TC2's David Rohde on Telecom
Tag: Management
Transformation projects require their own timeline and approach
March 1, 2013
The following is a guest post by TC2 Project Director Larry York, who is based in Minneapolis. How common is this? An enterprise puts out an RFP 9-12 months before its current carrier contract expires, asking for new rates against … Continue reading
AT&T’s profit margins work for the company whether they’re up or down
January 29, 2013
There’s an old expression in economics that goes, “All news is economic news, and all economic news is bad news.” But don’t laugh until you fully understand the difference between what “bad news” means to an economist and what it means … Continue reading
Supplier half-truths and your top executives: Meeting the management challenge
April 28, 2011
The following is a guest post by TC2 Project Director Larry York, who is based in Minnesota and works with clients nationally and internationally. Big procurements present big challenges, and not all of them involve complex rate schedules or confusing … Continue reading
Giving enterprise-ready competitive carriers a chance to succeed
April 25, 2011
The following is a guest post by TC2 Project Director Keith Cook, who is based in the Atlanta area. We’re seeing a resurgence of a second tier carrier market. Several long-standing telecom names whose attention to enterprises had been spotty … Continue reading
Collision of the carrier cliches: How to sort out varying procurement philosophies
January 20, 2011
The following statements about carriers and business users are all true: Users want “one throat to choke.” Users also want diversity and failover. Carriers should provide a broad range of services. Carriers should also provide keen product focus and special … Continue reading
From devices to “endpoints”: Thinking big on the user interface
January 13, 2011
Over the course of the last 18 months, corporate wireless procurements have gone from almost an exclusive focus on networks, coverage and rate plans to add a keen focus on devices and applications. And the new AT&T vs. Verizon competition … Continue reading
The 4G battle is joined with Verizon’s LTE launch
December 6, 2010
You have to hand it to Verizon. In a PR masterstroke, Verizon got all of the consumer, business and technology media buzzing with its 4G LTE network launch on Sunday in 38 markets. Verizon’s preferred message that it wasn’t piddling … Continue reading
Heads up on SIP Trunking and your current contracts
November 12, 2010
There are two big reasons you want a flexible telecom contract: 1. The problems you know about when you sign the deal. 2. The problems you don’t know about when you sign the deal. You know going in that you … Continue reading
- SIP over MPLS? Check. Packaged LD pricing? Check. Concurrent call pooling? Well …
- Apparently feeling left out, Verizon adds an Administrative Expense Fee
- Data pooling plans gain momentum as data usage accelerates
- Softbank’s fight with Dish for Sprint runs far afield from the enterprise
- Getting a grasp on your telecom inventory – is it possible?
- Declining account support and the rise of the vendor “Program Management Office”
- Machine-to-machine: A whole new wireless pricing ballgame
- Transformation projects require their own timeline and approach
- CenturyLink cuts shareholder dividend as necessary transition accelerates
- Data sharing plans already add usage … and devices