As any Star Trek fan knows, getting crew members and supplies from one place to another is as easy as using a “transporter beam.” While it still might seem like science fiction to fans and non-fans alike, most of us will start to see enterprises (the lower case kind) “beaming” physical products and replacement parts to their customers through wide area networks within our lifetime. More...

The world of Ethernet just got a little bigger and more inclusive, with Sprint’s well-received new initiative to expand Ethernet access over our all-IP network.

By the end of the year, Sprint’s Ethernet access will be available in 143 domestic markets and 38 countries (including most European countries, China, India, Canada, Brazil, Poland and Argentina to name a few), as we expand in some markets and add lots of new ones. More...

Block off a spot on your October 20 calendar right now, if you’re interested in learning more about how to leverage network convergence for both strategic and tactical advantage. Specifically, 2 p.m. Eastern (11 a.m. Pacific).

Frost & Sullivan and Sprint are presenting a complimentary webcast focusing on the importance of converging your network, your wireline and wireless access, and your communication and collaboration applications. This convergence has all kinds of benefits, and to name a few, there are improved business agility and workforce productivity, reduced costs through network efficiencies, business continuity, and enterprise security. More...

Enterprise workers do things differently today, and the demands for technology are great. What’s driving this revolution: Real-time communication and collaboration, instant access to information, a mobile workforce, and a craze for the latest devices and applications. All this makes doing business easier, but puts increasing demands on the enterprise network. More...

What will be the attributes of the corporate network? How is it evolving? A current bright spot is that IT budgets are gradually improving; yet enterprises will continue to face pressures to cut costs, equip a mobile and distributed workforce, and compete globally. For enterprises, the network is becoming a hybrid of multiple protocols with elements that are outsourced and, yes, even cheaper. More...

Yes, you read that headline right. But as much as we may love Mother Earth, this is not an environmental blog. You can find those in lots of places. In this case, the SEA that is expanding is Sprint’s Ethernet access. More...

Used to be that when you talked about a carrier, there wasn’t much doubt what you were talking about. In a lot of ways, the definition of a carrier was simply the “phone” company … or at least the company that provided your company’s data network or WAN. Now that definition has gotten a lot fuzzier. There are so many companies out there that are saying they can transport your voice and data, but they really aren’t a carrier … at least not in the sense that the old definition held. More...

I saw a reference online the other day to “hosted vs. on-premises UC.” Something about that bothered me, and I think it’s this: It positions this as an either/or, all-or-nothing scenario that doesn’t really reflect reality. Sort of like “Good vs. Evil,” which is fine in the abstract, but which gets sticky once you apply it to real life situations. There’s just a lot of gray in between the black and white of those two absolute choices. In fact, I kind of wonder if the whole way service providers, equipment vendors, VARs, etc. have been positioning this question is incorrect in the first place. More...

There’s a new look to Sprint Managed Network Solutions, and it’s all about addressing the challenges that convergence brings in terms of network complexity. The bottom line is that we have completely redefined what it means to provide managed network solutions to customers. 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...