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News Roundup

A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #11

By Aiste Kryzanovske March 17, 2023

T-Mobile to acquire Mint Mobile for up to $1.35bn T-Mobile stated on Wednesday that it intends to purchase Ka’ena Corporation and its subsidiaries, including Mint Mobile, for up to $1.35 billion in cash and stock. The acquisition also includes wireless provider Ultra Mobile and wholesaler Plum. T- Mobile’s decision to pay a premium for the acquisition is thought to have been influenced by Ryan Reynolds, who fronts most of Mint Mobile’s marketing and holds an ownership stake in the company. According to CEO Mike Sievert, Mint Mobile’s innovative marketing approach, led by Reynolds, will be adapted to other sectors of T-Mobile. Reynolds is required to remain with the company for an unspecified amount of time under the terms of the agreement. Read the full article. Meta Platforms to layoff an additional 10,000 employees Meta Platforms is laying off 10,000 employees as part of its continued attempts to improve its financial…

Telecom News

DIDWW SIP Trunking Solution Now Available on Genesys AppFoundry

By Aiste Kryzanovske March 15, 2023

The international telecom operator combines forces with Genesys Cloud CX™ to provide customers with a powerful communications solution that will accelerate their international growth. DIDWW, a global provider of premium quality VoIP communication and SIP trunking services for businesses and telco carriers, has announced that its SIP Trunking solution is now available on the Genesys AppFoundry™, a marketplace of solutions offering a curated selection of applications and integrations that elevate customer and employee experiences. Through the new AppFoundry™ listing, Genesys users can conveniently select a reliable and certified telecom provider that offers solutions tailored to their unique business communications needs, while benefiting from a streamlined experience. SIP trunking is now available with Genesys Cloud CX™, an all-in-one composable solution that helps organizations offer frictionless and connected customer and employee experiences. As a modern, API-first experience orchestration platform, Genesys Cloud CX enables organizations to coordinate every interaction and…

Telecom News

Cloudflare names AT&T the most commonly impersonated brand

By Aiste Kryzanovske March 14, 2023

AT&T has been named the most commonly impersonated brand in phishing attacks, according to a global report published by Cloudflare. The report identifies the top 50 brands most commonly impersonated by phishing URLs, based on data gathered by Cloudflare’s machine learning and data analysis tools. The telecommunications powerhouse came in first, followed by PayPal and Microsoft. Cloudflare, which aims to build a better internet by delivering security, performance, and reliability services, discovered that the most frequently impersonated businesses were banking, technology, and telecommunications. Phishing is the fastest-growing online crime, endangering both consumers and companies. By impersonating trusted sites, attackers attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, bank and cryptocurrency account details, or other sensitive data. They use an email, text message, or mistyped website link that appears to be from a well-known brand to dupe their victims. Cloudflare, which protects roughly 20%…

News Roundup

A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #10

By Aiste Kryzanovske March 10, 2023

Salesforce launches a generative AI CRM technology The world’s first generative AI customer relationship management (CRM) platform, Einstein GPT, has been released by Salesforce. The system will provide personalized content for interactions across sales, service, marketing, commerce, and IT using real-time data from the Salesforce Data Cloud. Clients may integrate data with OpenAI’s cutting-edge AI models or employ external models within Salesforce CRM to create dynamic content that responds to user requirements. In order to invest in high-potential businesses and support ethical, reliable, and generative AI, Salesforce Ventures has also established a $250 million Generative AI Fund. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/2vu9vhnn Dish Wireless receives FCC permission to test T-Mobile’s 5G spectrum Dish Wireless will perform 5G testing using part of T-Mobile’s low-band spectrum before determining whether to acquire the spectrum later this year. The Federal Communications Commission approved the testing, which will be conducted in Arizona until September 30. Dish…

Telecom News

DIDWW launches Alphanumeric A2P SMS in 21 European markets

By Aiste Kryzanovske March 9, 2023

With unparalleled speed, convenience and security, A2P SMS service empowers organizations to reach customers using personalized, targeted messages that drive results and foster brand loyalty. DIDWW, a global provider of premium quality VoIP communications and SIP trunking services to operators and businesses all over the world, has further expanded the coverage of its A2P SMS service with alphanumeric sender IDs by adding 21 European countries. These new additions will enable DIDWW to offer its customers further opportunities to send SMS messages with a guaranteed sender ID that matches their brand name, increasing brand recognition and customer engagement. The service is now available in the following countries: Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The DIDWW architecture can handle large volumes of messages, provide real-time monitoring and ensure high delivery rates.…

