BT putting its digital voice service rollout on halt Last year, BT began rolling out Digital Voice, which is a VoIP solution that works over the company’s broadband network rather than the old analogue network, as the name implies. This service is an essential improvement, as BT points out, to replace analogue technology, which is rapidly becoming outmoded. The operator is, however, delaying the Digital Voice switchover for consumers who do not wish to switch right away. BT did not specify how long the halt will occur, nonetheless, it is confident that the switchover will take place soon. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/mt23py8u DigitalBridge enters into mobile infrastructure deal with Telenet Telenet has agreed to sell all of its mobile telecommunications towers in Belgium to DigitalBridge, a US-based real estate investment trust and a subsidiary of the DigitalBridge Group. The investment firm has agreed to pay $820 million for Telenet’s 3,322…
Tel Q Global, a leading provider of Global Virtual Numbers, together with Telinta, a global leader in cloud-based white label VoIP switching and billing, today announced a comprehensive portfolio of solutions and joint promotions for VoIP service providers and Internet Telephony Service Providers (ITSPs). Using Telinta’s hosted TeliCoreTM softswitch platform, VoIP service providers and their resellers can easily use Tel Q Global’s high-quality DIDs, Toll-Free & other type of Numbers in over 150 countries, to offer a full portfolio of VoIP & SMS services. Tel Q Global’s coverage includes phone numbers from hard-to-find locations such as Asia, Middle East & Africa and Latin America. The solutions offered by both companies can be combined to offer popular services such as Hosted PBX, SIP Trunking, Mobile VoIP calling via a brandable smartphone app, Business and Residential VoIP, Conferencing, and WebRTC. “Tel Q Global provides all types of DID numbers,…
Dstny, a European supplier of cloud-based business communications solutions, has acquired Qunifi, a Microsoft Teams integration expert headquartered in the United Kingdom. For UCaaS providers, Qunifi’s Call2Teams product is the leading company in Teams integration. Qunifi’s service is used by end users in over 100 countries and organizations, with over 2 million Teams users relying on the service on a daily basis. Call2Teams is a cloud-based, SaaS middleware solution that connects any phone system, PBX or SIP trunk provider to Microsoft Teams. Importantly, this solution does not require that end-users move numbers, change carriers or replace their existing phone system, and Call2Teams effortlessly voice-enables Microsoft Teams with the extensive capabilities of existing telephony. Qunifi will join the Dstny Group as a service provider, and its workforce and management will be incorporated into the Dstny Group. For service provider customers, partners and the Dstny and Qunifi teams, joining the…
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…
Telenor Norway, Telenor’s fully owned largest Norwegian supplier of telecommunications and digital services, has revealed its partnership with Infosys, a multinational information technology company that provides next-generation business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. The main focus of this initiative is to rapidly transform Telenor’s finance and supply chain operational processes. To assist the transition from a traditional ERP system and improve company agility and operational efficiency, Infosys created a standardized Oracle Cloud enterprise resource planning solution. This product includes modules such as Record to Report (R2R), Acquire to Retire (A2R), Procure to Pay (P2P) and Order to Cash (O2C), and was deployed in ten Telenor businesses in a record time of nine months. Infosys was chosen for the ERP transition because of the company’s innovative and standardized services, reusable assets, qualified employees, and the capacity to deploy quickly. The newly implemented ERP platform will help Telenor Norway…
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…
WOW! partners with Reach Mobile Wide Open West (WOW!) has teamed up with the MVNO aggregator Reach Mobile to launch a wireless service. WOW! mobile, powered by Reach, will be accessible in a few markets this spring, and the business is currently working on determining the initial launch sites. It is intended that the mobile product should be expanded to all of WOW! markets shortly after the launch. WOW! will be able to bring a mobile product to market rapidly by relying on their operational efficiency, a full-featured platform, and a fantastic customer experience in a lower-cost operating model by employing Reach Next. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/2smnm38n Audi taps Verizon for 5G vehicles Audi of America and Verizon have launched a new cooperative venture, with the goal of utilizing Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband connection within Audi automobiles. Their offering will encompass augmented mobile services and new driving-assistance technologies, paving the…
Cloud-based phone systems offer the benefits of advanced and flexible communication tools that make it easy to expand and scale business operations. DIDWW, a global telecom operator providing first-rate VoIP communications and SIP trunking services, has announced a collaborative partnership with VoIPstudio, a leading provider of a professional-grade cloud telephony system. This initiative will equip VoIPstudio customers with a highly flexible and scalable VoIP communications solution for smooth business expansion. By leveraging DIDWW’s powerful outbound SIP trunking solution and an extensive phone number inventory, VoIPstudio will enable companies of all sizes to expand across new countries and regions. DIDWW’s fully-compliant services are delivered over a private, global IP network, ensuring a high-level of audio quality, security and reliability in a cost-effective manner. VoIPstudio has been optimized to be multisite and multi-country, and is supported by distributed hosting in the cloud, providing the responsiveness and reliability that enterprise customers…
Oracle Communications has been chosen by Vodafone UK to lead the network policy for its standalone 5G network. Vodafone will be able to make more intelligent policy decisions and swiftly test and deploy new services using Oracle’s cloud native network policy management technology as part of its 5G core. Customers will be able to get their hands on exciting new 5G options sooner, thanks to this new agreement, which includes holographic calls, lag-free 5G game streaming and film downloads up to 4X faster than 4G networks. The solution, which is comprised of Oracle’s 5G Core Policy Control Function (PCF) and Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), enables the implementation of sophisticated network policies across wireless, fixed and cable networks, as well as IoT and machine-to-machine (M2M) networks. In the case of Vodafone, the solution will provide data from which Vodafone customers may select the optimal network offer…