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  • If you would like to see the other articles in the blog post of the "Top Ten VoIP Articles of All Time," click here.... Steven Taylor, Webtorials on Is VoIP Secure? YOU Make the Call:
    February 24, 2018 2:50 PM

  • Great job I followed since the begining thanks... Eduardo Pérez Telesystems SpA on The 2018 Guide to WAN Architecture and Design - Executive Summary:
    February 20, 2018 4:57 PM

  • Thanks to Marjorie at RingCentral for reminding me that this paper existed. Looking forward to your collective comments on this subject.... Steven Taylor, Webtorials on Is VoIP Secure? YOU Make the Call:
    February 20, 2018 2:42 PM

  • looking at WAN re-engineering projects... Sunny on The 2018 Guide to WAN Architecture and Design - Part 2: Key Considerations when Choosing new WAN and Branch Office Solutions:
    January 30, 2018 9:43 PM

  • Hi Richard. We appreciate your feedback. Jim Metzler always provides excellent analysis on the ever-changing WAN SD-WAN landscape.... Nancy Leonard, Webtorials on The 2017 State-of-the-WAN Report:
    May 18, 2017 10:45 AM

  • Interesting reading... Richard Fausey, Plow, LLC on The 2017 State-of-the-WAN Report:
    May 18, 2017 5:21 AM

  • I needed this document. Thank you.... AO NII Mashtab on The 2017 Guide to WAN Architecture and Design - Executive Summary:
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  • I look forward to reviewing more info on this topic. ... trevor evans - fox group on 2017 Workplace Productivity and Communications Technology Report:
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  • I'm Telecommunications Engineer at PETROBRAS S.A. and i have overall interest about WAN. ... JOSE CEREZO, PETROBRAS S.A. on The 2017 Guide to WAN Architecture and Design - Part 1: State of the WAN:
    March 24, 2017 7:22 AM

  • I am very intrested in this document. Thank you. I... Jerry Guidry AT&T on The 2017 Guide to WAN Architecture and Design - Part 1: State of the WAN:
    March 17, 2017 9:28 AM

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  • Hello Matt, Thank you for your reaching out to our team of industry analysts. We will reach out to you directly.... Nancy Leonard, Webtorials on The 2017 Guide to WAN Architecture and Design - Part 1: State of the WAN:
    January 26, 2017 2:37 PM

  • Thank you, Foster Lonon.... Nancy Leonard, Webtorials on Net Diversity:
    January 26, 2017 2:31 PM

  • looking for redundant wan design at a University level. ... Matt Beck Midwestern University on The 2017 Guide to WAN Architecture and Design - Part 1: State of the WAN:
    January 24, 2017 1:42 PM

  • I wanted to post a simple word in order to express gratitude to you for some of the amazing solutions you are showing on this website. My rather long internet research has now been honored with awesome tips to go over with my co-workers. I 'd declar... Foster Lonon on Net Diversity:
    December 27, 2016 9:18 PM

  • Then you should be glad that the FCC's rules do exactly what you describe. The FCC's rules do not require every bit to be treated like every other bit. ISPs CAN treat different types of traffic differently. They just have to treat all of that type t... Colleen Boothby on Yabut On Net Neutrality:
    August 2, 2016 10:53 AM

  • Thanks... Colin Mann, Mitel on Enterprise Mobility State-of-the-Market Report:
    February 1, 2016 5:37 PM

  • SDWAN... Ramesh Kalimuthu Cisco Systems on 2015 State-of-the-WAN Report:
    January 6, 2016 1:14 PM

  • general interest... Robert Martinez-LANL on An Overview of OpenFlow:
    January 6, 2016 11:50 AM

  • Just interested in the report... Travis Russell - Oracle on Gartner Magic Quadrant Ranks Intrusion Prevention Systems Providers:
    January 5, 2016 2:25 PM

  • We need to know the top IPS product for our reference.... Philippine National Bank on Gartner Magic Quadrant Ranks Intrusion Prevention Systems Providers:
    November 4, 2015 8:10 PM

