http://www.telecomauditguide.com "Telecom Tips and Strategies" by TelCon Associates, Inc. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:09:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Verizon has won top honors in Fortune Magazine's latest list of "most admired companies". The New York based telecommunications giant racked up top rankings in six our of nine reputation attributes: innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, quality of management, long-term investment and quality products and services. "It's an ... http://www.telecomauditguide.com/verizon/fortune-magazine-verizon-named-top-telecom-company-for-2010/ In the late 1990's, Yahoo paid little attention to a new search company called Google. Fast forward 12 years and...well, you know the story. Looks like Google is at it again, but this time in the world of broadband. Google unveiled plans to connect U.S. homes to the internet ... http://www.telecomauditguide.com/broadband/google-gets-passing-glance-from-telecom-carrier-execs/ Organizations indicated that the top two pressures that drove the need for telecom lifecycle management were the bottom-line demand to drive down all operational costs and the strategic need to plan future communications deployments. Cost was an ever-present theme in 2009 as the economy crumbled in most sectors, forcing unprecedented ... http://www.telecomauditguide.com/telecommunications/aberdeen-study-64-say-driving-down-telecom-costs-top-priority/ By now you have undoubtedly heard of Apple's newest breakthrough product: the iPad. Rumors were circulating that AT&T would not be the exclusive provider for the device, but those rumors turned out to be completely false. AT&T, in fact, WILL be the exclusive 3G provider for the new iPad, as it now ... http://www.telecomauditguide.com/3g/can-att-handle-increased-demand-from-ipad-users/ When it comes to reducing company telecom expenses, more and more companies are beginning to consider outsourcing as a viable and intelligent option. Although "outsourcing" seems to be the buzzword these days, there are things you need to know and be aware of before you take the plunge and enter into ... http://www.telecomauditguide.com/outsourcing/cut-telecom-expenses-through-outsourcing/ Think your Blackberry or iPhone can now do it all?  Think again. The next generation of smart phones for business people and consumers will be RFID capable while making wider use of NFC  - a wicked combination that is sure to unlock the enormous potential of expanding the current capabilities of ... http://www.telecomauditguide.com/iphone/rfid-and-nfc-coming-soon-to-a-cell-phone-near-you/ Every company at one time or another will have telecom user issues and problems that someone - either inside or outside the firm - will need to address and solve.  Adding and removing lines, adding new phone features, internet troubles, phone system and voice mail issues, etc. are all problems ... http://www.telecomauditguide.com/telecommunications/how-to-manage-and-solve-telecom-trouble-tickets/