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The Alliance Changes the Game

BY Leslie FerryTue Apr 27, 2010

In a big announcement made last week at the Cloud Computing Expo, eight BroadSoft customers unveiled the Cloud Communications Alliance, a consortium dedicated to bringing unified communications to businesses in a smarter, ...READ»

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The Power of IP Communications – Up Close and Personal

BY Leslie FerryWed Apr 14, 2010

Here’s What an IP-enabled SMB Looks LikeREAD»

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Innovation is Calling

BY Leslie FerryTue Mar 9, 2010

We called it right on LTEREAD»

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VoIP Goes Mobile at Mobile World Congress 2010

BY Leslie FerryMon Feb 15, 2010

BroadSoft is attending this week’s 2010 Mobile World Congress, where of course lots of new services are being announced. Microsoft’s unveiling of Windows Mobile 7 grabbed a lot of attention, as well as an array of new smart ...READ»

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Are We There Yet? Moving Beyond ‘Best Effort’

BY Leslie FerryWed Feb 10, 2010

4G: Are we there yet?READ»

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What’s Behind All the Video Conferencing Partnerships?

BY Leslie FerryMon Feb 8, 2010

The recent news of Polycom’s (Nasdaq: PLCM) partnership with Juniper (NYSE: JNPR)—which GigaOm suggests is in response to Cisco’s acquisition of Tandberg—got me thinking of the playing together in the sandbox analogy. ...READ»

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Quality of Service is a Must

BY Leslie FerryTue Jan 26, 2010

Broadband Ignite periodically catches up with thought leaders in the sector. This week we had the chance to chat with Praveen Kumar, the chief technologist for PacketSmart at BroadSoft. Praveen joined BroadSoft from Packet Island ...READ»

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AT&T to FCC — It’s Time We Moved On

BY Leslie FerryThu Jan 21, 2010

AT&T rang in the new year with a special request for the FCC to set a deadline to end landline voice networks. This was in response to the FCC asking for comments on how best to transition to a fully IP national network. ...READ»

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A New Player in the Apps Game — Can Alcatel-Lucent Bring Its Vision to Reality?

BY Leslie FerryMon Dec 21, 2009

In case you missed the recent news from Alcatel-Lucent, the telecommunications equipment maker is the latest to throw its hat in the applications ring. GigaOm offers a good overview of both the future potential and current ...READ»

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A New Player in the Apps Game — Can Alcatel-Lucent Bring Its Vision to Reality?

BY Leslie FerryMon Dec 21, 2009

In case you missed the recent news from Alcatel-Lucent, the telecommunications equipment maker is the latest to throw its hat in the applications ring. GigaOm offers a good overview of both the future potential and current ...READ»

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Net Neutrality – Where We Stand

BY Leslie FerryTue Dec 15, 2009

You can’t watch TV or read the papers this holiday season without coming across the issue of Net Neutrality. It’s been fascinating to watch how various groups have gone about debating this topic, spurred by the FCC looking into ...READ»

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The Right Tools for Telecommuting

BY Leslie FerryThu Dec 10, 2009

Recently en route to Panama, I spent my time on the plane as I usually do—going through a stack of magazines to catch up on what’s going on and get some new ideas. But an article in Technology Review entitled “Urban Renewal” ...READ»

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An interview with XO Communications VP on New SIP Trunking Solution

BY Leslie FerryTue Dec 8, 2009

This week we caught up with Vince Margiotta from XO Communications to learn more about their new Enterprise SIP Communications Solution for Multi-Location Businesses. Vince talks about what makes this new offering compelling to ...READ»

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Working to Fulfill IMS’s Promise

BY Leslie FerryFri Dec 4, 2009

IMS has emerged as the industry’s leading architecture for next-generation networks. It has been adopted by the cable, wireline and wireless standards bodies as the reference architecture for all communications applications. ...READ»

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SIP Trunking is so much more than a PSTN replacement option

BY Leslie FerryWed Dec 2, 2009

We have reached another tipping point in the telecommunications industry. SIP trunking is the fastest growing service in our space right now and we all have an opportunity to capitalize on this trend, but we must be smart about ...READ»

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VoIP’s Success in 2009 and Beyond

BY Leslie FerryTue Nov 24, 2009

At this time of year we’re all evaluating the current year’s results and planning how best to move forward in 2010. Overall IP communications growth has been very positive. I’m sure that many of you have seen the ...READ»

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The Google Voice Effect -What's Your Strategy?

BY Leslie FerrySun Nov 15, 2009

In the coming months, cloud-based enhanced services like Google Voice are poised to fundamentally change the landscape of the communications industry. This presents both a threat and opportunity to traditional, mobile and fixed line carriers, faced with decisions about adjusting their strategies in this new environment.READ»

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Facebook is Many Things…but “UC Killer” is not one of Them

BY Leslie FerryThu Oct 22, 2009

Avaya Labs recently demonstrated a prototype application that integrates call-control with Facebook, with the nifty moniker “FacePhone.” Doug Mahoney from Doug on IPComm calls it a “UC Killer”: Built using Facebook’s ...READ»