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BT to make EE its flagship brand BT Group has announced intentions to make EE its main consumer-facing brand. This move is intended to streamline the mobile operator’s service while also propelling the company into new areas of convergence. The BT brand will be more focused on consumers who utilize standalone broadband and telephone services, while BT Sport will remain unchanged. BT will also continue to be the name for its Enterprise and Global divisions. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/bdk4ef3k NTT and Sky Perfect JSAT forma joint venture NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT have agreed to form a joint venture company to increase humanity’s use of space. The formation of the joint venture is a significant step toward the construction of the space-integrated computer network specified in the two companies’ partnership agreement of 2021. The collaboration will help to advance the global space industry and promote the achievement of a sustainable…

Elon Musk’s $44 billion cash proposal to take over Twitter Inc. was approved on Monday, giving the world’s richest man control over the social-media network where he is also one of its most popular users. As part of the arrangement, Musk plans to take Twitter private.   Tesla’s CEO promised additional features and reaffirmed his call for Twitter’s content moderation policy to be loosened. Free speech, according to Musk, is the backbone of a functional democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where important issues affecting humanity’s future are argued.   If approved, the acquisition would be one of the largest in tech history, with worldwide ramifications for years to come, including the potential to shape how billions of people use social media.   Elon Musk took a bite out of Twitter in early April, leaving with 9.2% of the firm and plans to exert control over it through…

Onoff is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that offers cloud-based phone services and is a licensed telecommunications provider in 21 countries. Onoff combines the flexibility of mobile applications with the dependability of traditional telecom systems to provide a cost-effective, innovative cloud communications solution.   The Onoff solution is ideal for both personal and professional use. With Onoff, individuals can essentially have a phone inside their phone, whether they want to keep their work communications separate or utilize the same device for personal matters. Onoff’s breakthrough patented technology enables users to have many mobile numbers on their smartphone without the need for separate SIM cards or multiple devices. All a user has to do is download the Onoff app onto their phone, install it, and select a second number from a list of local and international numbers in 25 countries. It should take no more than 10 minutes to complete…

T-Mobile US hacked and tried paying off the hackers Following a cyberattack last year in which the personal data of 30 million customers was stolen, US-based T-Mobile appears to have attempted to repurchase the stolen data. A third party contacted the hackers and paid them $200,000 to keep the information from leaking, but they sold it  anyway. The data was allegedly sold on RaidForums, which appears to be an online pirate market. The US Department of Justice has issued an indictment against Diogo Santos Coelho, the site’s administrator. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/395n4z87 SK Telecom teams up with Morph Interactive on metaverse functions SK Telecom has launched a new collaboration with Morph Interactive, a Seoul-based company specializing in computer system design and three-dimensional motion graphics. The two businesses have signed a strategic partnership deal in which SK Telecom will purchase an undisclosed interest in Morph Interactive and collaborate to create additional…

The start of the International Telecoms Week is rapidly approaching. The 15th annual ITW will take place from the 9th of May until 12th of May at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, near Washington, DC.   International Telecommunications Week is the world’s largest meeting of global leaders from the telecoms and ICT Infrastructure ecosystems, and it is a must-attend event for anybody driving and trailblazing the growth of telecommunication. ITW connects the international carrier, subsea, infrastructure, data center, cloud, software, and other communities, featuring over 2,000 companies from 148 countries.   As the primary yearly gathering place for the global wholesale telecommunications community, ITW provides the greatest and most diverse networking opportunities for the worldwide wholesale telecoms industry through meetings, workshops, chats, and seminars. It’s a fully integrated exhibition with a variety of options for people to connect with individuals from all around the…

VoIPstudio is a top-tier VoIP communications solution provider for small and medium-sized enterprises of all types. The company provides over 40 cloud-based PBX services in a simple, intuitive, all-inclusive platform that allows any organization to benefit from professional communications at a low cost.   VoIPstudio helps expanding enterprises to operate globally by enabling them to acquire phone numbers in over 90 countries and 30,000 cities across the world directly from the application. The company offers international, local, toll-free, and “gold” phone numbers, with newly purchased numbers being instantly usable.   VoIPstudio includes all of the capabilities you’ll need to start building a call center straight away. It comes with a comprehensive yet simple-to-use virtual switchboard that can be configured from anywhere using a browser. It also incorporates a complete virtual PBX, with call flows, call recording, IVR, SMS, call transfer, and many other capabilities, as well as a mobile app,…

Orange and MasMovil in talks about joint venture  Orange and MasMovil have stated that they are in talks to launch a 50:50 joint venture (JV) in Spain. Orange’s Spanish subsidiary is valued at €8.1 billion, while MasMovil is valued at €11.5 billion, for a total enterprise value of €19.6 billion. The merged operator would include around 7.1 million fixed line customers and 20.2 million mobile users, with a combined FTTH network of approximately 16 million residences. The operators claim that the combination would result in a slew of meaningful synergies of more than €450 million within three years of the merger closing. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/y5d9h3y7 Google acquires Mandiant to boost its cloud offering In a move aimed at bolstering the capabilities of its Google Cloud platform, Google has agreed to pay $5.4 billion for the cybersecurity firm Mandiant. To address harmful information and software vulnerabilities, Google Cloud currently offers…

GoTo Connect, a unified communication solutions provider that delivers configurable, scalable, all-in-one cloud phone and meeting systems with everything companies need to connect from anywhere, has teamed up with CallRevu, an industry leader in automobile call monitoring and analytics.   CallRevu can now gather high-quality call data and precise telephony information through its interface with GoTo Connect, allowing for better conversational analysis. These advanced call analytics provide a deeper understanding of the customer’s interaction with the dealer, which is a highly useful strategic resource.   The CallRevu and GoTo Connect integration offers retailers access to their phone systems from any device, allowing them to manage their phone systems digitally and deliver a consistent user experience. The digital phone solution gives dealerships more control over phone management and improved accessibility.   Jack Holcomb, General Manager, New Smryna Chevrolet Chrysler Jeep Dodge, commented: “Since moving to CallRevu and GTC, we have witnessed…

We utilize Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, on a daily basis, but like many advancements, this technology began somewhere and with someone. We are very pleased to introduce you to a woman whose extraordinary talents and forward-looking invention continue to impact our ever-changing world of technology – Dr. Marian Croak, the inventor of VoIP. In honor of women’s accomplishments in technology and business, today we are focusing on this exceptional person. Who is Dr.Marian Croak? Marian Croak is hardly a household name, despite having accomplished so much and driving innovation ahead for the benefit of so many. Dr. Marian Rogers Croak is the Vice President of Engineering at Google and former Senior Vice President of Research and Development at AT&T.  Marian is a soft-spoken woman who describes herself as a non-talker, yet her actions shouted volumes in favor of Internet Protocol (IP) as the future of communications. In her…

Telefonica partners with Meta A new agreement between Meta and Telefonica has been inked to create a Metaverse Innovation Hub in Madrid. Local startups and developers will have access to a 5G laboratory inside the Hub, where they will be able to use a metaverse end-to-end testbed using Meta and Telefonica’s networks and equipment. The hub’s goal is to test innovative network topologies, use cases and devices in order to speed metaverse network and device readiness. Participants will have access to Telefonica’s open innovation ecosystem, as well as the Innovation and Talent Hub Resources and Meta’s engineering capabilities. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/mf2jbjxu Turkcell partners with Ribbon and Odine Ribbon Communications has teamed up with Odine, a virtualized and containerized infrastructure and solution integrator, to provide Turkcell, a Turkish integrated telecommunications and technology services provider, with next-generation voice interconnect services. Ribbon’s SBC SWe, which delivers the features and capabilities of appliance-based…