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Cox Business on Hosted PBX Roll Out

January 20, 2011

I recently interviewed Mike Bolognini, vice president of Cox Business and Hospitality Network in Las Vegas, about the planned rollout of Hosted PBX in Southern Nevada. Below are Mr. Bolognini's responses.

RAD: What is the biggest challenge you will face as you plan the rollout of Hosted PBX in Southern Nevada?

COX: The introduction of any new technology brings with it a learning curve.

Posted in PBX, broadsoft, cableco, hosted uc, technology, telecommunications, voip

What Does That List Mean?

January 12, 2011

There are always lists. Everybody comes up with Top 10, Top 5, Best of, blah, blah, blah. What does the list actually mean though?

For years I have heard about the JD Power awards, but have no idea what the criteria for winning one is.

Posted in sip trunking, telecommunications, unified communications, voip

2 More Acquisitions

January 6, 2011

Rumor from SFGate is it that Skype bought Qik for $100 million. Qik's smartphone video streaming service has grown to 5 million users. That doesn't mean revenue though - and Skype should know, right? Only 6% of its 124 million users contribute to the bottom line.

Posted in hosted uc, mergers, telecommunications, unified communications, vc, video, voip

UC is on the Rise: No Kidding

January 4, 2011

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All the trends, lists, predictions are out now. Of course, UC is will see record growth and Cloud Computing too. No kidding! They are both in infancy (relatively speaking), so there is nowhere to go but up.
Posted in PBX, hosted uc, im/chat, technology, telecommunications, unified communications, video, voip
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Chat With JCurve About 2011

December 15, 2010

 Eli Johnson, Business Development Manager at J-Curve Technologies, chats with me for about 13 minutes about Broadsoft Connections 2010, Hosted UC and the obstacles that Cloud Communications providers face in the new year.

J-Curve offers Hosted PBX providers an outsourced customer service and tech support option.
Posted in broadsoft, cableco, cloud computing, communications, tele-presence, telecommunications, unified communications, video, voip

Expectations in 2011 with Jon Arnold

December 15, 2010



Jon Arnold joins me for a chat about what to expect in 2011. We touch on Acme Packet, SBC, security, outages, IPv4, Cloud and Social CRM. It's a full 25 minutes.
Posted in Internet, broadsoft, cloud computing, communications, data center, hosted uc, outage, saas, tele-presence, telecommunications, unified communications
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Did EarthLink Goof on Branding?

December 14, 2010

Yesterday when I was speaking to a client, I mentioned that new Edge Networks merged with Deltacom to become EarthLink Business. The confused look on his face was not unexpected. Again this morning when discussing the new name, EarthLink is linked to consumer dial-up in the marketplace. How does that translate into a B2B Brand?

Posted in CLEC, Marketing, PR, channel, fiber, mergers, sales and selling, telecommunications, wi-fi

3 New Acquisitions

December 14, 2010

PAETEC subsidiary Paetec Software Corporation, bought Formula Telecom Solutions Inc. for $13 million in cash, according to this release. PAETEC is just buying the billing platform it has used for over ten years. Makes sense. And $13M for a BSS system is nothing.

Posted in CLEC, fiber, mergers, telecommunications

What's It Take to be a VoIP Winner?

December 13, 2010

What does it take to run a successful VoIP services company? According to Report Linker, "the biggest VoIP providers are ostensibly run-of-the-mill telecom companies. This means smaller providers must innovate and take the role of pioneers whose marketing strategy doesn't rely only on offering the lowest price, since that's a game they can't win."

Lowest price is about scale.

Posted in CLEC, Marketing, PBX, cableco, cloud computing, communications, duopoly, hosted uc, saas, smb, technology, telecommunications, unified communications, voip
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Accolades

December 13, 2010


Since some folks think I don't post any positive stuff, today's post is filled with accolades. Here are some companies that deserve a gold star.

For the sixth consecutive year VoIP Supply has been named one of the Top 100 Private Companies in Western New York. [@GarrettSmith]

Junction Network's just signed their 10,000th customer.


Posted in CLEC, agents, fiber, hosted uc, telecommunications, voip
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