  • We have a software product called Sinefa. Essentially, we provide network visibility and control. To focus on VOIP, our "control" function allocates bandwidth to specified applications including VOIP. The difference is that we are cloud-based, afford... Peter Russell, Sinefa on When VoIP Fails 'Breaking Up' is Hard to Undo:
    November 1, 2015 9:36 PM

  • Lots of different companies mentioned. Would love to from them concerning product differentiation and how they are different.... Steven Taylor, Webtorials on When VoIP Fails 'Breaking Up' is Hard to Undo:
    October 27, 2015 3:45 PM

  • The aspect of managing a WAN in-house is seen in the US, but seldom outside. In other words most of the world uses their carriers for such solutions. Having said that, the largest SD-WAN deployment to date is happening with a US retailer using their ... Lloyd Noronha, Viptela on Who Has the Best WAN Solution?:
    September 8, 2015 1:43 AM

  • I work across IT and Broadcast and SD-WAN is becoming attractive to broadcasters as they are quickly adopting network centric connections between facilities. At the same time, the SD-WAN has to support the media requirements which are vastly differe... Gary Olson - GHO Group LLC on 2015 State-of-the-WAN Report:
    September 2, 2015 10:57 AM

  • Software Defined Ecosystem is the unavoidable future, yet so little focus on the Software Architecture on the distributed systems. This will cause real issues if not addressed quickly and extensively.... Cagatay Buyukkoc AT&T on SDN & NFV: The 2015 Guide:
    August 30, 2015 7:45 PM

  • Thanks for your comment. I have to admit that I normally work in countries where the cost of Internet is much less than the cost of MPLS. Would you kindly educate me relative to a few countries in which the cost of Internet is much more than the cos... Jim Metzler on Who Has the Best WAN Solution?:
    August 28, 2015 1:15 PM

  • Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect enables enterprises to dramatically reduce the cost and complexity of building a WAN by leveraging broadband to connect users to applications. By empowering customers to use broadband connections to augment or replace th... Alan Sardella, Silver Peak Systems on Who Has the Best WAN Solution?:
    August 28, 2015 11:04 AM

  • I think that generalised solution features are being described and they sound good in principle, but if the service providers are not involved in the decision making then I'm not sure that business case will fly to do these dynamic changes. In some c... Shaun Carter Telkom SA on Who Has the Best WAN Solution?:
    August 27, 2015 12:42 PM

  • We are studying the opportunity to deploy SDN in our OpCos in MENA and ASIA PACIFIC.... Anis Ooredoo on 2015 Guide to WAN Architecture and Design:
    August 19, 2015 2:37 AM

  • Yes, the SD-WAN controller would be able to switch paths based on congestion. Based upon statistics on packet flows that are sent from the switches to the controller, it would be possible to determine if a specific path is meeting the SLAs defined f... Daniel Teichman Sonus on SD-WAN for Real-time Service Quality for Skype for Business Enterprise Voice:
    August 12, 2015 9:06 AM

  • The concepts of dynamic allocation of high priority traffic and WAN resource optimization are intimately tied together. Being able to dynamically determine what traffic flows across the WAN means that WAN resources (bandwidth) do not need to be pre-r... Daniel Teichman, Sonus on SD-WAN for Real-time Service Quality for Skype for Business Enterprise Voice:
    August 11, 2015 4:25 PM

  • Cisco’s Intelligent WAN (IWAN) solution is designed to deliver an uncompromised user experience over any connection. IWAN is managed by a centralized controller APIC-EM (Application Policy Infrastructure Controller with Enterprise Module) which pr... Jason Liu, Cisco on Who Has the Best WAN Solution?:
    August 11, 2015 12:21 PM

  • Viptela's SD-WAN solution is used by Mid to Large Enterprises and Global Top-10 Service Providers. The important features are: The ability to build Unified Hybrid WAN over MPLS, Broadband and 4G/LTE, so all WAN infrastructure can be consolidated an... Lloyd Noronha, Viptela on Who Has the Best WAN Solution?:
    August 7, 2015 1:35 PM

