TechCaliber Consulting (TC2) and Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby (LB3) provide strategic business and legal advice to leading companies around the globe covering the procurement, deployment, and regulation of Information and Communications Technology. Our Staying Connected podcasts deliver insights, tips and market commentary from TC2 consultants and LB3 lawyers, collected from our work on the cutting edge of ICT procurements, deal negotiations, and regulatory proceedings.
A contact-center call can be technically delivered and still fail before the conversation ever starts. If a legitimate business call is labeled "Spam Risk", the problem is no longer just telecom. It is an identity, reputation and customer-experience issue.
In this 7-minute episode of Staying Connected, Tony Mangino and Julie Gardner (https://techcaliber.com/team/julie-gardner/) discuss what TNS's acquisition of netnumber says about the changing role of enterprise voice. Tony and Julie explore why call authentication, number reputation, branded calling, routing intelligence and ownership of the remediation process is critically important for enterprise customers with large outbound contact-center operations.
If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our CCaaS & UCaaS webpage.
30 Oct 2026
AT&T Exits the Mobility Market in Mexico
When a carrier exits a market, the immediate customer impact may be limited. The bigger question is how your overall relationship with the carrier is affected. Local operating entities, pricing structures, revenue commitments and support models can all be tied together in ways that are easy to overlook.
In this 6-minute episode of Staying Connected, Tony Mangino and Brent Knight (https://techcaliber.com/team/brent-knight/) discuss what AT&T's planned sale of its mobility business in Mexico means for enterprise customers and why supplier strategy matters even when there is no immediate service disruption.
If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Mobility Services & IoT webpage.
19 Oct 2026
Comcast and Equinix Push Network Sourcing Into the API Era
Comcast and Equinix are moving last-mile connectivity into an API-driven environment where customers can check availability, get pricing and place orders digitally. But faster ordering raises important questions: if the transaction becomes almost effortless, are the architecture, commercial terms, competitive checks and lifecycle controls keeping pace?
In this 11-minute episode of Staying Connected, Tony Mangino is joined by TC2's Keith Cook to discuss what API-driven network procurement could mean for enterprise customers and why sourcing strategy increasingly needs to be built into the operating model. Tony and Keith explore how the enterprise can automate routine connectivity decisions without weakening pricing discipline, contract protections, diversity requirements or future flexibility.
If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our IT Strategy webpage.
Who has been a guest on Staying Connected
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Brent Knight
Larry York
Julie Gardner
Frank Zagrodnik
Deb Boehling
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
1 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100
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Quality
93
Social presence
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YouTube
0
Engagement
68
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