Before the days of the any-to-any network connectivity that MPLS services provide, large global networks were based on point-to-point technologies such as private lines, frame relay or ATM and were typically very regionalized with multiple network tiers. Sites in a particular country may have been connected to an in-country hub, […]
Download.pdf We are pleased to provide you with our 2014 Year in Review. This selection of interesting and thoughtful articles written by LB3 lawyers and TC2 consultants in 2014 addresses developments in 2014 that will continue to affect enterprise users in 2015 (we’ve included some thoughts on that). We hope you […]
Increasingly, enterprise strategic sourcing projects are focusing on transformation to deliver lower costs and improved services. Such projects can achieve savings and service improvements that dwarf what’s available from the low-hanging fruit of rate re-negotiation and sourcing like-for-like services. Transformational procurements include a wide range of initiatives and technologies. They […]
If you’ve ever tallied your company’s spend on Cisco products and compared it against what you spend with other telecom and IT suppliers, in most cases, it’s as large or even larger. Yet this fact often sits below the radar in most shops because the vast majority of companies do […]
AT&T to Withdraw Broadly Used Non-Ethernet Access, Non-Ethernet Private Line and Non-IP Toll-Free Service In early December, we let you know about AT&T’s Withdrawal of Service Matrix. We expressed surprise that only POTS/TDM telephony voice services were included in AT&T’s December 3rd chart, and opined that “AT&T’s VTNS service . […]
AT&T Gives a Hint on When it Plans to Discontinue Key Voice Services Many Enterprise customers understand the dangers of the carriers’ online terms and changes to them, but few have time to keep up with it all. A recent move by AT&T demonstrates the importance of keeping abreast of […]