by Pivot
Tag: SMB
CenturyLink Business Wi-Fi is a Cloud-Based Service
Business with as many as 250 Wi-Fi wielding employees could benefit from CenturyLink Business Wi-Fi, which the telecommunications company announced yesterday. The cloud-managed platform is based on Cisco Meraki technology. “This solution provides an economical…
Windstream CEO: UCaaS and SD-WAN Opportunity Leads Windstream to Rethink Their SMB Approach
A lot of people tend to wax poetic about SD-WAN these days, but Windstream CEO Tony Thomas took it to a new level at an investor conference yesterday. A few years ago, Windstream differentiated itself…
Windstream Rebrand Introduces Kinetic Across Consumer & SMB Product Portfolio
An announced Windstream rebrand will introduce Kinetic across its broader consumer and SMB product portfolio as a new premium brand. Windstream has been using the Kinetic brand since 2014 for its IPTV service. The new…
All West Communications Acquisition of Sweetwater Television Announced
All West Communications has announced the acquisition of the Sweetwater Television Company, which it says will help it expand into southwest Wyoming. Financial details of the All West Communications acquisition of Sweetwater Television were not…
Windstream Cloud Connect Enhancements Include SD-WAN, Wavelengths
Windstream today announced a broader range of connectivity options for its Cloud Connect service, which provides connectivity to major cloud service providers including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, IBM Bluemix, Google Cloud, Oracle Fast…
Fusion Buys Birch Assets to Become Single-Source Cloud Services Provider
Cloud services provider Fusion has agreed to purchase significant assets from Birch Communications, including Birch’s Cloud and Business Services division. The Fusion/ Birch deal will create a combined company with more than 800 distribution partners…
Downplaying Data Centers, CenturyLink Cloud Strategy Views Connectivity as a Better Play
Like some other telecom service providers, CenturyLink has shifted away from the data center business. The company also has shifted their public cloud approach, adding additional capabilities for a multi-cloud approach, noted CenturyLink executives at…
Windstream UCaaS Portfolio is Now Paired with SD-WAN
Recently bolstered by its Broadview acquisition, Windstream is pairing its unified communications as a service (UCaaS) with its SD-WAN solution. Thanks to Broadstream, the Windstream UCaaS portfolio is now 100% cloud-based, targeting business customers from…
Frontier AnyWare Hosted VoIP is Now Available Anywhere
Frontier Communications said yesterday that its AnyWare cloud-based Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) service can now be accessed in all 50 states. Frontier AnyWare leverages a Mitel platform for the cloud-based service. “It makes the…
CenturyLink Business VoIP Targets Small Business with Cloud Based UC Platform
CenturyLink is casting its net wider across the business VoIP (Voice-over-Internet-Protocol) market space, announcing a managed, plug-and-play VoIP services platform for small business customers dubbed CenturyLink Business VoIP. The offering provides pre-configured, premium, plug-and-play digital…
Altice Business Forms, Combines Business Services Portfolio from Cablevision, Suddenlink
Altice USA is bringing the former business services portfolios of Lightpath, Optimum Business, and Suddenlink under one new national division, Altice Business. The move follows other unifying branding and business moves from Altice USA which…
Comcast Business VoiceEdge Adds Integration with Microsoft Office 365 to Help Enhance Business Productivity
July 24, 2017 — PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast Business today announced an enhancement to its cloud-based phone service, Business VoiceEdge. Microsoft Office 365 is now interoperable with Business VoiceEdge through the Business VoiceEdge desktop applications. The Business…