Network News

  • Hosted Voice – Hosted PBX

    To understand Hosted Voice, understanding the old PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) and the PBX (Private Branch Exchange) first is helpful. PSTN The PSTN is a highly regulated infrastructure that provides voice calls to the United States and the World. It is regulated, expensive, and reliable. This network provides a [Read More...]

  • What is Caller ID Spoofing? (and why Caller ID should not be trusted)

    During the 2009 to 2010 time period, the rural telephone company I was working for started receiving a large volume of customer complaints for fraudulent calls and in particular incorrect caller ID. The customers were seeing a caller ID that was equal to their own phone number or a number very [Read More...]

  • Technology and History “Kranzberg’s Laws” applied to Telecom

    Christopher Mims, wrote an article reminding us of Dr Kranzberg’s six laws of Technology. Here is a link to the WSJ article. I was lucky enough to be at the Georgia Institute of Technology during Dr. Kranzberg’s tenure, but was never lucky enough to register in time to enroll in his [Read More...]

  • Speed testing your internet connection

    Internet speed testing has multiple applications: From testing a new wi-fi access point, debugging the corporate LAN, to testing the ISP’s (Internet Service Provider’s) connection to your company. The internet speed testing document covers how internet speed testing works and how to get the most accurate results.  Please download the pdf document [Read More...]

  • iRis Plans Underway to Construct Key iRis NGN Interconnect Routes in Tennessee

    iRis Networks announces plans to construct three new key routes in Tennessee. The key segments, totaling over 897 miles, are Johnson City–Knoxville–Chattanooga, Memphis–Nashville–Chattanooga and Knoxville–Nashville–Clarksville. Tennessee and the surrounding region are experiencing significant growth in the demand of broadband infrastructure and services. Businesses and service providers are looking to increase [Read More...]

  • iRis and NGN Interconnect to Combine Network Reach Between Tennessee and North Georgia, Offering Economic Development Opportunities to the Region

    NASHVILLE, Tenn., and CLARKESVILLE, Ga. – iRis Networks and NGN announce that the companies have established a fiber Ethernet interconnection to combine the capabilities and reach of both networks, and to strengthen broadband availability between Nashville, Knoxville and Cleveland, Tenn., and Atlanta and North Georgia. The interconnection of networks will provide the region’s business community [Read More...]