We often talk about the importance and the value of the Sprint MPLS network, but we realized that rarely do we talk much about the mechanics of that network. More...

Unified Communications changes so many things. Not just the way you do business and the way you communicate, but also the way you – and we – look at what used to be called Managed Network Services. More...

Do you suppose that 220 years ago, when our ancestors were conducting the first U.S. Census, that they could have ever imagined that someday it would be done not only without paper, but with data moving through the air? Heck, even 50 years ago that might have seemed unbelievably futuristic. More...

In his recent blog entry Five things Cassatt taught us about cloud computing, James Urquhart emphasizes a core point that I think a lot of folks still do not understand: “cloud computing is an operations model, not a technology.” Understanding Urquhart’s message would help a lot more people get above the hype to understand how cloud computing might become a greater part of their business. More...

Every morning’s paper and every local news show seem to be offering tips lately on dealing with this dismal economy. Ten ways to cut your grocery bill! Eight ways to save on your kids’ clothes! This is truly helpful information for these tough times, and in that spirit, I’d like to offer up five ways that you can reduce your company’s networking costs. More...

It’s partly our fault for not speaking up sooner, but Sprint has gotten tagged with the reputation of a company that just isn’t serious about its wireline business. This is so far off the mark that it would almost be funny, if we weren’t the butt of the joke. More...

We’ve spent several months talking about network convergence and the savings and benefits you receive when you migrate to an IP platform. In its simplest form, network convergence is the ability for voice, video and data (wireline and wireless) communication to travel along the same IP platform. The reality, of course, is more complex. More...

One of the most difficult things to ascertain right now is how much IT should be spending on the corporate network amidst all the financial gloom and doom. Even in such a tough economic environment, there are ways to move your network to the next generation that don’t require a huge capital investment. More...

If consolidating your communications infrastructure into a unified network is in your plans, then MPLS is in your future. While many service providers operate both legacy and MPLS networks, Sprint has invested heavily in an all-IP/MPLS core network. We may not have been the first to build an MPLS network, but we have dedicated the time and resources to building what we feel is the premier MPLS network, an infrastructure that supports wireline and wireless access options on a single network.More...

When we use the term convergence, we most often use it in a technical sense – bringing voice, video, and data together on a single IP connection, or perhaps bringing fixed wireline networks together with mobile wireless technologies. At an end user level, convergence appears seamless. But behind the scenes, it is more complex.More...