  • This is nice use of SDN in network. But how do you see to apply same orchestration based application in core network. if congestion is occurring in between some path, if it will be able to switch that path or will be able to detect that path based on... Gaurav Goel, HCL Technlogy on SD-WAN for Real-time Service Quality for Skype for Business Enterprise Voice:
    August 6, 2015 8:19 AM

  • Today's WANs are complex to operate and are both time consuming and cumbersome to augment. With our SD-WAN solution Virtualized Network Services (VNS) we set out to completely change the way businesses deploy and manage their wide area environment. ... James McInroe - Marketing Director, Nuage Networks on Who Has the Best WAN Solution?:
    August 5, 2015 7:52 PM

  • Ok, let’s get started. The first question is: What are the key features of your company’s WAN solution?... Jim Metzler - Ashton, Metzler & Associates on Who Has the Best WAN Solution?:
    August 4, 2015 5:33 PM

  • Thanks for the contribution, Larry! I'm hoping that your thought-provoking observations will encourage others to join the discussion,... Steven Taylor on Larry Lang Speaks Out on the Security Conundrum - and Life:
    July 30, 2015 3:07 PM

  • Steven, Thanks for inviting me to participate! I really enjoyed the wide-ranging interaction. Regards, Larry... Larry Lang, PLUMgrid on Larry Lang Speaks Out on the Security Conundrum - and Life:
    July 29, 2015 4:16 PM

  • This interview covers topics from SMDS/ATM to cloud networking to flash memory to playing the harmonica. A great read.... Nancy Leonard, Webtorials on Larry Lang Speaks Out on the Security Conundrum - and Life:
    July 28, 2015 12:33 PM

  • Larry notes concerning security that "any urge to slow down or lock down is countered by the competitive mandate to provide customers more access.” Great observation, that I refer to in the title here as "The Security Conundrum."... Steven Taylor, Webtorials on Larry Lang Speaks Out on the Security Conundrum - and Life:
    July 28, 2015 12:33 PM

  • Nice set of articles that cover the latest in WAN architectures. In my discussions with enterprise customers, SD-WAN solutions are definitely resonating with them as you suggest.... Karl Brown - Citrix on 2015 State-of-the-WAN Report:
    July 26, 2015 5:43 PM

  • I can see that SDN can help with some of the issues raised in the article but not all. Dynamic allocation of high priority bandwidth - fine. But you need a WAN which allows for that allocation so it still needs to be sized for the potential use. ... Stephen Hope Vodafone on SD-WAN for Real-time Service Quality for Skype for Business Enterprise Voice:
    July 26, 2015 6:29 AM

  • My team is involved in FP7-ICT NUBOMEDIA project which use the WebRTC concept.... University Stefan cel Mare Suceava on 2015 WebRTC State-of-the-Market Report:
    July 26, 2015 6:01 AM

  • The primary factors driving the adoption of a SD-WAN are increased flexibility, simplified operations and reduced time to deploy new functions according to the survey for the State of the WAN report. I would like to hear from anyone who has been su... Jim Metzler on 2015 State-of-the-WAN Report:
    July 24, 2015 1:21 PM

  • I am a little ignorant of this IP address limitation stuff. All I know is in IP4, there are four parts to an address and in IPV6 there will be 6 parts; that allows to create several billions of additional addresses. The rise in the number of internet... Subramanian, Prime Consulting Group.in on Long Live IPv4:
    July 24, 2015 1:01 AM

  • This sounds like a great opportunity for us to stay on top of this new application for our customers.... Ron Sindaco AT&T on 2015 WebRTC State-of-the-Market Report:
    July 22, 2015 12:13 PM

  • Great overview of the benefits of on-premise versus a cloud solution for UC and VoIP. As you pointed out, one of the barriers to cloud-based UC solutions has been that "there may be no SLA covering the voice quality since some voice providers rout... Michael Wood, VeloCloud Networks on Is Cloud UC the Best Option? Maybe Not.:
    July 8, 2015 9:12 PM

