Category Archives: Podcast

Podcast 53: TADSummit Innovators, Nikhil Gupta, Vapi YC W21

Podcast Directory Use the vapi voicebot, you’ll be impressed, and check out the docs. Vapi is a Y Combinator-backed platform so you can easily create a natural-sounding voice-based AI-powered assistant that works. Their focus is all the voicebot challenges on low latency, back-channel, turn of conversation, emotion detection, background noise elimination, integrations (WebRTC, SIP), etc. … Continue reading Podcast 53: TADSummit Innovators, Nikhil Gupta, Vapi YC W21

Podcast 52: Truth in Telecoms, The Industry needs to come clean

Podcast Directory Johnny promised to be focused on this podcast, no running around. The movie he referred to is ‘The In-Laws‘, here’s the video of the scene with ‘serpentine’, that is running around to avoid being shot. The focus for this podcast is Twilio and the GTC Report on TCR. The CTIA / FCC / … Continue reading Podcast 52: Truth in Telecoms, The Industry needs to come clean

Podcast 50: TADSummit Innovators, Alex Quilici, YouMail

Podcast Directory Alex Quilici, is the CEO of YouMail. They provide an app with a comprehensive suite of services for handling calls, spam call protection, virtual lines, and advanced visual voicemail features. For many in the TADS community, it will remind them of Voxist. At TADSummit in 2022 we had Gerry Christensen previously from YouMail … Continue reading Podcast 50: TADSummit Innovators, Alex Quilici, YouMail

Podcast 49: TADSummit Innovators, Dan Jenkins, WebRTC and more

Podcast Directory Dan is a man of many hats: Nimble Ape, CommCon (London 5-6 June and San Francisco 12-13 June), and Everycast (Broadcast Bridge). His focus is the merging of RTC (Real Time Communications) and Media (video streaming). We had an interesting discussion on the emergence of Media over QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections). While … Continue reading Podcast 49: TADSummit Innovators, Dan Jenkins, WebRTC and more

Podcast 48: Truth in Telecoms, tyntec Frenzy

Podcast Directory Johnny’s Linkedin post about Tyntec ensured April started with a bang. For over one decade, and since the beginning of the TADSummit Podcast, Johnny’s been trying to sell Tyntec. The document below shows Twilio and tyntec have entered into a partnership. In this podcast you’ll see Johnny is in a party mood, stirring … Continue reading Podcast 48: Truth in Telecoms, tyntec Frenzy

Podcast 47: TADSummit Innovators. Robert Wakeling, Wadaro

Podcast Directory I’ve known Robert since he founded Wadaro. Here’s a piece I wrote about Wadaro in 2012. It was Tim Pickup that introduced us. Wadaro have been focused on SIM apps since Robert’s previous company Magic4 was bought by Openwave. What prompted Robert to start Wadaro is not having mobile signal at the back … Continue reading Podcast 47: TADSummit Innovators. Robert Wakeling, Wadaro

Podcast 46: Truth in Telecoms, Revenge of the Messaging Monopolies

Podcast Directory Today, Robert Gerstmann, