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A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #25

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Vodafone signs a multi-year agreement with Oracle Vodafone and Oracle have announced an agreement to modernize their European IT infrastructure and accelerate its transition to the cloud. The companies will migrate a broad range of systems to dedicated, fully managed regions of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) that will be deployed in Vodafone’s main data centers that are managing its European IT and network operations. According to Scott Petty, Chief Digital & IT Officer, Vodafone, the flexibility offered by OCI enables the company to build a robust cloud platform in their data centers. This advancement will also provide the operational agility and scalability required to support the growth and diversification of the Vodafone business. Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ye27dmsv Telinta taps DIDWW to deliver a white label hosted PBX solution Telinta, a global leader in white label cloud-based switching and billing solutions for VoIP service providers, has announced a collaboration with DIDWW,…

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Week #24
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A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #24

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Intel and Exfo release tool for 5G issue detection Operators will be able to monitor a 5G network in real time thanks to a new solution developed by Exfo, a Canadian telecommunications testing company, and Intel, a US chip manufacturer. The new service, dubbed “Exfo’s full-stack assurance solution,” is marketed as a way for 5G network operators to detect and correlate service degradation concerns.The software is said to combine system, monitoring, and telemetry data flows, monitor them in real time, and respond quickly if a fault is detected. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/9x66wd2z Qualcomm’s €1 billion antitrust punishment lifted Qualcomm was fined €997 million by the EU in 2018, in what was considered as a major victory for regulators over ‘big tech.’ The General Court, Europe’s second-highest court, has now overruled this order. The complaint concerns Qualcomm’s payments to Apple running into the billions of dollars between 2011 and 2016 to…

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Week #23
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A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #23

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Ofcom has a plan for phone boxes Under new guidelines published by the UK communications regulator, Ofcom, stronger security for public call boxes went into effect. The new guidelines update from Ofcom’s aims to guarantee that strategically located phone boxes are not removed and that they are modified to provide extra services. As a result, phone boxes will be protected against removal if they are still needed by a local community. Millions of UK residents continue to rely on older technologies such as landlines and payphones for connectivity. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/mryanv67 TIM to cut 1,200 jobs to minimize costs TIM has reportedly secured an agreement with labor unions that will allow the company to cut up to 1,200 positions, allowing TIM to save significantly on domestic personnel expenses. Cuts will be implemented through a voluntary early retirement program, which will be the first step in the Italian incumbent’s larger…

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Dialpad launches a predictive engine dubbed Ai CSAT

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Dialpad has launched Ai CSAT, a technology that evaluates each and every contact center interaction and forecasts customer satisfaction (CSAT) in real time. Dialpad’s Ai CSAT solution seeks to assist businesses in their desire to move away from post-call surveys, which can generate customer weariness and are sometimes seen as relationship deterrents.   As a major component of the Dialpad TrueCaaS platform, Ai CSAT will enable insight into 100% of conversations and evaluate each client call. Organizations will be able to gain actionable data using AI and the customer satisfaction (CSAT) score, resulting in a superior customer experience.   The purpose of AI CSAT is to enable a customer-centric strategy in which businesses may compile a comprehensive image of their consumers without bothering those customers with human feedback or surveys. This strategy will improve customer service by providing an accurate average CSAT score for each client and decreasing uncertainty and…

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DIDWW and ID Travel Group cooperate to enable high-quality VoIP communications for travel advisors globally

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DIDWW, a global telecoms provider offering premium quality VoIP communication and SIP trunking services for businesses and telco carriers all over the world, has announced an expanded strategic partnership with ID Travel Group. This premier B2B luxury tour operator encompasses travel advisors and sales professionals located in North and South America, Singapore and Australia.   As part of this alliance, ID Travel Group will leverage DIDWW’s extensive virtual phone number coverage, allowing the company to accelerate its business growth and operate efficiently across multiple geographies. In addition, ID Travel Group will also utilize DIDWW’s fully compliant global two-way Voice and SMS solution to enhance the quality of its call center services and offer an extended reach for its customers.   With an international business spanning five continents, ID Travel Group highly relies on powerful two-way SIP trunking for their call centers in the USA, Singapore and Zimbabwe, and home-based agents…

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Week #22
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A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #22

