offices and operations onto a single, multi-featured communications platform and unifying their employees with advanced VoIP capabilities and tools. ...More
April 16, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Ethernet/ MPLS, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
SIP Predicted to Edge Out T1s by 2015

T1s will continue to be used by businesses for some time to come with most enterprise networks using both T1s and SIP trunking. ...More
April 1, 2013
Posted in Blog
IT Spending to Reach $3.8T Worldwide in 2013, Gartner Says

Spending on mobile devices, data center and software will go up while telecom spend will remain flat. ...More
March 28, 2013
Posted in News
U.S. Private Line Revenue to Plateau, Insight Research Says

The $35 billion U.S. private line services market is expected to decline 1 percent annually over the next five years, as the shift to packet-based services offsets demand for higher bandwidth private lines. ...More
March 27, 2013
Posted in News
Birch Completes Covista Asset Acquisition

In its 17th acquisition, Birch completes a deal to buy Covista assets. ...More
March 26, 2013
Posted in News