Telecom Buzz

IQ Wired Gift Drive Helps Denver Children

2011-12-12T13:00:00-05:00

IQ Wired's Q4 (fourth quarter) 2011 Community Project provided Christmas gifts for 24 children who otherwise would have none. The company achieved this goal by working with Community Ministry of Southwest Denver.

"The work Community Ministry does is so important,"

Case Study - Mid Size Business

2011-08-03T15:00:00-05:00

Company:

Home décor retail chain with 15 stores in 3 states

Challenges:

Customer didn’t know what they had or reall

Case Study - Large Business

2011-08-03T11:00:00-05:00

Company:

Nationwide bank

Challenges:

Due to fast growth, struggled with opening new branches effectively
Need sophisticated

Case Study - Small Business

2011-08-03T09:00:00-05:00

Company:

Dermatology clinic with 3 sites

Challenges:

Customer was getting 8 telecom bills from 3 separate carriers and was paying for serv

Fiber installation and prepping for the future

2011-06-29T02:00:00-05:00

Companies are using more and more bandwidth every day. As a result, the number of request for fiber-based fast services has rapidly increased of late. Services delivered over fiber are highly desirable, generally affordable and always sca

What's most important with making IT decisions?

2011-06-29T01:00:00-05:00

In my experience with IQ Wired and the telecom industry in general, I have found that one of the most important things for companies to assess when making a decision as to whom the proper support will be for their businesses, is the potential longevity of the relationships and entities they ar

Do you know the difference between a DSS voice circuit and a PRI?

2011-06-29T01:00:00-05:00

Do you know the difference between a DSS voice circuit and a PRI? Some carriers offer two types of voice T1 circuits, one called a DSS and one called a PRI. Both T1’s offer voice calls with DID’s (Direct Inward Dialing). The circuit that is most commonly known as a DSS circuit offe

What should a customer look for when exploring telecom carriers?

2011-06-29T01:00:00-05:00

First and foremost one should make sure they are looking at an apples to apples comparison. Some carriers do not offer certain applications in their offering (i.e. LD minutes, web hosting with SEO options, some offer a couple of analog lines as a free add on to a full PRI, etc.). E

Contract Auto Renewals:

2011-06-29T01:00:00-05:00

Most telecommunications providers have incorporated auto renewal clauses into their agreements in an effort to reduce the amount “churn” in their customer base. Carrier contracts will typically auto renew unless the customer provides writ

The Case for Carrier Network Management Services

2011-06-29T01:00:00-05:00

The Case for Carrier Network Management Services:

Today’s networks for a multi-site environment are infrastructure intensive. This infrastructure is costly, environmentally sensitive and absolutely mission critical. Further, multi-data center strategies for redunda

What’s The Hype Around Cloud Computing?

2011-06-22T07:20:00-05:00

Cloud computing can have many meanings. One of which are services or applications that you as a customer can access through an internet connection. That is the focus of this article.

Applications in the cloud provide ways to let businesses operate through e-m