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Zain launches voice over 5G Zain has become the first operator to commercially offer voice over 5G (Vo5G) services on its standalone 5G network. The new Vo5G service is accessible across Kuwait with statewide coverage, and on the all-new Samsung Galaxy S22 family of handsets. Phone-over-5G enables clients to experience crystal-clear voice communications over the 5G network alongside data services, all without interruption. Customers may also utilize the Internet, streaming services and data-heavy apps while having phone conversations, thanks to 5G’s stable and ultra-fast speeds. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/2p8as9nu Staffbase buys a majority stake in dirico Staffbase has purchased a controlling position in 247GRAD Labs GmbH, the software business behind the dirico content collaboration platform. The dirico platform enables businesses to plan, develop, publishand evaluate content for marketing as well as internal and external communication. As a consequence, Staffbase today employs over 700 people and serves over 2,000 customers globally…

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Week #21
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A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #21

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As sanctions bite, Russia’s MTS begins to discount cell phones MTS, Russia’s largest operator, reported a 76.2 % year-on-year drop in Q1 net profit, blaming the results largely on rising interest rates caused by Western sanctions. Russia boosted local interest rates to 20% in the early days of the conflict before lowering them twice, leaving rates around 14% today. MTS has resorted to selling used and discounted smartphones, and is planning to sell its tower assets, in keeping with the current trend of monetizing passive assets located throughout Europe and beyond. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/c65t43kb Verizon warns of record rise in ransomware According to Verizon Business, the number of ransomware attacks on enterprises has increased by 13% year-on-year, resulting in a rise exceeding that of the previous five years combined. Ransomware was involved in some manner in one-quarter of the cases investigated, with desktop-sharing software and email being the two…

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Pure IP
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Pure IP announces Dynamics Call Connect service

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Pure IP, a New Zealand-based international VoIP communication solutions provider, has launched its Dynamics Call Connect solution, which enables inbound and outbound calls to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service platform for a comprehensive omnichannel experience.   Customers can use Microsoft Azure Direct Routing to obtain numbers and external connections to enable inbound and outbound calls inside Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service in a BYOC (Bring Your Own Carrier) paradigm.   Following the news last year that Pure IP was one of the first Microsoft Operator Connect launch partners, Dynamics Call Connect is the newest development in the Pure IP fold that strengthens the company’s Microsoft voice credentials.    Dynamics Call Connect makes use of Pure IP’s Azure Direct Routing as a Service offering to provide incoming and outbound calls for Dynamics Contact Center in over 43 countries, as well as inbound-only services in 137 countries, all from the cloud. Pure…

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Week #20
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A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #20

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Orange expands its phone recycling program Orange, a French telecommunications company, is extending its “Re” program, which offers phone recycling, refurbishing, repairs and returns. Customers may drop off phones that are no longer in use at the store, and Orange says any income earned from recycling these old devices will be donated to the Emmaüs International network. The telecom company has stated that the initiative would be expanded to the rest of its European areas, which include Moldova, Slovakia, Romania and Spain. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/yckkrmss Exoprise launches new monitoring solution for collaboration apps Exoprise, a Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) service provider, has introduced the latest version of its Service Watch Desktop (SWD) platform. This product helps IT teams to successfully identify problems and forecast performance deterioration when using enterprise collaboration platforms like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, WebEx and Google Meet. Businesses may drastically reduce MTTR and total troubleshooting time by…

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Twilio invests $750 million into Syniverse

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Twilio, a customer engagement platform used by hundreds of thousands of businesses around the world, and Syniverse, a communications technology provider to leading carriers and enterprises, have announced that their strategic partnership has been finalized, with Twilio investing $750 million in common equity in Syniverse and the companies expanding their strategic and commercial partnership. In February 2022, Syniverse opted to abandon its intention for a $2.85 billion reverse acquisition that would have resulted in the business being listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Syniverse will remain as being majority-owned by the Carlyle private equity firm, with Twilio’s $750 million investment serving as a source of additional funding. Twilio was originally mentioned in February as a possible alternative to the Syniverse NYSE IPO. With the completion of this deal, Twilio has become a large minority owner of Syniverse, while Carlyle retains the controlling share. Syniverse obtained $1.025…

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