Salesforce is the $3 Billion giant in the CRM (customer relationship management) software space. Long ago it was ACT! which Sage bought and still sells as Sage ACT. Microsoft Dynamics CRM is out there for the folks partial to Microsoft. For those … [Continue reading]
The Battle Over LERG, LNP
At Comptel Plus Neustar was campaigning against the old Telecordia to keep its contract for LERG and other databases. A little history of Neustar: in 1996, "Neustar - then the Communications Industry Services (CIS) operating unit within Lockheed … [Continue reading]
FCC Chair Wheeler Missed a Point
At Comptel, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler was the keynote speaker. Competition is the FCC model, he stated. Really? Since when? Do you think we have adequate competition in anything but cellular? Wheeler says that for the FCC "the best way to serve … [Continue reading]
A Couple of Interesting Stories
A few interesting articles that I read this week. Belkin Routers Everywhere Choke on the Cloud, Refuse to Work Found this out at Comptel: Most Consumers Have No Idea What a Gigabit Is. Google: Paying for TV Content Google Fiber's Biggest … [Continue reading]
There is Fiber Everywhere
Fiber is being installed a quite the rate right now. I spoke with the CFO of Lumos at Comptel. (He was one of my 20 interviews for Comptel TV). Lumos has a dense fiber network. "Lumos Networks is a fiber-based provider in the Mid-Atlantic region … [Continue reading]
