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Modern Media, Unified communications

Farewell to BlueJeans

September 11, 2023

Via: No Jitter

Verizon Business’ announcement on August 16 that it was sunsetting BlueJeans came as a blow to many of us in the UC and collaboration industry who have closely followed the service for many years. BlueJeans was a pioneer in delivering […]


Internet, Modern Media

Verizon ready to Rocklahoma, sees growth ahead for mid-sized, private 5G networks

August 31, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Campers are already on-site for what’s billed as “America’s biggest Labor Day party”, the three-day rock festival in Pryor, Oklahoma known as Rocklahoma that will draw tens of thousands of people each day this coming weekend. Verizon Business will be […]


News

Regional Roundup: Accelecom, Arvig, Verizon

August 10, 2023

Via: Telecom Ramblings

Several interesting upgrades and deployments of regional interest: Accelecom has picked up a partner in the education vertical. Bellarmine University will be leveraging a 10Gbps link from Bellarmine’s campus to Flexential’s data center, both of which are in Louisville KY. […]


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Regional Bytes: GPC, Spectrum Enterprise, Verizon, CommScope

July 27, 2023

Via: Telecom Ramblings

Four expansion projects in four geographies in support of four different opportunities: Great Plains Communications is building out some new fiber within the space between Omaha and Lincoln. They have been selected to hook up the Gretna Logistics Park, which […]


Modern Media, Unified communications

How Verizon Enables Scalable And Seamless Multi-Vendor SASE

May 10, 2023

Via: No Jitter

Digital businesses are more reliant on their networks than ever before. Technologies that enable digital transformation, such as IoT, mobility, and cloud, are all network-centric, and that has raised the bar on the value of the network. My research shows […]


Local area networks and wide area networks, Modern Media

Jacksonville becomes latest target for Verizon nationwide network upgrades

April 5, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Jacksonville, Florida is the latest U.S. city to receive “major” network upgrades from Verizon. The carrier said that the upgrades, which are being systematically rolled out in cities across the country, are part of a larger network architecture redesign effort […]


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Verizon sees opportunities for 5G private networks in India: Report

April 3, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Verizon Business is seeing growth opportunities in the private 5G market in India, said Robert Le Busque, regional VP of Asia Pacific at Verizon Business Group in an interview with The Economic Times. The business unit of U.S. telco Verizon […]


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#TBT: Verizon goes after Awesomeness; Huawei’s revenues exceed Nokia, Ericsson; Brocade to buy Ruckus … this week in 2016

March 30, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Verizon Communications plans to launch a new video service as part of its Go90 platform, and is jump starting its effort by buying a 24.5% stake in AwesomenessTV, a media company controlled by DreamWorks Animation. “AwesomenessTV has demonstrated an ability […]


Modern Media, Unified communications

No Jitter Roll: BlueJeans Basic Debuts while Sprinklr adds a host of new features

March 24, 2023

Via: No Jitter

Welcome to this week’s No Jitter Roll, our regular roundup of product news in the communication and collaboration spaces. In our pre-Enterprise Connect 2023 edition, Verizon launched BlueJeans Basic, a free version of its meeting and collaboration platform. Meanwhile, Sprinklr […]


Internet, Modern Media

Verizon Offers Retailers a Road Map for Understanding 5G

March 13, 2023

Via: No Jitter

In today’s digital world, retailers face many challenges when it comes to disconnected systems and siloed data. Perhaps more than any other industry, retailers are continually looking for the “next big thing” that can help them get a leg up […]


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mmWave the ‘star’ of the Super Bowl, says Verizon exec

March 8, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Ahead of Super Bowl LVII, Verizon invested more than $100 million in network upgrades and enhancements in and around State Farm Stadium and the greater Phoenix area. Inside the stadium, Verizon installed 490 5G nodes — 66 of which are […]


Modern Media, Unified communications

When Contact Centers Fail

March 3, 2023

Via: No Jitter

Right up front, let me say that I understand why contact centers exist. But I dislike them intensely. In fact, to me, contact centers, although often providing an acceptable level of service at a higher level of efficiency than traditional […]


Networks & Systems

Is software engineering the biggest telco skills gap of all?

March 3, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

A shift towards network virtualization and software-defined networking is one of the telecom trends that Corning’s Director of Wireless R&D and Chief Technologist Shirish Nagaraj believes is most impacting the workforce landscape, particularly in the way that it changes how […]


Internet, Modern Media

Verizon provides Wi-Fi at Daytona International Speedway

February 17, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Verizon is providing new Wi-Fi connectivity to fans and staff at Florida’s Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the 65th running of the DAYTONA 500. Because NASCAR’s U.S. speedways are some of the largest sports venues in terms of fan […]


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The Sunday Brief: T-Mobile’s “grown up” problem

February 13, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Early Valentine’s Day greetings from Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, and Florida. Hard to believe that two weeks ago we were basking in the glory of another Chiefs AFC Championship win. Today’s game will be tough, but, like the 2022-2023 season, […]


Internet, Modern Media

Speed vs. reliability vs. geography: The latest 5G breakdown from Rootmetrics

February 8, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

T-Mobile US garnered the overall best 5G experience in the second half of 2022, per Rootmetrics, but AT&T also had a strong performance at the state level and Verizon did particularly well at the metro level. That’s a bit of […]


Internet, Modern Media

Is FWA the killer 5G use case?

February 3, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

When Verizon initially launched 5G in 2018, it was a pre-standard mmWave FWA. Since then, and in line with the articulated plan to provide nationwide broadband using wireless and its fiber-based Fios footprint, Verizon has used its C-Band holdings to […]


Internet, Modern Media

T-Mobile US: Big investments, big results for 2022

February 1, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

T-Mobile US rounded out 2022 with postpaid net customer additions of 1.8 million in the fourth quarter and 6.4 million for the year, beating its guidance and recording record-low churn of 0.88%. Q4 2022 — 6.4 million in 2022, exceeded […]


Modern Media, Unified communications

UCaaS and Cellular Together in Perfect Harmony

January 30, 2023

Via: No Jitter

Earlier this month, Verizon became the first U.S. operator to launch Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile. It is a new service that integrates an organization’s mobile devices with Microsoft Teams. This is a fairly significant launch, and it should stimulate interest […]


Local area networks and wide area networks, Modern Media

Crown Castle to double y-o-y small cell deployments in 2023

January 23, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Based on commentary from Crown Castle EVP and CFO Dan Schlanger at the Citi 2023 Communications, Media and Entertainment Conference, 2023 will be a big year from small cell densification in the U.S. market. Schlanger said Citi’s Mike Rollins the […]