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Modern Media, Unified communications

CEDIA and the Commercial Integrator Expo: Bridging the Gap Between Residential and Commercial Technologies

September 18, 2023

Via: No Jitter

I’ve always seen the business communications space as a subset of the larger AV community. What we refer to as the unified communications product category is just a very specific use case for audio and video technologies. Yet for some […]


News

Nominations Open for IT Awards

September 15, 2023

Via: No Jitter

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be launching the major elements of the Enterprise Connect 2024 event, which takes place March 25 – 28, 2024 at the Gaylord Palms hotel in Orlando, FL. There are so many things I can’t […]


Local area networks and wide area networks, Modern Media

Malaysia says 5G adoption remains low despite growing coverage

September 8, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Malaysia’s Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said that 5G adoption rate In Malaysia remains low despite the growing network coverage, local newspaper The Star reported. The official said that the current 5G adoption rate in Malaysia was 4.2%, despite […]


Networks & Systems

Conversations in Collaboration: Cognigy’s Phillip Heltewig on Orchestrating Generative AI’s Role in the Contact Center

August 30, 2023

Via: No Jitter

Welcome to No Jitter’s ongoing series, Conversations in Collaboration, in which we speak with executives and thought leaders about the key trends across the full stack of enterprise communications technologies. For this Conversation, NJ spoke with Phillip Heltewig, CEO and […]


Internet, Modern Media

Three words to help CSPs redefine business outcomes: Cloud Packet Core

August 25, 2023

Via: Telecom Ramblings

Communications service providers (CSPs) take a pragmatic view when it comes to core developments. Beyond the fascinating technology, CSPs want results that meet their end goals. Generally, there are three goal areas that drive these conversations:saving OPEX by reducing energy […]


Modern Media, Unified communications

Before Embarking on an AI Journey, Go Back to Basics

August 22, 2023

Via: No Jitter

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the enterprise landscape and propelling organizations of all types towards greater efficiency, innovation, and customer-centricity. As organizations embark on the journey of implementing new information and communications technologies (ICT) infused with AI […]


Modern Media, Unified communications

Preparing for the Coming AI Battles

August 18, 2023

Via: No Jitter

Last week’s dust-up over Zoom’s terms of service revealed, if nothing else, how contentious, complex, and contradictory the adoption of AI within communications platforms is likely to be. The more we plan to rely on AI to “improve” meetings and […]


Modern Media, Unified communications

RingCentral Expands RingSense Across its Portfolio

August 8, 2023

Via: No Jitter

RingCentral announced it is expanding its RingSense artificial intelligence (AI) platform across its portfolio. Per the press release, RingSense for Phone incorporates generative AI to enable organizations to turn their voice conversation data into insights that can enhance productivity and […]


Modern Media, Unified communications

Beyond the phone number: Why we need context for every call

July 28, 2023

Via: Telecom Ramblings

The voice call remains the preferred means of communication among consumers, professionals, and businesses alike. Moreover, research shows that the vast majority of people and businesses expect their phone usage to either stay the same or even increase in the […]


Modern Media, Unified communications

Tata Communications to Acquire Kaleyra

July 3, 2023

Via: Telecom Ramblings

Tata Communications has announced a deal to acquire the Communications Platform as a Service provider Kaleyra. Kaleyra has risen from the startup scene in Italy at the end of the dotcom era to a listing on the NYSE four years […]


Modern Media, Worldwide equipment

World’s first demonstration of terahertz signal transparent relay and switching

June 6, 2023

Via: Tech Xplore

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 […]


Regulations

Stronger Communications Start With Stronger Infrastructure

May 31, 2023

Via: No Jitter

Back in September 2021, I wrote an article, Rural Broadband May Soon Get a Boost, about the bipartisan infrastructure bill which was being debated in Congress. The Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was passed in November of 2021. […]


Networks & Systems

Digital Twins Improve Network Planning and Operations for Telco Providers

May 26, 2023

Via: Telecom Ramblings

Telco providers face several challenges in network planning. New technologies require many more antennas to be more precisely placed and configured than ever before. For example, this requires delivering 17 million microcells and towers by 2025 – an order of […]


Modern Media, Unified communications

Hotdesking is Critical for Hybrid Office Success

May 24, 2023

Via: No Jitter

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 […]


Modern Media, Unified communications

Six Technologies to Master for the Future of Communications Technologies

May 18, 2023

Via: No Jitter

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 […]


News

TDS and UScellular to present at 51st Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media & Communications Conference

May 16, 2023

Via: PR Newswire

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE: TDS) and United States Cellular Corporation (NYSE: USM) will present at the 51st Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media & Communications Conference on May 23, 2023 at 3:15 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). LeRoy […]


Modern Media, Unified communications

eWeekly: Do You Really Want ChatGPT Talking to Your Customers?

May 11, 2023

Via: No Jitter

I rarely write about the contact center business, as my practice focuses on the other part of the enterprise communications infrastructure, the various systems our employees use to communicate among themselves and with the outside world. When it comes to […]


News

NextNav Inc. Reports First Quarter 2023 Results

May 10, 2023

Via: PR Newswire

NextNav Inc. (“NextNav” or the “Company”), a leader in next generation GPS and 3D geolocation, today reported financial results for NextNav’s first quarter ended March 31, 2022. Ganesh Pattabiraman, NextNav Co-founder and CEO, stated, “NextNav had a strong start to […]


Networks & Systems

Prime time celebs discovering the value of social access

May 4, 2023

Via: PR Newswire

Quantum Pigeon, Inc., today announced the expansion of its social access app-based community to include a broad range of TV, literary, music, and internet influencers, all of whom are building authentic relationships with, and earning real revenue from, their top […]


Internet, Modern Media

Ting completes $239 million asset-backed securitization to support its fiber network expansion in the U.S.

May 4, 2023

Via: PR Newswire

Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ: TCX) (TSX: TC), announced today that its subsidiary, Ting Fiber, LLC (“Ting”), has closed an offering by certain of its subsidiaries for $239 million. The offering consists of Series 2023-1 Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2, […]