Staying Connected

At LB3 and TC2 we are continuing to cover the strategic shift in enterprise networking toward broadband. In this 7-minute episode, Tony Mangino joins Sara Crifasi to break down the business case for broadband and discuss how enterprise customers can leverage the opportunity for cost savings and enhanced connectivity. With appropriate planning, enterprises can weigh the practicalities and potential challenges of integrating broadband into their network strategies, gaining necessary foresight prior to engaging procurement.

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AI continues to drive innovation in the Contact-Center-as-a-Service (CCaaS) space, significantly improving agent efficiency and customer experience. However, the use of AI in CCaaS solutions, while almost ubiquitous, is not without potential risk to the enterprise.

In this 10-minute podcast, Laura McDonald joins Tony Mangino to discuss pending legal actions related to AI and CCaaS service and strategies to mitigate the legal risks inherent in the technology.

If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Network Services Transactions and Information Technology Advisory Services webpages.

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Two recent Supreme Court decisions may shake things up at the FCC when it comes to rulemakings and enforcement authority. In this 7-minute podcast, Steve Rosen joins Sara Crifasi to talk about how the Supreme Court rulings in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and SEC v. Jarkesy could lead to a slowdown in the FCC's implementation of new rules.

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AT&T recently revealed that it suffered a major data breach affecting nearly all of its wireless subscribers, making this one of the largest communications data breaches in recent history. While data breaches are all too common today, enterprise customers shouldn't let their frequency desensitize them from maintaining best practices in contracting for security.

In this 8-minute podcast, Deb Boehling joins Sara Crifasi to discuss how enterprises can negotiate appropriate terms in their IT and telecom agreements for appropriate protections related to service providers' breaches.

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At TC2 we continue to observe a strategic shift in enterprise networking toward broadband, and the rate of adoption is accelerating.

In this 7-minute podcast, Keith Cook and Brent Knight join Tony Mangino to discuss why customers are more willing than ever to leverage broadband service in their networks and key considerations for developing your broadband strategy.

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This year, several LB3 and TC2 colleagues attended the annual Enterprise Connect conference – a massive event focused on communications, collaboration and CX for enterprise customers. Enterprise Connect provides a venue for customers, service providers, and subject matter experts to explore new service offerings and network with others in the ICT space.

In this 8-minute podcast, TC2's Theresa Knutson, Julie Gardner, and Frank Zagrodnik joined Sara Crifasi to discuss their conference takeaways, including exploring incorporation of AI into UCaaS and CCaaS offerings and attending sessions focused on supporting legacy services while undertaking transformational technologies.

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TC2 is pleased to announce the launch of our IT Cost Management (ITCM) practice that consolidates key service lines focused on rapidly delivering and sustaining IT cost savings for our clients.

In this 9-minute podcast, ITCM practice lead Theresa Knutson joins Tony Mangino to discuss core competencies and specific focus areas of the practice including Technology Expense Management, Cost Optimization and Billing Audits, and Lifecycle Services.

If you would like to learn more about the ITCM practice, please visit our IT Cost Management webpage.

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At the core of most, if not all, outsourcing initiatives is the desire for innovation that will deliver radical change and improvement in the delivery of IT services and support. The reality is that this outcome becomes aspirational when confronted with the need to simply "keep the lights on".

In this 8-minute podcast, TC2 Managing Director Ben Fox joins Tony Mangino to explore this outsourcing conundrum and how both the customer and the supplier can approach these opportunities to drive successful innovation and truly transformational change in the end user experience.

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On the telecom regulatory front, the FCC is formally reinstating a new set of net neutrality rules that reignites what is a highly controversial, on-again/off-again debate regarding the regulation of broadband Internet access services (BIAS). In this 10-minute podcast, Steve Rosen and Sara Crifasi join Tony Mangino to explain the FCC's latest action and why enterprise customers of ICT services should be paying attention.

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Cost of living adjustments, or COLA, are always a key topic in outsourcing contracts, and their presence in negotiations has only been exacerbated with COVID and recent general inflationary pressures. In this 7-minute podcast, Ben Fox joins Sara Crifasi to discuss service providers' recent struggles with COLA and how enterprise customers can manage their negotiations to avoid unnecessary cost increases.

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