Telecom News

PAETEC Closes $350 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering

Telecom News — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:49:27 +0000

PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET) has closed its previously announced senior secured notes offering. The Company issued senior secured notes in an aggregate principal amount of $350 million in a private offering to institutional investors. The senior secured notes have a fixed interest rate of 8 7/8% and mature in 2017. “We were pleased that [...] Possibly Related posts:PAETEC Q3 2007 PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET) today announced third quarter...Paetec Allworx aqcuisition completed PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET) announced the completion of...PAETEC gets 10 year...

Avaya IVR gets Gartner Strong Positive Rating

Telecom News — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:26:04 +0000

Avaya Inc. has received the highest rating – a “Strong Positive” – in Gartner’s recent “MarketScope for Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Systems and Enterprise Voice Portals, 2009.” The report evaluated leading vendors’ voice response systems and applications, and rated vendors according to a number of criteria. In the report, Gartner classified systems into two distinct [...] Possibly Related posts:Avaya positioned in Gartner’s Leaders Quadrant Avaya Inc., a leading global provider of business communications software,...Avaya leads voice and...

80 Gbps of Financial trading traffic

Telecom News — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:03:11 +0000

Level3 has completed a fiber optic network between Chicago and New York, the company announced today. a significant service level requirement for financial exchanges and other trading venues. “Level 3 designed the low-latency route to support financial services customers as they continue to face intense competition and pressure to improve transaction cycle time,” said Paul Savill, [...] Possibly Related posts:40 Gbps and 100 Gbps ethernet LANs In a recently released report the Analysists of CIR revisit...Mitel Introduces Next-Generation Trading Solutions Mitel will introduce...

The future of Telecom – where are we headed next?

Telecom News — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:47:10 +0000

Former CTO of AT&T speaks out to visionary leaders about the future of telecoms. The future of Telecom – where are we headed next? That question has been asked by many. Where is the telecommunication market headed over the next decade? The subject was highlighted last week by visionary technology leader Dr Hossein Eslambolchi, Chairman & [...] Possibly Related posts:Next Generation Telecoms Summit - The Converged Services Summit While services are converging in Telecoms, so are the executives...Telecom Expense Management - How to save on telecom for SMB In today’s environment,...

NoChokePoints - self interest or do they have a point?

Telecom News — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:52:53 +0000

On June 22, 2009 a group of mostly regional telecom carriers formed a new coalition called NoChokePoints. They are on a mission to get the FCC to reform the fee structure for special access to the large bandwidth pipes mostly owned by incumbent carriers as AT&T and Verizon. According to NoChokePoints, companies like AT&T and Verizon [...] No related posts.

Avaya and IBM strengthen Relationship

Telecom News — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:51:38 +0000

Avaya and IBM have announced that they will be expanding their current relationship. The focus will be on Security Interopability and Unified Communications. Furthermore, IBM will be implementing Avaya Aura in their existing converged communications services. As part of the expanded alliance, the companies will jointly deliver unified communications solutions that streamline mission critical and complex [...] Possibly Related posts:Avaya Aura & Avaya Aura Session Manager Avaya Aura introduces the launch of a new era of...Avaya Zero to Sixty Avaya has introduced “Avaya Zero to...

Avaya Zero to Sixty

Telecom News — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:48:57 +0000

Avaya has introduced “Avaya Zero to Sixty”,it is a new financing program to help companies jumpstart their unified communications strategies. The “Zero to Sixty” financing program marks the general availability of Avaya Aura™, the next-generation of enterprise communications, and includes core communications solutions for small, medium and large enterprises. The “Zero to Sixty” program offers zero [...] Possibly Related posts:Avaya Aura & Avaya Aura Session Manager Avaya Aura introduces the launch of a new era of...Avaya Launches North America...

Verizon named Premier provider of IP Telephony

Telecom News — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:46:18 +0000

Verizon Business has been awarded s the 2009 North American Enterprise Telephony Equipment Implementation and Management Customer Value Enhancement Award by the Frost & Sullivan, a leading industry consulting firm. The Frost & Sullivan award recognizes Verizon Business’ demonstrated ability to expand its customer base through the creation of innovative managed IP telephony services that meet [...] Possibly Related posts:Verizon Business gets Market Penetration Leadership Award Verizon Business has received Frost & Sullivan’s 2007 North American...Level 3 named...

XO Emerging Company of the Year ( Frost & Sullivan )

Telecom News — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:02:19 +0000

XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) announced today that it is the recipient of the 2009 U.S. Emerging Company of the Year award in the MPLS/IP VPN Services Market category by Frost & Sullivan, a leading research and consulting firm. The award commends XO Communications for its early and strategic investment in Ethernet over Copper technologies. XO Communications’ [...] Possibly Related posts:Avaya Named 2007 Communications Company of the Year For the second consecutive year, Avaya, a leading global provider...XO Ethernet more incremental bandwidth added XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO)...

SMB Communications Technology Spend Will Increase

Telecom News — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:02:18 +0000

Good news for VARS and system integrators, according to a recent survey by Avaya, most small businesses will invest in communication technology within a year. According to a new survey on small business technology trends from Avaya Inc., most small businesses in North America (59 percent) say they are investing in communications technology right now, or [...] Possibly Related posts:Unified Communications Solutions: A Practical Business and Technology Approach Nortel [NYSE/TSX: NT ] has unveiled a new educational program...Avaya Certified Green for Unified Communications and Contact Center...