About
Gina Narcisi is a senior editor covering the public cloud and telecom markets for CRN.com. Prior to joining CRN, she covered networking news and the unified communications space for TechTarget. She graduated with a B.A. in communications from the University of Rhode Island. Gina is a self-proclaimed foodie who enjoys yoga and traveling in her spare time.
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Sprint, T-Mobile Megamerger Terms Amended Following Green Light To Join Forces
by Gina Narcisi
The new terms will give T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom a 43 percent stake in the soon-to-be "New T-Mobile" and Sprint parent company SoftBank a 24 percent stake.
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CenturyLink Steps Up Security With Rapid Threat Defense Offering For Enterprises, Partners
by Gina Narcisi
'With Rapid Threat Defense, we are providing our partners with threat detection and response capability at the network level and a service where customers can set policies based on their particular needs,' says CenturyLink Channel Chief Garrett Gee.
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Coronavirus Making A Strong Case For UC&C Solutions, Says Partners
by Gina Narcisi
"We've always used tools like WeChat to interact with people in China and we are doing a little more conferencing, but the reality is, business has slowed down," says one solution provider that partners with Chinese tech vendors.
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Lifesize Partner Program Redesigned Around Lucrative Agent Model: Exclusive
by Gina Narcisi
Lifesize is transitioning its partner program away from a traditional reseller model to an agent model, with the goal to move the majority of U.S.-based partners to the new selling motion by the end of 2020.
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Extreme Networks' Norman Rice: 5 Things To Know About Extreme's Channel Strategy In 2020
by Gina Narcisi
Extreme Networks is shifting channel responsibilities out into its geographies. Additionally, partners can expect more incentives around cloud, software, and services, says Extreme's COO Norman Rice.
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Windstream Channel Chief: Integrating Indirect, Direct Sales Teams Key To Returning To Growth
by Gina Narcisi
As Windstream pivots to focus on next-generation technologies, such as Unified Communications as a Service and SD-WAN, the walls had to come down between the sales teams and channel conflict had to be eliminated, Channel Chief Matt Milliron tells CRN.
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Arista Networks Officially Acquires Big Switch Networks
by Gina Narcisi
On the heels of January reports, Arista Networks revealed during its Q4 2019 earnings call that it has acquired Big Switch Networks to boost network visibility.
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MWC Barcelona 2020 Called Off Due To Coronavirus
by Gina Narcisi
With many of the world's tech heavy hitters out of the lineup, the GSMA Association officially calls off MWC 2020.
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Cisco Q2 Revenue Softens As Macro Uncertainties Affect IT Spending
by Gina Narcisi
But some macroeconomic issues have started to settle, such as Brexit and the trade between U.S. and China, which Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said will help spending pick up.
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Judge OKs $26.5B Sprint/T-Mobile Megamerger, Reshaping U.S. Wireless Market
by Gina Narcisi
The decision by a U.S. district court judge clears one final hurdle to Sprint and T-Mobile's third merger attempt in six years.
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Cisco And Others Drop Out Of MWC 2020 Amid Coronavirus Concerns
by Gina Narcisi
Cisco joins many other companies dropping out of MWC 2020, including Amazon Web Services, Facebook, and Sprint, citing health concerns for its employees and partners.
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Search For Poly CEO Is On As Joe Burton Steps Down, Former Polycom Leader Named Interim CEO
by Gina Narcisi
Joe Burton, Poly's president and CEO, has stepped down. Robert Hagerty, chairman of Poly's board of directors and former CEO of Polycom, is serving as Poly's leader while the company searches for its permanent replacement.
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Avaya Cloud, Subscription Pivot Requires Partners To ‘Run The Plays’
by Gina Narcisi
‘Avaya has the playbook, but how do you get us to run the plays?’ asks one Avaya partner. ‘They have the vision and the products to get there … but they need more work on how to do it.’
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Former BlackBerry Exec Alex Thurber Joins Pulse Secure As Global CRO
by Gina Narcisi
‘The opportunity at Pulse to look over revenue from around the world was very appealing … I have a way of not looking at things just how we built them in the U.S. and then throwing them over the fence,’ Thurber, the new chief revenue officer, tells CRN.
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