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Which VoIP/SIP Codec Should You Use?

Posted on November 29, 2017May 15, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

How To Describe the Quality of a SIP Trunking Call “So clear, you can hear a pin drop!” Are you old enough to remember the very successful tag line for Sprint Communications' long distance service back in the ancient 1990’s? “Can you hear me now?” Or...Did you grow up remembering the equally (if not more) successful phrase that Verizon Wireless made part of our cultural reality in the new mi...
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Year in Review 2012: Verizon accelerates copper-to-fiber transition

Posted on March 23, 2013December 26, 2014 by Daniel Kobale

The news: Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is emphatic that it is not going to expand its FiOS FTTH footprint outside of cities that already have the service, choosing instead to focus on expanding the fiber optic service in its existing markets. At the same time, the telco is migrating its copper network to fiber in areas that are near a current FiOS deployment. Following Hurricane Sandy, ...
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Verizon takes advantage of Superstorm Sandy to accelerate copper-to-fiber migration

Posted on March 23, 2013December 26, 2014 by Daniel Kobale

Lowell McAdam, CEO of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), on Tuesday revealed that the telco will replace the decades-old copper wires that were severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy with fiber. McAdam told attendees at the UBS Financial conference that while the company could not offer an estimate on the actual damage to its network, he sees an opportunity to "take advantage of this disruption" a...
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