Telecommunications
Use Your Email Signature
Small Businesses usually have very little money for advertising, but one of the simplest way to get free advertising is to use your email Signature. A simple email Signature will have your Name, Title and Company name such as; Steven G. Atkinson Owner/Chief Consultant, E/S Technology Consulting But it should have a lot more. Let [...]
Are Your Network and Policies Ready?
Billions of dollars will be spent this holiday seasons, but do you realize that you, The Business Owner, could be losing many dollars during the season? The first work day after the Thanksgiving holiday is one the busiest day for on-line shopping. Why is this? This is the day when those who don’t have Internet [...]
Northern Electric
Last week I was part of the team that put on a Trade Conference of East Coast Nortel Users. Anyone who has been following Nortel will no doubt be aware that the company is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the Enterprise Solutions (Telecom) portion of it has been auctioned off. The date for the deal [...]
Acronym: LNP
LNP – Local Number Portability This was defined in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as the “ability of users of telecommunications services to retain, at the same location, existing telecommunications numbers without impairment of quality, reliability, or convenience when switching from one telecommunications carrier to another.” In short allowing one to move their existing number [...]
All Business Communications are Not Equal
At one time it was simple to communication with another business associate. To have a conversation with them, you called their office telephone number and talked over the phone. If a written proposal was needed, you sent it through the mail. As technology changed, some of these changed as well. To have the proposal delivered, [...]
IM for Business? Why Not?
There are plenty of ways to instantly get in touch with someone. You can use the telephone to call someone. You can send an email. But are you using Instant Messaging as part of your normal business practice. Instant Messaging or IM has been popular for years with the younger generation. At first it was [...]
Term: Customer Premise Equipment
Customer Premise Equipment This term in actuality does make some sense. It’s equipment that is located on the site of the customer (usually referenced to by the Telecommunications Carrier, Voice or Data). This could be equipment that is owned by the carrier or, more commonly, owned by the customer. Depending on who owns the equipment [...]
Acronym: RBOC
ROBC – Regional Bell Operating Company. With the divesture of ATT in 1984, seven regional companies, also called “Baby Bells” were formed to supply local telephone service with ATT as the Long-Distance Carrier. These seven companies were; Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, NYNEX, Pacific Telesis (also known as Pacific Bell), Southwestern Bell and US West. Not [...]
Term: Loop Back
Loop Back This is a method of performing transmission tests on a circuit, not requiring the assistance of personnel at the distant end. This happens when a signal in sent from a central communications device (usually at the carrier’s central office) and returned to it in a way to determine correct operation of the circuit [...]
Acronyms – What do they mean?
Many times just knowing what the acronym means gives one an idea of its purpose and how it’s used. Here is a list of some telecommunications acronyms. Telephony Acronyms: ACD (Automatic Call Director) CDR (Call Detail Recording) CLID (Calling Line IDentifaction) CSU/DSU (Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit) DNIS (Dialed Number Identification Service) ISDN (Integrated Services [...]
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