7 Apr 2012

Just a few months ago, Cox Communications declared it was selling its 20 MHz Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum licenses to Verizon Wireless. The $315 million agreement includes licenses that cover nearly 30 million Points of Presence (POPs), and plays a key part in ensuring customers’ rising demands for mobility can be met. The two
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24 Mar 2012

Frequently referred to as managed Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), hosted VoIP saves businesses from the expensive costs associated with investing in VoIP equipment and managing the system. Hosted VoIP utilizes packet-switched telephony to transmit calls across via the Internet, as opposed to the circuit-switched telephony utilized by the traditional Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
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12 Mar 2012

New Headquarters Not long ago, Telarus Inc. announced it was moving its corporate office to Sandy, Utah’s Centennial Plaza Tower. The move has been in the works for some time now; it took over one year for the executive team to find the ideal location – and even more time after that to tear down
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3 Mar 2012

Anchors Away! What a difference an anchor makes When a ship lowered its anchor off the coast of Mombasa, Kenya earlier this week, it unknowingly severed the t1 Internet access to over a handful of East African countries, including Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and South Sudan’s capital of Juba. The Indian Ocean East Africa
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27 Feb 2012

As we mentioned in an earlier post, many customers are likely surprised to learn that service order rejections are a common delay in the order process. In an effort to help lower the number of rejected service orders, we discussed the start of the ordering process and covered the first three pieces of information required
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18 Feb 2012

Earlier this month, we discussed the first five steps that you should take in order to find the ideal IP phone for your unique needs. In this post, we continue our list with four more steps: Sixth step : Determine whether or not you require an IP phone with routing capabilities. If your business already
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13 Feb 2012

You’ve done your research, found the ideal product for your business, worked with an agent and signed the papers. Now you’re ready to reap the rewards of your latest telecommunications investment – but not so fast! Before you pat yourself on the back, you might want to first make sure your order was accepted by
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3 Feb 2012

IP phones are designed to work within the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) environment, allowing you to make telephone calls over the IP network. This is done by converging both data and voice over the same connection, and works as an alternative to the standard Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). Any call made with an
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27 Jan 2012

An Internet T3 line, also referred to as a DS3 line, is a high-speed connection capable of transmitting data at speeds of up to 45 Mb per second. A single T3 line is comprised of 28 T1 lines, each operating at a total signaling rate of 1.54 Mb per second, and is equivalent to 672
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19 Jan 2012

How long until you see a ROI? In order to calculate how soon you will see a Return On your Investment (ROI), all you need to do is determine the total monthly cost savings you will receive by making the switch to VoIP, and then divide that number by your total upfront costs. This will
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