This article was originally posted on GeoTel Communications' blog Along with Google’s announcement that they will bring their Fiber service to Austin, Texas, another announcement from a corporate blog has recently started to gain the attention of Texas locals. This announcement came from a much less popular telecom company in the area, Time Warner Cable. Announced in their corporate blog, Time Warner plans to deploy free public Wifi for its customers in Austin. The company is also offering

Internet2 is on the hunt for new and innovative ways to apply SDN and OpenFlow standards across its 100G R&E network, and it’s willing to pay to find them.  Last week in this press release, Internet2 announced a joint effort with Ciena, Juniper and Brocade to award cash prizes to the best open source end-user applications that make use of OpenFlow-enabled SDN capabilities of switches and controllers like those found on the Internet2 Network. The program will provide grants of up to $10,000 f

Even though it’s 2013 and VoIP is a multi-billion dollar industry, there are still many VoIP myths floating around. This post dispels 5 of the most common: http://blog.ipsmarx.com/5-common-voip-myths/?utm_source=telecomyou&utm_medium=blogs&utm_campaign=JT

A recent report by India VoIP Market Forecast & Opportunities predicts a 27% annual growth rate over the next five years in the Indian VoIP market. It cites increased 3G/LTE deployments and greater broadband coverage as major contributing factors. Read more here:http://blog.ipsmarx.com/explosive-27-annual-growth-rate-expected-in-indian-voip-market/?utm_source=telecomyou&utm_medium=blogs&utm_campaign=JT  

  With a carrier department incorporated in IPsmarx we have leading termination experts on our side to answer all the questions that you need answered. These questions are all the information you need to pick the best Carrier for your VoIP business for quality, reliability and convenience. Here are a few of the questions that will be answered: What is the difference between white, grey, gold, CLI, wholesale rates etc? Does more expensive mean better quality routes? Will I be charged per second?

The concept of b2b lead generation outsourcing has been paying rich dividends to thousands of organizations across the world, and the reason is simple. It’s best to let the experts do the job they specialize in. still, there are certain aspects that need to be monitored by the company that is availing the services, i.e., serving as the proverbial ‘client’. The first among these is the importance of validating leads, since bad leads cost time as well as money, since the number of man hours invest

It’s important for organizations to understand, before taking a call on b2b lead generation outsourcing, whether they want to follow the nomad or settler philosophy. With time, there have been many approaches adopted by b2b lead generation outsourcing firms to get to the desired objective for their clients. The difference is basically in terms of how the business leads are treated, which often is the deciding factor towards knowing whether the business would flourish or not. The first approach i

Success in B2B appointment setting is not a very difficult task. All it takes is a few simple tactics, and one can get really phenomenal results. For many enterprises, B2B appointment setting is one of the most important sources of generating revenues, which is why it’s all the more important that the executives responsible for getting hot leads via this method should be more proficient at their job. The first point to consider in this regard is to understand the objection resolution technique.

B2B appointment setting is one of the most impactful means of securing new business, if the call is made at the right time. There are essentially two kinds of thought processes when it comes to B2B appointment setting. There are proponents of the theory who claim that it’s probably the most effective means of reaching out to the people who matter the most; and there are those who oppose the concept, saying that telephonic conversation as a means of getting new leads is obsolete. It is imperativ

There are certain key phrases that are always useful in sales lead generation when it’s an inbound method. One of the most common among these – this is out of my jurisdiction. Now, the reason why this is dangerous is because it may seem like one is trying to evade responsibility or is not the right authority to talk to. Reason enough for the prospect to drop out of the call. However, there are some cases where this dialogue is not only valid, but necessary. In such a scenario, not speaking the