July 16, 2019

Crown Castle Fiber accused Illinois utility Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) last month of breaking FCC rules by charging excessive pole attachment fees and denying the company access to hundreds of poles. ComEd filed a motion to dismiss both charges, arguing that […]

July 16, 2019

In an effort to better compete against telcos’ managed SD-WAN services, Cato Networks Tuesday took the wraps off of its Hands-Free Management offering. Hands-Free Management for Cato Cloud allows Cato’s enterprise customers to take a hands-off approach to their Cato […]

July 15, 2019

In September last year, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission passed an order meant to make it easier for operators to deploy small cells and other wireless infrastructure by superseding state- and local-level regulations. The regulatory body, which passed the rule […]

July 15, 2019

International Data Corporation (IDC) today published a new vendor assessment for 2019 featuring nine vendors in the worldwide unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) market. The IDC MarketScape report positions four vendors (Avaya, Cisco, Microsoft, and Mitel) as “Leaders” in the […]

July 15, 2019

The Beatles may have given us the best advice to bringing more mid-band spectrum to deploy 5G services in their chart-topping song, “We Can Work It Out.” With enhanced focus on deploying next-generation technologies as soon as possible, it is […]

July 15, 2019

Verizon is currently offering mobile 5G in four markets–Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis and Providence–with plans to activate next-generation cellular in parts of the 30 cities by the end of the year. At the same time, Verizon is deploying fiber in more […]

July 12, 2019

Sparkle has shifted its presence in the African country of Djibouti to the Djibouti Data Center. That facility will now serve as the global internet backbone’s hub for expansion to eastern and southern Africa. Sparkle has been in Djibouti since […]

July 12, 2019

The latest development in the Windstream/Aurelius/Uniti saga is an interesting attempt to resolve things. Uniti and Windstream are apparently talking about a swap deal aimed at, you know, making everyone happy. If such talks were successful, Windstream would get a […]

July 12, 2019

An emerging technology, conversational artificial intelligence (AI), uses messaging apps, speech-based assistants (like advanced IVR) using natural language, and chatbots to automate communications and deliver personalized customer experiences. Chorus.ai, for example, offers a conversation intelligence platform that records, transcribes, and […]

July 11, 2019

Dispersive Networks says that its DVN solution took part in a Special Operations Force Joint Innovation Battle Lab. Dispersive’s technology splits up encrypted traffic across multiple network paths, eliminating man-in-the-middle attack risks while supporting disparate network infrastructures. It’s a 2-week […]