What is SD-WAN?
This is the first post in a series that we are doing on an exciting new technology available for business called SD-WAN. This first post is to give you the definition of SD-WAN and what applications it can have for your business. We will be posting articles on the various types of SD-WAN, how they work and what sorts of problems they solve.
Verizon Decides to Throttle Video Streaming
In somewhat of a surprise move, Verizon Wireless has decided to start throttling Video streaming on their popular unlimited plans. Basically, they've turned one good unlimited plan into three bad unlimited plans. They are introducing three new unlimited plans: Go...
Legal Trouble for CenturyLink
CenturyLink, the nation’s third largest landline provider, is facing a set of class action lawsuits in seven states. These lawsuits all stem from accusations of overbilling and billing for services that were never delivered.
Verizon Shutting Down Its Public Cloud
Verizon is shutting down its Public Cloud offering and giving its users two months - until April 12 - to move their data. Their Public Cloud is the set of services that compete head to head withthe likes of Amazon, Google and Microsoft Azure. Several years ago,...
Three Telecom Mistakes Most Organizations Make During a Merger
Mergers and Acquisitions have long been a fact of life in corporate America, and increasingly they are a fact of life in the nonprofit sector as well. Reading the news about the recent merger between Kraft Foods and Heinz to create Kraft Heinz Co., is a reminder that...
Google Goes Wireless
Recently, Google announced plans to enter the wireless (cellular telephone) business - a move which we have been talking about for some time. In this post, the eighth in our series Telecom Tip Tuesdays we will talk about Google going wireless and what this might mean...
What is VoIP?
For this post, the seventh installment in our Telecom Tip Tuesdays series, we are going to get a little technical. We are going to spend the next few posts talking about subjects that are a little confusing, but have a lot of impact on how we will communicate with...
How to manage your mobile data
No one likes the surprise cellular bill announcing that you've exceeded your data plan. Most modern plans will provide unlimited use of talk and text while charging for a pool of data, so managing your organization's use of data is the best way to control your...
Telecom Trends for 2015
What is trending in telecom in 2015? What can I expect in telecom in 2015? How will telecom affect my business in 2015? In this post, the fifth in our Telecom Tip Tuesday segment, we will be talking about the trends in telecom that we think will dominate in 2015. ...
What is Net Neutrality?
What is Net Neutrality? How does Net Neutrality affect my business? This article, the fourth installment in our series, Telecom Tip Tuesdays, is going to be a bit more on the legal/regulatory side than most of our other posts. Given that the President has referred to...