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Comprehensive news and discussion of enterprise communications and converged network solutions.

Technology Innovation in the Office of the Future

on July 07, 2011 by Heidi Gigler

The enterprise office is evolving, and enterprise IT has a big role. In my previous post, we looked at how the physical workspace is changing to an open environment, promoting greater collaboration and productivity. Enterprise IT will be a big part of that transformation. Yet, workspace transformation alone will not singularly transform business. What will? Technology innovation and implementation.More...


4G: It’s More about the Enterprise Applications than the Technology

on June 23, 2011 by Heidi Gigler

Enterprise IT knows it’s coming: the tsunami of wireless data, video, and voice traffic. Cisco forecasts video to dominate IP traffic in the next few years. Today, companies are virtualizing data storage and moving as much of their business to IP as they can to help curtail the data deluge. On top of that, more employees work in a virtual or mobile environment, increasing the need for wireless communication. Enter 4G. More...


A Profile of the Enterprise Network

on February 08, 2011 by Heidi Gigler

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...


Why Sprint’s Strong Consumer Reports Ratings Matter to Enterprises

on December 29, 2010 by Mark Ivey

Consumer Reports’ latest mobile phone and mobile service ratings are out (in the January 2011 issue, subscription required), and Sprint is looking good. More...


The GigaOM View of Sprint

on November 19, 2010 by Mark Ivey

Sprint’s CEO, Dan Hesse, sat down recently for a wide-ranging discussion with Om Malik, the esteemed proprietor of the tech news site GigaOM.  It’s worth taking a look at, and because of the breadth of topics covered, such as devices, 4G, M2M, Sprint’s business itself, and the future direction for service providers, the interview appears in three parts. More...


Yet Another Reason Machine to Machine is Growing

on September 27, 2010 by Christopher Glenn

I just read the Network World column by Rick Broida, E-Mail Photos From Your Camera, in which he declares “If there's a bigger computing hassle than sharing photos from your camera, I haven't found it.” More...


Sprint Wins Second Consecutive Top MPLS Award from Nemertes

on September 16, 2010 by Mark Ivey

Maybe it’s not quite like winning the Super Bowl two years in a row, but it’s at least as good as winning your division two years running. We think so, anyway. More...


This is Real 4G Enthusiasm

on August 13, 2010 by Mark Ivey

It’s hard to find a bigger 4G supporter than Carlson, the Minneapolis-based hospitality company. Carlson’s IT manager for telecom, Phil McDonald actually jumped at the chance to start using 4G well before it was even rolled out at his company. More...


Teresa Kellett: Tops in Wireless

on July 26, 2010 by Mark Ivey

Teresa Kellett, Director of 4G for Sprint, recently was acknowledged as one of the “Top Women in Wireless” list, compiled by FierceWireless. This is the third annual compilation by the Fierce folks, tracking the success of female executives who are standing out in what the publication calls the “traditionally male-dominated world of telecom.” More...


EVO: How to Succeed in Business …

on July 19, 2010 by Mark Ivey

Boy, talk about good first impressions. Both consumers and business people have found something to really like with the HTC EVO 4G in its first six weeks on the market. We talked about that here right after its launch. Forbes weighed in with its article, with Danny Bowman of Sprint’s Integrated Solutions Group talking about the positive reception that the EVO is getting in the enterprise space. More...