When network problems surface, are you able to quickly identify and address the issues to keep your network performing optimally? Understanding network traffic and how it flows is essential when trying to resolve issues, or even when analyzing the [...]
What is NetFlow and What Can It Do for You?
By Sheenika Wilson | March 30th, 2021 |Categories: NetFlow, Network Traffic Management,, IP traffic, network traffic
A Primer on STIR/SHAKEN
By Sheenika Wilson | December 15th, 2020 |Categories: Voice Service, FCC, STIR/SHAKEN, Robocalls, Hosted VoIP
Have you ever gotten a phone call from what looks like a familiar number only to answer and find out that it's a call about your car warranty or some other potential scam? If you have, then you've probably been a victim of Caller ID spoofing where [...]
Voice Service Requirements for RDOF Recipients
By Sheenika Wilson | October 28th, 2020 |Categories: RDOF Auction, RDOF Voice Requirements, Voice Service, Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, FCC
In its efforts to continue bridging the digital divide, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has created several initiatives injecting millions (now billions) into bringing broadband access to unserved areas in America. Taking cues from the [...]
Broadband Usage Caps’ Increase - For the Better?
By Sheenika Wilson | November 1st, 2016 |Categories: Blog, Hot Topics
When Internet Service Providers (ISPs) began doling out broadband usage caps, there were groans heard around the world from consumers that were not happy that they could no longer enjoy the freedom of having “limitless” use of their Internet [...]
Revenue Opportunities with Commercial Voice
By Sheenika Wilson | November 13th, 2015 |Categories: Blog, Hot Topics, Technology, commercial VoIP, commercial VoIP revenue, VoIP, VoIP revenue, cloud-based VoIP
With a slight decline in revenue streams for cable operators, being able to focus on lucrative opportunities with commercial customers is likely at the top of the operators' to-do lists. For those who offer voice services and even those who don't, [...]
DOCSIS 3.1 Series: PNM - A 3-Step Plan for Success Part Three
By Sheenika Wilson | July 22nd, 2015 |Categories: Blog, Technology, case study, DOCSIS, Fidelity Communications, PNM, proactive network maintenance
The days of using the "break/fix" method of troubleshooting cable plant issues are quickly fading, and cable operators have DOCSIS Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) to thank for that. With PNM in use, operators are able to identify network [...]
Correlation Groups and vTDR in Proactive Network Maintenance
By Sheenika Wilson | October 1st, 2014 |Categories: Ask an Expert, PNM, proactive network maintenance, correlation groups, ask a broadband expert, PreEqualization Analyzer, vTDR
As its name suggests, proactive network maintenance (PNM) allows cable operators to get ahead of the curve in being able to diagnose issues in the cable plant. When network impairments are concentrated in an area, it’s easier to locate the problems [...]