C&W Grew the Channel
Many partners came out of MCI and C&W. The largest CLECs would recruit on college campuses. College students could be exposed to telecom. Today, no CLECs. No college recruiting. Most …
Telecom
Where is Cloud Comms Going?
Right now there are a number of factors surrounding voice. The Metaswitch acquisition by Alianza, the second time that Metaswitch has been sold. The bankruptcies of Mitel and Avaya. The …
The Coming Disruption
Does anyone remember PGi and their GlobalMeet product? Siris acquired PGI in 2015 for $1B! PGi was in the video meeting, webinar, collab space. In 2020, during the height of …
A Cautionary Tale
Analyst Joe Rittenhouse has a post on LinkedIn about Mitel’s current situation. He references a UC Today story about the debt service being $130M per quarter! Comments on the LI …
EC25 – AI and CX
Went to Enterprise Connect yesterday. Had some meetings and walked the show floor. Two terms showed up at most booths: CX and AI. Not a surprise, but really boring. The …
Mitel Goes BK
LinkedIn this morning is buzzing with news that Mitel is going to file bankruptcy to deal with $1.15B in debt. Mitel has accumulated this debt, largely due to financial commitments to …