Rogers presses American MSOs to partner to go after North American enterprise telecom market

NEW YORK – Rogers Communications wants to team up with U.S. cable companies to serve more large enterprise firms that have facilities spread throughout the North American continent. Andy Striegler, vice-president of carrier services for Rogers Business Solutions (RBS), made the pitch to his MSO colleagues at an industry conference in New York late last week. Speaking at Light Reading’s Future of Cable Business Services event, he urged U.S. cable providers to link their networks and develop their wholesale businesses so they can compete with incumbent telcos and competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) for large commercial prospects. “Moving from servicing small...