by Pivot
Tag: VoIP
CenturyLink launches Houston metro fiber network for business customers
Monroe, Louisiana — Feb. 8, 2016 — CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced that it now offers fiber connectivity at symmetrical upload and download speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) to business…
Phone Scam Stats: Report Finds 55% Increase Over 2014
The incidence of fraudulent phone scams surged 55 percent higher across North America year over year in 2015, according to the latest annual Whitepages’ ¨State of the Unwanted Call¨ report. In addition, the incidence of so-called…
Quarterly Enterprise Phone System Sales Measured at $1.6 Billion
Global sales of pure IP, hybrid and TDM PBX enterprise telephone systems rose on a quarterly basis in 3Q 2015 but were down year-over-year. Sales of unified communications (UC) also rose from 2Q, but were…
TDS Adds Meet-Me Conferencing to Business VoIP
MADISON, Wis. (December 10, 2015) — TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS®) is adding Meet-Me Conferencing (MMC) –– to its business VoIP phone solution, managedIP Hosted. With MMC, TDS managedIP customers can manage conference calls through their…
Windstream Expands VoIP and Unified Communications Solutions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Windstream (NASDAQ:WIN), a leading provider of advanced network and cloud solutions, is the new face of telecommunications in West Texas. The company is now offering its…
Wave Launches New Cloud-based Business Phone System
KIRKLAND, WA, December 2, 2015– Wave Broadband today introduced Hosted Voice for business customers. The affordable, cloud-based phone system replaces legacy, installed PBX switches at a fraction of the cost, runs on Wave’s fiber internet…
CenturyLink/ Cogent: If Free Peering is the Norm, What About VoIP Interconnection?
Updated November 30 with information from Cogent Press releases about IP interconnection agreements tend to be among the shortest ever written – and an announcement of an agreement between CenturyLink and Cogent today was no…
Metaswitch NFV Gains Traction with Virtualized Business Communications
One vendor that seems to be making considerable progress in transitioning to network functions virtualization (NFV) is Metaswitch, which today announced that Puerto Rican network operator Optivon has deployed Metaswitch’s virtualized Business Communications solutions. Capabilities…
Telco OSS Survey: OTT Providers Launch Services Faster
Telecom operators worldwide have high expectations, and opinions, of their ability to capitalize on personalized, real-time digital services and generate new revenue streams and profits. But according to new research, their actual ability to rapidly…
Report: VoIP, IMS Equipment Revenue Rises 46% in One Year
Global VoIP and IMS vendor revenue rose 46 percent year-over-year (YoY) to $1.3 billion in 2Q15, according to an IHS Infonetics Service Provider VoIP and IMS Equipment and Subscribers report. Gains were recorded across all…
Vonage Continues Push into Hosted UC with iCore Acquisition
VoIP pioneer Vonage is continuing their transition from a low cost residential VoIP provider to a unified communications platform targeting the business sector. Their latest move is the purchase of iCore Networks for $92 million.…
Onvoy Acquires Broadvox to Become Third Largest CLEC By Rate Center Coverage
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Marketwired – Aug 4, 2015 – Onvoy, LLC, a leading provider of wholesale telecommunication services, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Broadvox, LLC, a CLEC…