The 2014 INC5000 list is out - with 134 companies in telecom (including clients). VoIP Callis (now owned by C Spire) ($11M), Telesphere ($32M), Simple Signal ($11M), VoIP Innovations ($10M), Star2Star ($33M), iCore Networks ($46M, VoIP white … [Continue reading]
So Much Going on at FCC
The FCC has a lot of issues in front of it - CAF, TDM-to-IP transition, Net Neutrality / Open Internet, Wi-Fi, Rural Broadband, spectrum allocation, and a number of mergers. They will screw up a number of these despite the comments and input they … [Continue reading]
Rural Broadband, Coops and E-Rate Changes Make the News
Electric Co-ops are building Rural Broadband Networks, according to BBP. Study: Broadband Boosts Rural Jobs, Income “We found that rural counties that did a good job of adopting broadband had higher rates of income growth and lower rates of … [Continue reading]
Some Tampa Bay Telecom Tidbits
Highwire Telecom in Florida had a re-org and a few people were let go. Highwire is a TEM and auditing firm here in Tampa, Florida. Bright House is chasing Enterprise with its fiber and Hosted PBX service (powered by their Telovations acquisition). … [Continue reading]
3 VoIP Studies to Skim
I like the responses when you survey your Everyday Jack and Jill. In this Survey: What Do People Really Know About VoIP? 'It may seem that what the average consumer knows and doesn't know about VoIP isn't very relevant to the technology's business … [Continue reading]
