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Technology Transitions: What Every Enterprise Needs to Know

All the major carriers are eager to dismantle their old school TDM networks and push customer demand away from “legacy” services like PBX trunks, DID service, PRIs, DS1s and DS3 – even some older Ethernet services – and towards equivalent services in an all-IP environment. But what if your network […]

Net Neutrality

Net Neutrality is about how internet service providers (“ISPs”) located in the United States control access to their subscribers and (understandably) want the FCC’s rules to let them monetize that control. Many enterprises think Net Neutrality is strictly a consumer issue, where customers of content providers like Netflix or Amazon […]

Trends in Enterprise Mobility Pricing

The pricing trends in the enterprise mobility market are generally favorable for companies willing to act. For example, cost-effective plans with pooled data and unlimited voice and messaging are rapidly becoming the norm and have shifted the need for optimizing voice plans to optimizing data plans. In addition, historically high […]

How to Negotiate a Cisco Enterprise Agreement that Works for You

Network World –  Marc Lindsey & Ben Fox.   Cisco Enterprise agreements can provide long-term benefits and savings, but they must be scrutinized carefully case-by-case to see if they make sense. Cisco Enterprise Agreements (“EAs”) are becoming an increasingly popular vehicle for purchasing and consuming software products and services from Cisco. […]

A Look at Cisco Meraki

Enterprises are increasingly evaluating Meraki products, Cisco’s cloud-managed IT solution. Meraki products are seen as a replacement networking solution for small locations where a few Meraki devices can fulfill a range of networking functions and needs. However, the solution requires an active subscription license, and without it, the solution becomes […]

The Rising Cost of the Universal Service Fund

2018 began with the not so great news that the upward trend of the USF contribution factor continued, and hit an all-time high of 19.5% – an enormous increase from the 3% when it was introduced in the late 1990’s.  This eye-popping number is going to impose a hefty fee […]