Tag Archive | "XO Communications"

Ethernet Rocks!

June 2, 2010 No comments yet

Every once in a while one of our customers will ask, “what’s the best of the best”?  Are you done with your T-1 network?  Are you done with your microwave WAN?  You need to get educated on big, fat pipe ethernet connectivity.  MOE or Metro Optical Ethernet has been around for a number of years but only [...]

If you need a few voice lines and an Internet connection – what are your choices?

April 18, 2010 No comments yet

It’s great having choices, but many times it seems like there are too many choices.  If you’re a business owner or executive tasked with opening a new office, the decision and choices that need to be made about phones, phone lines and Internet service is a headache.  Here are a few ideas to consider before you head down [...]

Internet Access

January 21, 2010 No comments yet

Is your Internet services big enough?  Every once in a while I like writing about core offerings.  I consider Internet access to be a core offering, because today most of the applications we use require Internet bandwidth.  10 years ago most businesses could get away with having just 1.5 Mb of bandwidth to the Internet.  Today [...]

Are you a Telecom/IT Master or completely lost?

September 4, 2009 No comments yet

OK – Here are the responses to the questions I presented in my last posting: 1.)  When choosing a voice T-1 what are the advantages of a PRI over an advanced or basic DSS T-1? An Advanced T has DID (Direct Inward Dial) number capability, but can’t pass caller ID, and a Basic T can [...]

SIP – Session Initiation Protocol

August 20, 2009 No comments yet

This is a hot topic today.  Whether you’re a company that wants to represent yourself in other markets cheaply, or one that really believes in central management of your voice network, SIP Trunking is something you need to look into.  It’s amazing how quickly technology spreads – like wild fire in many cases.  In early [...]



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