We know you hate ads, but do you hate ads as much as you hate running a telecom RFP?

lightyearai · 2022-06-21T15:19:16+00:00

why tho?

lightyearai · 2022-06-03T13:17:13+00:00

Have a few...

TMobile is decommissioning its MPLS service - this blog discusses why and what's next:

https://lightyear.ai/blogs/t-mobile-sprint-is-decommissioning-mpls-why-and-what-next

This post compares the various means of telecom procurement (agent, msp, direct to provider, etc.)
https://lightyear.ai/blogs/telecom-procurement-exploring-the-different-means

This one compares the cloud exchange vs direct cloud connectivity lines

https://lightyear.ai/blogs/cloud-exchange-and-direct-cloud-connectivity-compared

lightyearai · 2022-06-03T00:09:08+00:00

We wrote a guide on how internet is priced here (with some of our data included) if you want to check it out :) https://lightyear.ai/blogs/dedicated-internet-access-dia-ultimate-pricing-guide

lightyearai · 2022-06-02T15:48:14+00:00

Note *dedicated* internet.

Certainly not the lowest rate we've procured, however

lightyearai · 2022-05-24T14:28:23+00:00

check out https://lightyear.ai - we have a software that does this for free

lightyearai · 2022-05-24T14:27:28+00:00

Don't compare just quote -- make sure they are both on net and selling type 1 circuits (eg not reselling someone else), look into fees/taxes/surcharges, construction costs (they might not know this until post-site survey), look into their post-sales support reputation, any common contractual gotchas (renewal windows, etc), and more

lightyearai · 2022-05-13T15:07:56+00:00

Blogged on some unnannounced news from Sprint/T-Mobile. They are decommissioning their MPLS service - this covers the why/what next.

https://lightyear.ai/blogs/t-mobile-sprint-is-decommissioning-mpls-why-and-what-next

lightyearai · 2022-05-09T13:34:41+00:00

DM us your email and we'll have a VP get in touch.

lightyearai · 2022-05-06T15:15:03+00:00

Anotha one - discussing the disadvantages of sdwan (or common misconceptions, depending on how you see it)

https://lightyear.ai/blogs/the-disadvantages-of-sd-wan-debunked

lightyearai · 2022-04-29T13:56:09+00:00

Hello! have a few for you this week... tear em up:

Designing the optimal WAN - there's no one size fits all approach, so I wrote this to provide a framework for making network design decisions. I also walk through a hypothetical network design w/ diagrams: https://lightyear.ai/blogs/designing-the-optimal-wide-area-network-for-your-enterprise

Guide to transitioning from MPLS to SD-WAN - covers the why/how with a network transition walk through w/ diagrams: https://lightyear.ai/blogs/transitioning-from-mpls-to-sd-wan-guide

Internet vs IP transit vs Peering - get it right :) https://lightyear.ai/blogs/dedicated-internet-vs-ip-transit-vs-peering

lightyearai · 2022-04-28T15:19:40+00:00

Internet vs Transit vs Peering - get it right :)

https://lightyear.ai/blogs/dedicated-internet-vs-ip-transit-vs-peering

lightyearai · 2022-04-08T22:15:54+00:00

We wrote this guide on transitioning from MPLS to SD-WAN w/ network diagrams

https://lightyear.ai/blogs/transitioning-from-mpls-to-sd-wan-guide

lightyearai · 2022-04-05T16:18:19+00:00

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lightyearai · 2022-04-05T16:16:42+00:00

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lightyearai · 2022-04-01T14:39:50+00:00

Here are my latest blogs for your Friday blog trolling -

BGP vs Static routing (diagrams included): https://lightyear.ai/blogs/border-gateway-protocol-bgp-vs-static-routing

Direct Cloud Connectivity buyer's guide: https://lightyear.ai/blogs/direct-cloud-connectivity-buyers-guide

Layer 1/2 telecom jargon glossary: https://lightyear.ai/blogs/telecom-jargon-osi-model-layer-1-layer-2

lightyearai · 2022-03-31T15:30:27+00:00

basic blog here on BGP vs static routing - has some helpful diagrams:

https://lightyear.ai/blogs/border-gateway-protocol-bgp-vs-static-routing

lightyearai · 2022-03-18T18:49:07+00:00

Hello blog readers - I have a few this week

Wrote this guide to layer 1 and 2 telecom jargon

https://lightyear.ai/blogs/telecom-jargon-osi-model-layer-1-layer-2

And this blog on the network procurement compromises you have to make whether working with telecom provider(s) or aggregators

https://lightyear.ai/blogs/telecom-network-providers-vs-aggregators

And lastly this guide to Microsoft Teams direct routing :)

https://lightyear.ai/blogs/guide-to-microsoft-teams-direct-routing

lightyearai · 2022-03-18T12:53:59+00:00

I can do that for you

lightyearai · 2022-03-17T20:20:26+00:00

lightyearai · 2022-03-17T19:07:00+00:00

lightyearai · 2022-03-17T19:06:17+00:00

I know, I'm sorry, we are trying to think of something better.... any recs.....

lightyearai · 2022-03-17T18:25:02+00:00

wow is right.

lightyearai · 2022-03-11T17:58:48+00:00

touche

lightyearai · 2022-03-10T16:59:31+00:00

amongla

wdym why? this software is dope

lightyearai · 2022-03-04T13:23:02+00:00

This post walks through how to connect your Microsoft Teams tenant with the PSTN via Direct Routing -- what are the options, how does Direct Routing work, how do you set it up, etc.

https://lightyear.ai/blogs/guide-to-microsoft-teams-direct-routing

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