In this 12 minute part-two podcast, TC2's David Lee and Joe Schmidt continue their discussion about why enterprises are depending on unified communications, or UC, more than ever.

In this 5 minute second part of the two-part podcast series, Larry York, TC2's Executive Director, along with Directors Tony Mangino and Joe Schmidt, continue their discussion of how COVID-19 is impacting enterprise network services ...

On August 12, 2019 the FCC created a new Fraud Division within the Enforcement Bureau.

Robocalls, those calls initiated from an autodialer that connect you with a pre-recorded message, had nearly 50 billion calls originated in 2018 in the US and is the number one complaint at the FCC.

Comcast recently announced the closing of their acquisition of Masergy, a provider of managed WAN and cloud-based services.

The typical long-term contract structure for enterprise ITC deals, particularly telecom deals, has traditionally been a revenue commitment over a fixed period of time.

If you buy technology and services from a value added reseller (VAR), it's important that you also have direct relationships with the key product manufacturers – also known as OEMs (short for original equipment manufacturers) –

If you're a savvy buyer of technology, you know that it's seldom that you just accept the terms of a deal that your vendor offers … you negotiate it.

When companies buy technology, one of the steps that often neglect to take is benchmarking.

Successful ICT implementations begin during the procurement process, not when you hand over the new contract to the implementation team.

According to sources, GTT Communications is heading into Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Along with our colleagues at TechCaliber, we have always advocated for using a lifecycle approach for ICT contracts, and as technologies and suppliers have changed over the years...

Recent Q2 2022 financial results from some of the big telcos tell a much different story from a few years ago, and certainly from 8-10 years ago. AT&T and Verizon both had a weak 2nd quarter...

Enterprises face many increasingly complex issues trying to manage network transport expenses.

Kevin DiLallo, a Partner at LB3, and Joe Schmidt from TC2 take a close look at Private 5G, a 5G service that could deliver huge productivity and cost advantages to enterprises.

LB3 and TC2 recently ran a three-part on-line class covering the basics of telecom procurement and contracting.

The market for managed network services is undergoing some significant changes. Enterprises are increasingly shifting their reliance away from carriers for managed services to system integrator led managed services.

As more applications are being transitioned to the cloud, and as COVID-19 is becoming COVID-21 and the work-from-home scenario is becoming the new normal for many businesses, there is an urgent need for work-from-anywhere ...

When negotiating mid-market deals enterprises require a different perspective than they employ in their big business deals.

An important question IT organizations have to ask when evaluating their network and ICT needs is – Should I outsource or am I better off doing it in-house?