Atlanta, GA – May 15, 2013 – Birch Communications, a leading IP-based communications and cloud services provider to small- and medium-sized businesses, announced today that it has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire select customer and network assets from Lightyear Network Solutions, Inc. (“Lightyear”)....
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The FCC on Friday proposed a trial that would enable telecom service providers to replace traditional wireline phone service with wireless service. In addition the commission proposed two separate but related trials – including a VoIP interconnection trial and a trial of next-generation 911 emergency...
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WAYNESBORO, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lumos Networks Corp. (NASDAQ:LMOS), a leading provider of fiber-based bandwidth infrastructure & IP Services in key mid-Atlantic markets, today announced plans to build 100 Gig wavelength routes connecting Richmond to Ashburn and Lynchburg in Virginia. These networks are poised to handle the exponential...
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Both the telecom and cable industries are facing declining revenue from their mutual legacy core services and are actively looking for ways to replace that revenue. Both cable and telco have identified hosted IP centrex services as a promising growth area, setting up an interesting...
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OVERLAND PARK, KS – April 23, 2013 – Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced that Sprint Data Link™ and Static IP networking services now operate over the Sprint 4G LTE network. Both products are compatible with 3G as well as 4G, and include upgrades that make...
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AT&T* has expanded its global strategic relationship with Microsoft, adding Microsoft Lync to its Unified Communications (UC) portfolio of collaboration solutions. AT&T is combining Microsoft Lync, which allows workers to connect with others through instant messaging, video calls, and online meetings, with its world-renowned global...
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Data center connectivity requirements and burgeoning residential broadband traffic are driving CenturyLink’s 100G packet optical network expansion announced today. “Deploying 10G has become too much work,” said Pieter Poll, CenturyLink senior vice president of national and international network planning, engineering and construction, in an interview....
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AT&T’s proposed TDM-to-IPM transition trial has drawn criticism from a range of stakeholders over the issue of carrier inter-connection. The situation came to light in comments filed recently with the FCC in response to AT&T’s proposal. Yesterday was the deadline for reply comments about the...
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Global sales of VoIP (Voice over IP) and IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) equipment rose for the first time in three years in 2012, increasing 9% year-to-year, according to Infonetics Research. A strong 4Q, particularly for IMS equipment, fueled the annual rise. Global sales of carrier...
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WAYNESBORO, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lumos Networks (NASDAQ: LMOS), a leading provider of fiber-based products across the Mid-Atlantic region, today introduced Business Communicator, an exciting addition to the IP Centrex family of hosted voice services. The Business Communicator client app once installed on a user’s desktop and/or smart...
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A transition from TDM services to IP-based alternatives would entail a lot more than simply phasing out traditional voice offerings, said AT&T Vice President of Federal Regulatory Hank Hultquist in an interview with Telecompetitor today. One of the goals of the TDM-to-IP transition trials that...
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Like all sectors within the telecom industry, the rural telecom industry is in the midst of significant transition. Both the technology and the business models it enables are changing, and rapidly. Telecom carriers of all sizes are rethinking their business and trying to build a...
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