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Guest Post: When To Choose DECT Over Wi-Fi?
Note: This is a guest post by James Kander, North American Sales Manager for Polycom KIRK, and the 1st installment in a three part series.
Polycom has two great wireless VoIP solutions to increase mobility in your workplace; the Polyom KIRK (DECT) line and the Polycom SpectraLink (Wi-Fi) option. Both scenarios employ wirless handsets that will:
Eliminate [...]
Read moreNational Broadband Plan Bad For Business?
The U.S. government’s National Broadband Plan aims to stimulate the economy by mandating universal broadband and mobile broadband access.
Criticism of this plan is growing explains Phil Britt of the Heartland Institute “as private businesses are already finding ways to provide quality wireless broadband without government intervention through partnerships between industry and telecom carriers.”
The birth of the U.S. railroad system, [...]
The Microsoft-Skype Deal Was About Facebook The Whole Time
Microsoft, Really?
Months before Skype was scooped-up by Microsoft for $8.5 billion dollars there was tons of speculation as to who may ultimately purchase Skype.
Would it be Google, who could bolster its Google Voice offering? Or maybe Apple, who with Skype could be come an even more disruptive force in the wireless communications space.
Others still speculated [...]
Making the Switch…from VoIP? (Part II)
Note: This is the final segment of a two part article that examines a switch back to traditional phone service from VoIP and other user’s experiences. Part I is here.
Part I was a look at reasons users might take a step back from the growing VoIP usage and return to a traditional, analog phone system.
Admittedly, VoIP isn’t for everyone which is [...]
Making the Switch…from VoIP? (Part I)
Note: This is the first of a two part article that examines a switch back to traditional phone service from VoIP and other user’s experiences. Click here for Part II.
While VoIP Supply will undoubtedly sing the praises of switching to a Voice over IP telephony system we do realize that there can be hurdles when you’re trying to get the best call quality and [...]
No Jitter – “8 + Ways to Save on Communications”
I wanted to bring attention to a very extensive article written by Gary Audin over at No Jitter titled “8 + Ways to Save on Communications” that looks at ways for an enterprise to save money in their communications budget.
These cost savings ideas are based on panel suggestions from the 2011 Enterprise Connect Conference and as Audin [...]