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Telesphere Upgrading Network

The network expansion includes adding or upgrading network PoPs in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Portland, Ore. ...More
March 22, 2012
Posted in News
To Purchase, Subscribe or Punt

The criteria used by businesses in deciding whether to purchase, subscribe or move to a fully managed or hosted model vary greatly. ...More
January 11, 2012 By David Byrd
Posted in Blog
OpenVox, Humbug Team to Prevent Fraud

Humbug Telecom Labs has partnered with China-based OpenVox Communication, a provider of open-source Asterisk telephony hardware and software products, to help prevent telecom fraud for OpenVox customers. ...More
December 15, 2011
Posted in News
Telarus Signs New Deal with Cbeyond

The relationship is expected to help boost Telarus' move into cloud services. ...More
December 8, 2011
Posted in News
Capitalizing On Cloud Communications

Companies increasingly are embracing hosted and cloud models as an alternative to premises-based business telephony. Channel partners, including telecom agents, IT VARs and PBX dealers, have an opportunity to capitalize on this growing interest. ...More
December 7, 2011
Posted in Digital Issues, Ethernet/ MPLS, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
2011's Biggest Frauds and Phreaks

As 2011 begins to fade away, we look back at the biggest Telecom Frauds and Phreaks that made headlines. From the news that Steve Jobs used to commit Blue Box Fraud, to the funding of terror, it has been an eventful year. ...More
December 5, 2011
Posted in Blog
Telecom Fraud: From Fun Phreak to Terrorism

Just like you are not protected from computer infections if you do not install anti-virus, if you do not protect your PBX, you can be exposed to millions of dollars in fraud – and you could be helping terrorists. ...More
November 29, 2011
Posted in Blog
A New Partner Model for New Times

In summer 2011, Channel Partners began a series on channel transformation that explored how partners can transition their businesses away from transaction-based to solutions-based models. ...More
November 21, 2011
Posted in Reports
Telecom Fraud Is Alive & Kickin’

Businesses and carriers lost a combined $80 billion to telecom fraud in 2009. ...More
October 10, 2011
Posted in Blog
snom Debuts New IP Desktop Phone Portfolio for UC

snom says its UC portfolio takes you beyond voice, adding support for the productivity features included in Microsoft Lync, such as presence, quick dialing from Lync buddy lists, and more. ...More
September 13, 2011
Posted in News, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony