Category: Modern Media

June 7, 2023

At Cisco Live, AT&T and Cisco announced a new version of Webex Go in which corporate-liable AT&T phone plans can be easily integrated with Webex Calling plans to provide Webex users a single identity based on the mobile phone number […]

June 6, 2023

One new subsea cable project, one M&A, and one new partnership: NEC says it has signed a contract to supply the new EMCS cable system. ECMS, or the East Micronesia Cable System, will connect Pohnpei and Kosrai in Micronesia as […]

June 6, 2023

A team including researchers from the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology; Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.; Nagoya Institute of Technology; and Waseda University has jointly developed the world’s first system for the transparent relay, routing, and switching of […]

June 5, 2023

In today’s fast-paced digital era, effective communication lies at the heart of successful business operations and customer engagement. To enable developers to seamlessly integrate communication functionalities into their applications, the advent of Communication APIs and SDKs has proven to be […]

June 5, 2023

MOX Networks (“MOX”) is one of the few companies out there actively building new fiber infrastructure. Privately owned and a part of the Nantworks company portfolio, MOX has a unique position within the market with its plans for the buildout […]

June 2, 2023

As telecom companies look to modernize their vehicles, the benefits of connected vehicles could make these technologies the new standard for fleet management. In fact, 86% of connected fleet operators already surveyed have reported a solid return on their investment […]

June 1, 2023

Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties are asking residents and businesses to take a 15-question survey about internet service at their households. The survey asks whether high-speed (“broadband”) internet service is available at a given address, and at what speed. The […]

May 31, 2023

Three expansion projects of US local and regional interest and one new subsea landing item from the southeast: Mobilitie, which will soon be called Boldyn Networks, will be deploying a 5G event network down in Tennessee. The DAS buildout will […]

May 30, 2023

Hybrid and remote work discussions have turned into a bit of a holy war in recent months with one side arguing for a return to the office, and the other arguing against. Recently, Microsoft executive Lucy Cooper went so far […]

May 26, 2023

Welcome to this week’s No Jitter Roll, our regular roundup of product news in the communication and collaboration spaces. This week: Creston unveiled new products to improve hybrid collaboration and Ribbon extended its integration to Zoom Phone. Also, in contact […]

May 24, 2023

With half of pre-pandemic workers now remote and one in five reporting they don’t have an assigned workspace when they go to the office, hotdesking is quickly becoming the miracle tool of the hybrid office. As a concept, hotdesking is […]

May 24, 2023

There was a bit of consolidation in the last mile yesterday in the northeast. Archtop Fiber says it has entered into a stock purchase agreement with Momentum Telecom to acquire Warwick Valley Telephone (WVT), continuing their regional expansion in upstate […]

May 23, 2023

Developers of the 5G mobile network can now get help from artificial intelligence (AI). A thesis from Umeå University shows new machine learning methods that provide faster troubleshooting and better understanding of the mobile network. Tobias Sundqvist, industrial doctoral student […]

May 22, 2023

Harmonic Inc. today announced that it has appointed Walter Jankovic as chief financial officer, effective immediately. Mr. Jankovic brings over 30 years of executive experience from a range of leading technology companies. He was most recently senior vice president and […]

May 19, 2023

Zoom this week announced a partnership with artificial intelligence system developer Anthropic. As part of the partnership, Zoom will invest in Anthropic and collaborate with the company to improve Zoom’s use of AI. The exact amount Zoom Ventures invested in […]

May 19, 2023

Welcome to this week’s No Jitter Roll, our regular roundup of product news in the communication and collaboration spaces. This week: Genesys introduces a new employee experience (EX) product, Webex and Voiceitt partner to make video meetings more accessible for […]

May 19, 2023

The past few years have shown us that humans can adapt to ever-changing conditions, even with the disruption to schools and workplaces, through ingenuity and resilience. Connectivity was one of the driving forces behind this transition, becoming integral in linking […]

May 18, 2023

Businesses are developing at a rapidly increasing pace. They are shrinking their real estate footprint and the hybrid workforce is becoming an accepted standard. The trend towards a borderless business is accelerating, where customers and employees can be anywhere in […]

May 18, 2023

In a bit of consolidation news earlier this week, the cable operator Cox Communications announced plans to put its metro and regional fiber investments under one roof. To do that they will be acquiring that part of Unite Private Networks […]

May 18, 2023

A new paper on wireless connectivity from the lab of Dinesh Bharadia, an affiliate of the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute (QI) and faculty member with the Jacobs School of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, introduces a new […]