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Time to digitize all landlines, once and for all (of us)

CIO

Digital transformation of copper lines – like most IT infrastructure – is better for telecommunications carriers/network providers and businesses alike, as copper networks are expensive to maintain and unreliable with gradual deterioration accelerating over the past decade. Neglecting it by not moving forward imperials us all.

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Mio raises $8.7M Series A to make enterprise messaging interoperable

TechCrunch

He also noted that Microsoft and Meta recently partnered on an integration between Teams and Facebook Workplace, while Slack and Teams have also long partnered around VoIP integrations. “Microsoft Teams is akin to a Local Area Network, because Microsoft will always deliver messages between Microsoft users,” said Hadfield.

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Wholesale VoIP Versus Paying Per User

Strategy Driven

In the VoIP world, there are two types of pricing models: Paying per user and wholesale pricing. With VoIP termination taking the telecom industry by storm, and it’s continuing to grow each year, carriers are looking for ways to woo customers by offering a competitive advantage. VoIP providers are no different.

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This UK startup has come up with a unique way to verify small businesses on WhatsApp

TechCrunch

businesses too much — where iMessage retains the lion’s share of messaging habits — in Europe and large swathes of the “rest of the world” WhatsApp has supplanted many other kinds of messaging because of its efficient use of data over even the thinnest of mobile networks. While this may not trouble U.S.

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It’s Time for Your Company to Switch to VoIP

Strategy Driven

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is one of today’s most popular communication methods. Due to its simple and convenient features, many businesses in different industries have successfully adopted this technology. A majority of VoIP systems require little to no installation. Consider the following reasons. Call blocking.

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Network AF, Episode 8: Staying curious with Ron Winward

Kentik

In the first podcast episode of 2022, Avi welcomes Ron Winward to Network AF! Ron is the vice president of network services at INAP, global provider of secure, performance-oriented, hybrid infrastructure. The path to networking. Showing curiosity and readiness in networking. Showing curiosity and readiness in networking.

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Busting 5 Common Myths About Vulnerability Assessment

Tenable

Video conferencing and VoIP solutions that became must-haves for remote-operating organizations (as necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic) were common attack vectors during 2020. The biggest reason why patch management isn't a cure-all is simple: It cannot cover all of your network's entry points.

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