100 Mbps Internet Access? The FCC Wants It To Happen
It looks as though the FCC is looking for a big change when it comes to the speed to and increasing the number of households that would have that access to higher speed internet access. FCC chairman Julius Genachowski recently announced an effort that would target of 100 million households to get 100Mbps internet access [...]
Telcom Carriers Want An Even Bigger Slice
With the success of Apple’s iPhone owed much to their App Store that touts over 100,000 apps available to their customers, many hardware and software providers have taken notice. Research In Motion has the RIM Application Center, Google – the Android Market, Qualcomm, Nokia, Handango and Microsoft to name a few have Mobile Application Stores [...]
Got a Telecom Refund Coming to You? Don’t Wait.
One of the best ways to reduce your telecom bills is simply doing a basic review of your services regularly. In my 2 decades of experience I can tell you that you have a greater than 80% chance of finding ways of reducing your costs by doing so. NOT ALL cost-corrective opportunities are easy to [...]
One Vendor, Multiple Prices, Wrong Answers and Outright Lies. What Gives?
If you’ve ever had to send out a Request For Proposal (RFP) or simply tried to find the pricing for a telecom product or service you know that it’s not always a simple matter. If you call up the local office, search for pricing on the company’s website, or compare prices from your neighbor down [...]
Top 5 Ways To Attack Telecom Services Like Steve Jobs Does Business
Love him or hate him, Steve Jobs is one of the most influential business people in modern history. His leadership approach has created huge growth for Apple, and the millions of fans who hang on to his every word, he is a sort of god. Those fan are hoping that the technology he brings enhanced [...]
Individual Liable versus Corporate Liable Phones, You Need To Consider These Six Facts.
Not too long ago I was asked about the pro and cons between corporate liable and individual liable wireless phones and what is the best way for a company to go. Mostly, I get this question because it is a way for a company to control costs and reduce the need to deal with their [...]
How Do You Know If Your Company Needs a Telecom Audit
One of the questions we run into when the topic of a telecom audit is raise is when is the proper time to actually have your telecommunications services reviewed? The answer depends on a number of different factors and what your goals are, but typically there are a few indicators that it might be time [...]
Telecom Auditing + My Clients = My Passion
I have been in the telecom business my entire professional life. Quite literally after graduating from college, I called up the manager of a large telecom and demanded that I work for him, I suppose the rest is history. Some people ask me how much telecom has changed since I started in the business (wooa [...]
Don’t Want To Use Your Minutes? There’s an App For That
In a reversal of Apple’s original policy for blocking any applications such as Google Voice from being able to make phone calls using only the data connection charges from the iPhone carrier AT&T, Apple will allow the iPhone to make VoIP phone over their 3G network by releasing the iPhone SDK which will allow developers [...]
Telecom Auditing Wisdom Is NOT One Person
One of the best things I can claim a little credit for, is recognizing my strengths and weaknesses. I realize when something is in or out of our skill set, and I’ll be the first to tell you that too. However, in telecom auditing, recognition of my strengths and weaknesses is definitely not a luxury [...]
Benny Carreon is the President and CEO of GrayBear Resources Group. GBR is a next-generation telecommunications consulting firm. We aren't a telephone company's vendor disguising itself as a consultant. We don't sell carrier products that would conflict with out mission - our goal is to work for our clients by reducing costs, streamlining services, eliminating waste and fraud while providing the least disruption to your business.
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