  • Great overview of the macro-factors impacting UC-as-a-Service and UC over the Internet in the Enterprise. The shift to the cloud continues to pick up steam. The ability to leverage the Internet as a reliable, quality and secure transport has alwa... Michael Wood, VeloCloud Networks on SD-WAN for Real-time Service Quality for Skype for Business Enterprise Voice:
    July 8, 2015 8:53 PM

  • I am surprised that you did not mention the options for "private" vs. "public" cloud implementations. That is where an organization can control cloud apps that are for internal users only vs. those for business partners and customers/consumers. Whi... Arthur Rosenberg on Is Cloud UC the Best Option? Maybe Not.:
    July 5, 2015 1:00 PM

  • I can definitely understand why there is such a market for IPv4 addresses. Even if your business migrates to IPv6, you will still likely need to have IPv4 addresses. I have my own business, and I do business with other companies that use IPv4 only ro... Susan Hirst on Long Live IPv4:
    June 30, 2015 6:39 PM

  • Collaboration is one of the steps to have synergy in an equipment. Technology help to achieve such synergy in a fastest, reliable and easiest way.... Antonio Rios, Evox on True Engagement Requires Seamless Collaboration:
    June 18, 2015 11:31 AM

  • Software Defined Data Center(SDDC) definitely will have a big impact on data center operators. It will be very useful in data networking. Data storage, computing and networking are the vital functionality if we are talking about IT functionality. Clo... Matthew Johnson on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Software Defined Data Center :
    June 10, 2015 8:12 AM

  • Our research tends to focus on technology trends and user demand rather than specific product market shares for various vendors. Of course, Sonus does have a strong story, though most references are to the prior product name - "Lync Enterprise for V... Steven Taylor, Webtorials on Why SBCs are Essential with Skype for Business:
    June 1, 2015 2:46 PM

  • In your experience is this the most common SBC used in Skype for Business deployments? (I note the sponsorship of Sonus.) Thanks, Larry, for a nice easy to understand explanation. ... Sue Bradshaw on Why SBCs are Essential with Skype for Business:
    May 26, 2015 8:18 PM

  • The 2024 date for IPv4 exhaustion is optimistic. 2019 is much more likely. In either case, the purchase of IPv4 addresses allows the buyers to postpone the problem for themselves. It is a temporary solution and cannot be the final solution. IPv6 addr... Gary Audin, Delphi, Inc., on Long Live IPv4:
    May 20, 2015 6:40 PM

  • Hi Art - You are absolutely correct. I'm reminded of my receipt of an SMS from a bank on my iPhone indicating potential fraud. It happens when you happen to fill up two cars within an hour, indicating some kid has a hot stolen card and is taking ... Bernard Gutnick on Solving the Engagement Challenge:
    May 18, 2015 4:43 PM

  • IPv4 addresses are a valuable asset. In the last 12 months, prices in the North American market have been between $6 to $8 per number with the large blocks selling for a lower per-number price. The most active buyers globally tend to be those to ope... Gary Audin Delphi, Inc. on Long Live IPv4:
    May 15, 2015 9:42 AM

  • How does an organization that purchases IP addresses solve the problem of Internet IPv4 exhaustion? Unless the RIR's or carriers are purchasing these unallocated addresses, the Internet will still run out. Using public IPv4 addresses internal to an... Robbie Harrell - ATT Consulting on Long Live IPv4:
    May 14, 2015 10:36 AM

  • Get with it, Avaya! Mobile customers are changing the call/contact center to what I have been calling the "Interaction Center" for two big reasons. First, customer service will increasingly start with online self-service apps, which will provide bet... Arthur Rosenberg, The Unified-View on Solving the Engagement Challenge:
    May 10, 2015 1:43 PM

  • I think customer services have moved beyond the "contact" center, to what I have been calling the "Interaction" center, because we now have mobile customers dealing directly with automated business processes. Better known as "Communications Enabled B... Arthur Rosenberg, The Unified-View on Solving the Engagement Challenge:
    May 1, 2015 4:55 AM

