by Pivot
Tag: Enterprise
New Blackfoot Brand Unifies Company Under Single Brand
A new Blackfoot brand from the Montana based regional carrier will unify multiple brands under one identity. Blackfoot has expanded through acquisition and other means into neighboring states, while also expanding its product portfolio beyond…
FairPoint Managed Wireless LAN Service Offers Redundancy
FairPoint Communications is the latest service provider to launch a managed Wi-Fi offering, positioning itself to capitalize on what is becoming an important growth area for telecom service providers. The offering, dubbed FairPoint Managed Wireless…
AT&T Lands Extensions to Its Networx Contracts
VIENNA, Va. — Sept. 13, 2016 — The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded AT&T extensions to 2 Networx contracts. Both contracts now extend into 2020: Networx Universal – March 2020 Networx Enterprise –…
How to Thrive in the Impending Data Usage Explosion: Artificial Intelligence, Partnerships?
Ninety percent of all of the data that human beings have created was generated in the last two years, according to Thomas Saueressig, chief information officer for SAP, addressing attendees at Huawei Connect in Shanghai,…
Industrial IoT Success Stories Include Jet Engines, Elevators, HVAC
Jet engine parts that send an alert when they should be replaced. Elevators that can be inspected remotely. Office heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems that adjust their temperature settings based on what occupants…
IDC: Worldwide IT Spending to Exceed $2.7 Trillion by 2020
Worldwide IT spending will increase at revised 3.3% CAGR from 2015-2020, rising from $2.4 trillion this year to more than $2.7 trillion, according to a revised forecast from IDC released Aug. 29. The largest corporations…
Tybee Island Embraces IT Paradigm Shift, Adopts Network-as-a-Service
The City of Tybee Island, a popular tourist destination situated on a barrier island off the coast of Savannah, Georgia is making use of a network-as-a-service package that combines enterprise network infrastructure and cloud-managed services.…
Regional Carrier Arvig Acquires AGL for Reach into Education Market
Minnesota based regional carrier Arvig is expanding its reach into the education vertical throughout Minnesota by acquiring AGL Consulting. AGL serves the education industry with a variety of networking services and operates a 229 route…
Public Cloud Services Forecast Raised to $195 Billion or More in 2020
IDC boosted its global public cloud services forecast to reflect a CAR of 20.4% from 2015 to 2020. By 2020, the IDC public cloud services forecast calls for revenues of more than $195 billion, more…
RCN, Verizon Top List of Best ISPs for Business
PC Magazine readers rated RCN at the top of the list of the best ISPs for business, followed closely by Verizon Fios. This was the second year PC Magazine ranked the best ISPs for business.…
Rural Senators Want FCC Business Data Service Rules Based on Cableco Information
Data filed recently by the major U.S. cable companies should be taken into account when FCC business data service rules are revised, argue nine U.S. senators from rural states in a letter sent yesterday to…
Research: Tablet Pricing Trends Higher Even as Sales Decline
Global tablet pricing trends and sales trends moved in opposite directions in 2Q 2016, according to Strategy Analytics. Tablet shipments dropped 8 percent year-over-year (YoY) to total 46.7 million units in 2Q while average selling…