TC2 Blog
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
Nextel subscriber run-off hits hard as Sprint struggles to remake itself
Top SBC vendor Acme Packet snapped up by … Oracle
Reverse Auctions – an extra weapon for your negotiation toolkit
AT&T’s profit margins work for the company whether they’re up or down
Verizon Wireless launches new data sharing plan for enterprise users
Why aren’t all of my accounts in the vendor portal?
Sprint’s iDEN migration mess
The physical nature of telecommunications is still immutable
Sandy's punch to the gut and your disaster recovery plan
AT&T earnings power: Better than any capital-raising strategy
SoftBank shells out $20 billion for Sprint
Are you in the room in the Sprint sale negotiations?
The beginning of the end of the independent Sprint
T-Mobile swims in the other direction, gobbles up consumer wireless player
Second-tier carrier facilities are coming together, one way or another
Cablecos and CLECs: A possible combination that bears watching
There’s haphazard BYOD, and there’s real enterprise BYOD
Frame relay customers “have to go away”
Navigating Microsoft Lync to SIP Trunking services and gear
The hidden costs of BYOD are broad and deep
Those property tax fees take all the fun out of USF decreases
Sprint finally makes it to the LTE starting line
T-Mobile jockeys for position, ends opposition to Verizon cable spectrum buy
Microsoft’s tablet entry adds to procurement challenges in mobilizing IT
Vodafone clears hurdle to pick up Cable & Wireless
XO could be next on the Second Tier Consolidation Express
Nextel customers: Your transition work starts now, since Sprint’s already started theirs
Will Research in Motion be sold? And what impact would it have?
Nextel shutdown illustrates how consumerization is beginning to dominate wireless
Is the party over for the big independent ILEC?
Can broadband wireless kill off the T-1? A lot has to happen
VoIP and SIP are great! Now make sure it’s legal
It’s okay to shed a tear for frame relay
AT&T’s Property Tax Allotment increase restarts the surcharge merry-go-round
Short contracts, reverse auctions, buying consortiums, and other things that don’t work in telecom
The sociology of the cell phone store, and what it means to you
The looming spectrum shortage: A threat to telecom budgets or a scare tactic?
Vodafone does want Cable & Wireless (but shareholders want them to want it more)
Cable & Wireless bidders: And then there was one
In-region or out-of-region: What difference does it make where an access circuit is located?
Level 3 cuts its frightening 2014 debt pile in half
AT&T to customer: It’s “impractical” to give you all the pricing, terms and conditions in your contract
Networking’s top dog makes its pitch for distributed SIP Trunking
Bring Your Own Device – a money saver or not?
LTE on the iPad: A boon for the market leaders, and a challenge for you
Hesse being watched as Sprint throws another partnership into the dustpile
USF contribution factor dips a little … very little
Vodafone’s enterprise ambitions fuelled by another likely move into fixed line
FCC’s rejection of LightSquared is the latest in Sprint’s trail of hurdles
Deutsche Telekom, stuck with the U.S., may make a U.K. retreat
Call center minutes and features: Ripe for savings in an era of technology transition
Could 2012's new Apple and RIM models put carriers’ LTE capabilities in the spotlight?
Wireless data pooling: Carriers’ offerings are just beginning to catch up with voice pooling
Merger’s end: Time is money, and AT&T wasted both
USF surcharge factor reaches yet another record high
Verizon spectrum purchase raises the pressure on the AT&T/T-Mobile mess
SIP Trunking: More than just convergence to your existing data carrier
AT&T will need to put a genie back in the bottle to salvage T-Mobile deal
AT&T merger logic sinks under the weight of FCC skepticism
What’s good for the enterprise is good for Level 3
AT&T’s “creation” myth: Is the message helping or hurting?
The head-spinning challenge of SIP Trunking surcharge calculations
Seeing surcharges clearly through the haze of carrier terminology
Telecom carriers, junk bonds, and industry consolidation
For Sprint, now everything has to go right
Spinning out of control: Carriers’ merger, partner efforts hit more roadblocks
Deutsche Telekom: Was AT&T’s offer for T-Mobile USA too good to be true?
Where does the AT&T/T-Mobile takeover saga leave the US wireless market?
From 14.4% to 15.3%: USF surcharge again goes from bad to worse
Verizon squirrels away cash to prepare for its next move
If the AT&T/T-Mobile deal is in court, Sprint wants to be there too
One month to go for a new Sprint strategy
AT&T loves SIP trunking, just not enough to let you easily buy it yet
Justice Department takes a sledgehammer to AT&T/T-Mobile merger
Messaging mess makes AT&T/T-Mobile deal risky, regardless of outcome
Google’s Motorola acquisition pushes it toward the heart of telecom
Sprint’s big deal with LightSquared plays out in the shadow of AT&T/T-Mobile
Wireless unlimited data? You don’t want it anyway
Sprint and LTE: Mollifying its WiMax past without confusing the market any more
Don’t dismiss Qwest: Buyer CenturyLink has good reason to woo the enterprise
How not to ignore Apple: Putting iCloud in perspective
Sprint 4G strategy in 25 words or less? Not likely
What Wall Street likes to measure is what carriers like to sell
Supplier half-truths and your top executives: Meeting the management challenge
Giving enterprise-ready competitive carriers a chance to succeed
The carriers probably won’t be TEMs, but IBM and Accenture might be
The real estate market is booming! (Or so it seems from AT&T surcharges)
Level 3 and Global Crossing: A deal that might as well happen
Maybe it should be called “SIP Not Trunking”
Excuse me, but there appears to be a tablet in my wireless contract
Is Verizon Wireless Pricing 4G Data Services Lower Than Legacy 3G Plans?
Dreaded surcharge goes to 15.5% … or is it 22.1%? Depends how you look at it
A new day, a new design: The multiple cost considerations behind SIP Trunking
Clearwire’s financial crunch hits Sprint’s WAN enterprise product hopes
Adding Optimization to Contract Compliance: Small additional effort, big dividends
AT&T survives and thrives, not least because of its legacy national business
Billing reviews are only as good as your contract allows them to be
Changes are afoot at Vodafone, but what to do about Verizon Wireless?
MegaPath Merger Illustrates the Potential of Second-Tier Players With SIP
Coming soon to a meeting near you: The cloud computing discussion
Vodafone’s Surprising Next Move: Wired Services in India
Even bankers love the iPhone, so what’s a telecom manager to do?
What Will AT&T’s New Data Caps Mean For You?
Gauging the Impact of Individual-Liable Wireless Lines on Your Procurement Strategy
Finding The Billing Error is the Easy Part …
Is BT on the Way Back?
Negotiating Around Corporate Mandates … Your Own as Well as Your Vendor’s
Think Like a Bondholder to Assess Contract Term Risk With Carriers
How Accurate is Your Commitment Tracking Report?
Is it Safe to Send Text Messages in Europe? Mobile Caps and the Corporate User
AT&T, the harvesting instinct, and the end of POTS
Impending 4G Network Buildouts Will Soon Drive Critical Enterprise Decisions
The True Impact of Verizon and AT&T’s New Unlimited Plan Pricing
How Standard is Standard? SIP Trunking and the Interoperability Question
Mobile Device Management: For Your Benefit or For Your Vendor’s Cross-Selling Goals?
Combined Wireline and Wireless MACs: Good Idea or a Subtle Trap?
T-Mobile UK and Orange UK in Joint Venture
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