News Roundup

A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #8

By Aiste Kryzanovske February 24, 2023

Sneak peek into Mobile World Congress 2023 Mobile World Congress, Europe’s largest telecommunications trade event, kicks off next week, and the major European carrier organizations have provided an early glimpse at what they will display. While many companies are selling and presenting various topics at the event, the primary themes appear to be the metaverse and 5G, with few practical use cases and some unique concepts such as how operators are exploiting APIs on their networks. The show might also include high-resolution ideas of driverless cars and self-driving drones. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/bdhhndbn Ericsson to cut 1,400 jobs in Sweden Ericsson, a telecoms equipment vendor, has revealed its intentions to decrease its staff in Sweden by around 1,400 individuals as part of massive cost-cutting initiatives. The decision followed an agreement reached with trade unions to conduct a voluntary redundancy program. Ericsson presently employs around 15,000 individuals in Sweden and 100,000…

Telecom News

Sinch Contact Pro solution gains SAP approval

By Aiste Kryzanovske February 23, 2023

Sinch, a cloud communications provider, has announced that its Sinch Contact Pro solution which enables omnichannel customer care at scale, is now available as an SAP Endorsed App on the SAP® Store. SAP Endorsed Apps are products from SAP’s community of partners that support clients in becoming smarter and better-run businesses. A select group of 30 SAP partners are endorsed by SAP, with Sinch Contact Pro being the sole approved contact center solution. SAP® S/4HANA®, SAP CRM and SAP Service Cloud are all compatible with the Sinch Contact Pro solution. SAP-endorsed applications are designed to provide value and achieve the desired results rapidly and efficiently. With extra security, in-depth testing and evaluations against benchmark results, these solutions have been rigorously examined and certified by SAP. The fact that this Sinch solution successfully passed all testing demonstrates the value that Sinch Contact Pro offers SAP clients as a cutting-edge…

VoIP Solutions

Enhance your business comms with innovative solutions from Cloud Group

By Aiste Kryzanovske February 13, 2023

Cloud Group is a Belgian Cloud telecom operator that provides IT solutions and innovative communications platforms for businesses. Founded in 2014 by three business partners, the company has experienced significant growth in recent years and currently serves a large customer base of over 20,000 active users. The company’s primary focus is on enhancing the quality of communication services and expanding the reach of its enterprise customers. Cloud Group enables businesses to efficiently migrate from traditional PSTN to modern IP-based telephony in multiple markets. This technology shift allows for improved communications between branches, departments and remote workers within a company. Belgian base Cloud Group operates in over 30 countries, providing unified communications solutions across multiple geographies. The company’s customer base includes well-known enterprises such as Mediafin (Belgians biggest quality newspaper De Tijd and L’Echo), Ackermans & van Haaren and Leasinvest. The company offers three major products and services,…

News Roundup

A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #6

By Aiste Kryzanovske February 10, 2023

Broadvoice recognized as a top UCaaS provider by TrustRadius In its Winter 2023 “Best of” awards, TrustRadius named Broadvoice, a provider of hosted voice and unified communications as a service (UCaaS), as one of the top three products for Best Relationship, Best Value for Price and Best Feature Set in the UCaaS category. The awards are based on key data and unbiased user ratings from July 1 to December 31, 2022. The b-hive unified communications technology from Broadvoice offers virtual contact centers, cloud PBX, UC, collaboration tools and the next-generation b-hive Communicator for employees to use in streamlining communications and collaboration capabilities. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/237r7ms2 Zoho announces their Trident UC platform Trident, a new platform for collaboration, productivity and communication experiences, has been unveiled by Zoho Corporation. Trident provides users with a single platform and lessens tool ambiguity by bringing together mail, messaging, audio/video conversations, calendar, tasks, and more…

Telecom News

DIDWW expands Toll-free virtual number coverage to Moldova, Malaysia and Kenya

By Aiste Kryzanovske February 2, 2023

DIDWW, a leading provider of virtual phone numbers and SIP trunking services to operators and businesses all over the world, has further expanded its toll-free number coverage. Moldova, Malaysia and Kenya have been added to the list of 62 countries where DIDWW customers can use the company’s toll-free DID service and benefit from premium quality cloud communications. Toll-free numbers provide companies with a cost-effective way to extend their reach to customers, as these numbers allow any size businesses to be accessible locally without the callers having to incur high long-distance charges. The powerful DIDWW SIP trunking service offers an extensive global phone number inventory with instantly available toll-free DIDs, including gold and vanity numbers. Delivered over a private, global IP network, this solution ensures a fully-compliant and robust service with virtually unlimited call capacity, flexible SIP trunk settings and premium voice quality. In addition, the DIDWW number porting service allows…