Mobile Networks Report: T-Mobile's Focus On Innovation Helps It Beat AT&T, Verizon With Fastest Overall Network
Wireless analytics firm OpenSignal crowns T-Mobile as having the quickest and most responsive LTE network in fourth-quarter 2017.
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Verizon CEO: Next-Gen Technologies, Oath Media Business Set Up Carrier To Compete
'Our focus is to use the assets that we have today to be competitive in ways the others can't compete. We see much more opportunity to be innovative versus using tax reform to bring our prices down,' Lowell McAdam said on the company's earnings call Tuesday. -
CRN Interview: AT&T Channel Chief On Why Partners Need Recurring Revenue And How They Can Help Shape A Software-Defined Future
"We are moving from a hardware-centric business to a software business ... We want to make sure we have a vibrant, high-growth channel if we are going to make that transition," said Zee Hussain, channel chief of AT&T Partner Solutions. -
Cisco Expands Spectre, Meltdown Probe To Nine More Products
In an update to a security advisory, the networking giant says it is investigating several network application, service and acceleration products, as well as network management, routing and server products. -
Former Cisco CEO Chambers Launches Tech-Focused Venture Firm
The firm already has eight companies in its portfolio, including four – Airware, OpenGov, Pindrop and Sprinklr – on which Chambers serves as a board member. -
Comcast Dubs AWS 'Preferred' Provider As Cable Giant Leans On Public Cloud To Stay Nimble, Competitive
Comcast is fully embracing the public cloud to help run its own products and services more efficiently, as well as evolve its offerings more quickly for customers and partners. -
Cradlepoint Pivots To Subscription-Based, Software-First Sales Model, Says Partners Will Now Have Closer Ties To The Customer Journey
The new SD-WAN-based strategy organizes Cradlepoint's hardware and software offerings into three set categories, which it says delivers more predictable recurring revenue to partners. -
5 Things To Know About Cisco's Encrypted Traffic Analytics System
Partners can leverage ETA to help customers understand 'how they can have more efficient security' and will be able to build out a larger practice with larger deal sizes, says Cisco executive Prashanth Shenoy. -
CRN Exclusive: TBI Taps 35-Year Telecom Veteran To Lead Engineering Efforts
Master agent TBI has hired Steve Roos as its new vice president of engineering. In his extensive role, Roos will leverage his 35 years' worth of telecom experience to help partners up to speed with the latest technologies and start earning more revenue. -
Comcast Introduces Internet 'Insurance Policy' To Keep SMBs Up And Running During Outages
With Connection Pro, solution providers can start earning additional revenue on the cost-effective internet add-on, while ensuring near-100 percent uptime for their SMB customers. -
CRN Interview: ThousandEyes VP Kedia On Juniper Partnership, And Bringing 'Some Semblance Of Control' To Enterprise Cloud Networking
ThousandEyes executive Ashwin Kedia speaks with CRN about how the company's new partnership with Juniper Networks will help enterprises move more quickly to deliver, develop and troubleshoot their networks. -
Channel Stalwart Ken Archer On His Exec Role At Nectar, The Red Hot UC Market And Making The Most Of Microsoft, Cisco Relationships
New Nectar executive Ken Archer spoke with CRN about recruiting partners to the network monitoring and performance management firm and how he'll attack the booming unified communications market. -
Channel Veteran Ken Archer Made Chief Revenue Officer At Nectar
The position gives the channel veteran an opportunity to double down on Nectar's relationships with Microsoft and Cisco Systems. -
Huawei Loses U.S. Carrier Support, But Partners Can Still Resell The Latest Huawei Smartphone
Political pressure may have ultimately caused the erosion of reported deals between Huawei and two of the country's wireless leaders, but partners looking to add another competitive option to iPhone and Android devices can still access Huawei products via retail channels. -
AT&T Brings More Focus, Bigger Investment To Its Channel Partner Program
AT&T reveals a new commission model that gives solution providers access to recurring revenue as part of a larger channel program restructuring. -
Telecom Companies Cut Hundreds Of Jobs As Legacy Businesses Decline
Many of the country's largest telecom providers, including AT&T, Comcast, and CenturyLink, are cutting headcount tied to their legacy businesses and, in one case, raising broadband prices. -
Here's How Five Top Networking Vendors Are Responding To Spectre, Meltdown Exploits
Cisco, Huawei, HPE Aruba, Arista Networks and Juniper Networks have all responded to the Spectre and Meltdown exploits by issuing security advisories that demonstrate a range of possible impacts and preventative actions. -
Cisco Investigating Dozens Of Routers, Switches, Servers That May Be Affected By Spectre, Meltdown Exploits
In a security advisory issued Thursday night, Cisco says it is putting dozens of routers, switches and servers under the microscope to find out whether any of them may be affected by the Spectre or Meltdown exploits. -
CRN Interview: Star2Star, Blueface CEO Foy On Channel Commitment, Double-Digit Growth Hopes And Outmaneuvering Mitel
Alan Foy tells CRN that the company can't capitalize on rapidly growing markets in North America, Europe and Asia without a stable of strong partners committed to selling across its newly expanded portfolio and in combination with hot SaaS offerings. -
Star2Star Merges With Blueface And Becomes StarBlue, New CEO Counting On Channel To Spur Rapid Global Growth
Alan Foy, formerly CEO of Dublin, Ireland-based Blueface and now head of the combined company, says Star2Star's strong channel program will serve as a blueprint as StarBlue expands into new geographies and deeper into midmarket and enterprise accounts.
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