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16 Hartford Business Journal • November 11, 2019 • www.HartfordBusiness.com Source: Each provider via survey. Notes: Wallingford's Verizon Wireless no longer releases employee counts by state. Unable to confirm information for South Meriden's Data-Link Corp. DND = Did not disclose. (1) Data from 2018; does not include layoff of 735 employees in 2019. (2) Data are from 2017. (3) Formerly Total Communications. (4) Formerly Prescient Worldwide. (5) Data are from 2018. —Compiled by Heide Martin. THE LIST Telecommunications providers in Connecticut Ranked by number of Connecticut employees as of September 2019 FOCUS: CYBERSECURITY Telecommunications providers in Connecticut (Ranked by number of Connecticut employees as of September 2019) Rank Provider CT employees/ CT customers Products and services Top executive/ Year founded 1 Frontier Communications 401 Merritt 7 Norwalk, CT 06851 800-921-8101; www.frontier.com 2,563 (1) DND Vantage TV, internet and voice; broadband, video, wireless internet data access; digital protection, solutions and equipment for small, medium and enterprise businesses Dan McCarthy President & CEO Julie Murtagh SVP, East region 1935 2 Charter Communications Inc. 400 Atlantic St. Stamford, CT 06901 203-905-7800; www.spectrum.com 1,440 116,000 Spectrum TV, internet, voice and mobile; Spectrum Business and Spectrum Enterprise solutions for commercial clients; Spectrum Reach advertising and promotional solutions Thomas M. Rutledge Chairman & CEO 1993 3 Comcast Western New England Region 222 New Park Drive Berlin, CT 06037 860-505-3399; www.comcastcorporation.com 1,300 DND Entertainment and communications experience to residents and businesses including the Xfinity brand Dennis Mathew Regional SVP 1963 4 AT&T Inc. 555 Long Wharf Drive New Haven, CT 06511 203-974-6495; www.att.com 1,200 DND Wireless communications, phone, broadband, internet, television and directory publishing John Emra President, Connecticut 1878 5 Cox Communications 170 Utopia Road Manchester, CT 06042 860-468-5106; www.cox.com 200 (2) DND Nationwide network, broadband communications and entertainment, digital video, internet, telephone and home security and automation services Jay Allbaugh SVP & regional manager 1962 6 Advanced Business Solutions by Frontier Communications (3) 333 Burnham St. East Hartford, CT 06108 860-282-9999; www.totalcomm.com 100 DND Unified communications and collaboration, carrier services, enterprise networks, security, structured cabling, internet, computer services, business continuity and flash storage Ken Arndt EVP & COO Scott Lennon President, Advanced Business Solutions 1980 7 AEON (4) 1 Barnes Industrial Road, South Wallingford, CT 06492 877-246-2366; www.theaeonsolution.com 60 DND Phone, voice-over-IP, internet and cloud services Richard Minervino Chairman & CEO 1964 7 Telserv LLC 7 Progress Drive Cromwell, CT 06416 860-740-3600; www.telserv.com 60 DND Professional and managed services, unified communications solutions, vooice-over-IP cloud solutions, network infrastructure and security David Stearns COO 2002 9 ADNET Technologies 312 Farmington Ave. Farmington, CT 06032 860-409-1700; www.thinkADNET.com 43 DND Managed IT services, IT security services and cloud services Christopher J. Luise Edward D. Laprade Co-CEOs 1991 10 CenturyLink 383 Main Ave. Norwalk, CT 06851 800-871-9244; www.centurylink.com 25 (5) DND Global communications, hosting, cloud and IT services, network and data systems management, Big Data analytics, IT consulting, broadband, voice, video, data and managed services Jeff Storey President & CEO 1930 11 Cooperative Systems 80 Lamberton Road Windsor, CT 06082 860-523-1000; www.coopsys.com 24 DND Voice-over-IP, unified communications, voice and data networking, IT roadmapping, failover internet, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, backup and disaster recovery, WiFi and access control Scott Spatz President 1993 12 Connecticut Communications 48 Ozick Drive Durham, CT 06422 203-985-1000; www.ctcom.com 23 5,000 Voice-over-IP unified communications systems, voice and data network services, IP video surveillance and network carrier services Scott Marks President 1974 13 Nutmeg Technologies 276 Addison Road Windsor, CT 06095 877-688-6344; www.nutmegtech.com 20 DND Managed IT services, data networking, network and server support, wireless and hosted solutions, backups, network security, phone systems, building infrastructure, security and patch management Lisa Smith President 2008 14 Phonetel Inc. 12 Capital Drive Wallingford, CT 06492 203-284-9488; www.phonetelinc.com 18 8,000 Security cameras, security systems, access controls, cellular boosters, SIP trunks, hosted PBX for Mitel and Polycom, Panasonic hybrid IP systems, cordless phones, WiFi, paging, masking and sound (6) Dan A. Link President 1998 15 Unified Communications Group (7) 504 Main St. Farmington, CT 06032 860-656-1000; www.unifiedusa.com 10 2,900 Voice-over-IP phone systems to CT businesses ranging is size from 2 - 250 employees, LTE/5G backup internet, data center hosting and telco services Dwayne M. Connelly Partner 1990 15 Windstream Communications 250 Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103 860-656-0313; www.windstreambusiness.com 10 DND Voice, data, network and cloud solutions Jason Grover Regional director 1984 Source: Each provider via survey. Notes: Wallingford's Verizon Wireless no longer releases employee counts by state. Unable to confirm information for South Meriden's Data-Link Corp. DND = Did not disclose. (1) Data from 2018; does not include layoff of 735 employees in 2019. (2) Data are from 2017. (3) Formerly Total Communications. (4) Formerly Prescient Worldwide. (5) Data are from 2018. (6) SIP = session initiation protocol. (7) An additional location in Melbourne, Fla. —Compiled by Heide Martin. allows you to spin up your whole environment in the cloud or on a purpose built back-up appliance — and essentially access a version of your work computer from any com- puter with the proper security cre- dentials — can enable your team to get back to work quickly while remediation from the ransomware attack is still under way. Best solution: Keep ransomware out Unlike a data breach, which typically leaves the victim with no viable solution, having a disaster- recovery strategy in place is your ace in the hole if ransomware gets into your system. While restoring from backup may avert an ordeal that could put you out of business, getting things back online and closing in your security is still a disruption. Avoiding ransomware in the first place is always the best option, and aside from up-to-date software and hardware, regular cybersecurity training is one of the best ways to do that. Even a few minutes a month can help employees stay sharp and recognize traps laid by hackers. It also helps them know how to act quickly to prevent the spread of ransomware if some- thing seems suspicious or they find themselves looking at a screen telling them their data has been locked. Jim Parise is president of Glastonbury-based IT consulting firm Kelser Corp. >> Experts Corner continued