  • The beauty of focusing on the terminating access monopoly is that it doesn't matter whether the Internet access market is competitive or whether a cable company/telco duopoly counts as a competitive market. That has somehow become a partisan politic... Colleen Boothby, LB3 on What the FCC's "Open Internet" Ruling REALLY Means for the Enterprise:
    March 19, 2015 1:56 PM

  • The fact that many business contacts will not start with a legacy voice call is critical. It's not just a better, more flexible, and lower-cost voice connection that will displace the PSTN. Future voice connections will start contextually from onli... Art Rosenberg, The Unified-View on Replacing PSTN with VoIP: Not If, But When:
    March 12, 2015 1:19 PM

  • Not a bad article, but it misses the elephant in the room by just a hair. The argument against regulation is predicated on free market economics, but there is no free market here. Go back to your Econ 101 text, a market is free when sufficient buyers... Randy Grein, WCCG on What the FCC's "Open Internet" Ruling REALLY Means for the Enterprise:
    March 1, 2015 5:48 PM

  • While Enterprises have made a huge move to VoIP - and some service providers are pretty much "there" for fixed VoIP via SIP trunks - we really just starting to see the roll-out of VoLTE. This piece is intended as an intro to the next piece that addr... Steven Taylor, Webtorials on Replacing PSTN with VoIP: Not If, But When:
    February 25, 2015 12:39 PM

  • Someone needs to get a sense of proportion. Agreed SDDC may have a big impact - especially on data centre operators, but it is mainly around improving workflows. Compare it to moving to data centres in the 1st place, using IP by default, or the mig... Stephen Hope Vodafone on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Software Defined Data Center :
    February 24, 2015 10:07 AM

  • Wow - Are we still talking about this done deal? I started work on this migration 12 years ago over here in the UK. We're almost done, the coppper loop might still be there but behind it we have Softswitches, IP Exchange for carrier to carrier SIP tr... Neill Wilkinson on Replacing PSTN with VoIP: Not If, But When:
    February 6, 2015 2:42 PM

  • The State-of-the-Internet report from Prolexic provided some great technical background for this TechNote.... Steven Taylor, Webtorials on Security: SIP-Based Contact Centers:
    February 5, 2015 5:52 PM

  • The "Operational Costs" should be heavily weighted in a multi-year view. Most of the costs there are recurring, while the "Capital Costs" and "Implementation Costs" are pretty much non-recurring.... Steven Taylor, Webtorials on Nemertes: TCO of IPT & UC:
    February 5, 2015 5:35 PM

  • Still only a 1 Year study?? Need to extend to 3 or 5 to get full picture. ... From Twitter on Nemertes: TCO of IPT & UC:
    February 5, 2015 5:29 PM

  • This piece begins to address some - but not all of the bigger issues surrounding PTSN retirement. For example, either all non-VoIP phones must be replaced, or somebody will be selling a lot of gateways so Grandma's rotary dial phone in the kitchen w... Larry Hettick, Webtorials on Why Replacing the PSTN with VoIP Won't Be Easy:
    February 5, 2015 5:21 PM

  • I wonder why Interactive Intelligence is not included since they have thousands of IP PBXs implemented as part of their standard solution. ... Eddie Howard - Altivon on Nemertes: TCO of IPT & UC:
    February 4, 2015 3:26 PM

  • Also. AT&T plans to have 70% of the network managed as a SDN by 2020, so the next five years are sure to be exciting, both for the telcos and for their customers. ... Larry Hettick, Webtorials on Replacing PSTN with VoIP: Not If, But When:
    January 13, 2015 12:08 PM

  • AT&T is at the forefront among tier one carriers for making a rapid conversion to VoIP, with plans to retire their PSTN and SS7 network by 2020. As born out by their recent notice about service terminations discussed recently here at Webtorials (see... Steven Taylor, Webtorials on Replacing PSTN with VoIP: Not If, But When:
    January 13, 2015 12:05 PM

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