Market Research

Rise of the Machines: Making Money in M2M

By 2020, Gartner estimates there will be more than 30 billion "things" with more than 200 billion connections, presenting an opportunity for the channel in the machine-to-machine communications. ...More
May 15, 2013 By Khali Henderson
Posted in Articles
Video Vendors Rush to Support WebRTC

Here are some of the products and services that either accommodate WebRTC now, or will in the coming months. ...More
May 14, 2013 By Kelly Teal
Posted in Articles
1 In 4 VARs Fired a Vendor In The Last Year, Global Survey Says

In North America, one in three VARs terminated a vendor relationship in the last year. ...More
May 13, 2013
Posted in News
AT&T's Aio Prepaid Debut 'As Smart as It Is Surprising'

Aio offers a portfolio of devices that include smartphones, tablets, and feature phones from a variety of manufacturers, including Samsung, Nokia and ZTE. ...More
May 13, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
What In the World Is WebRTC?

What is WebRTC and what does it mean for partners? Good questions without easy answers since WebRTC has yet to hit the mainstream. ...More
May 13, 2013 By Kelly Teal
Posted in Articles
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
Targeting Vertical Markets With Cable Communications

This Pulse Digital Issue highlights five industry sectors – financial services, health care, hospitality, restaurants and bars, and retail – that are hot targets for channel partners selling cable communications services. ...More
May 6, 2013
Posted in Digital Issues, Ethernet/ MPLS
Survey IDs Top 3 Trends Facing IT Departments

The explosion of data is one of the top three trends facing IT departments, according to the Navisite survey of 500 IT pros. ...More
May 2, 2013
Posted in News
Global Managed Telecom Services to Reach $152B in 2013, Study Finds

Insight Research also predicts U.S. revenues from managed telecom will increase from $34 billion in 2013 to $51 billion in 2017. ...More
May 2, 2013
Posted in News, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony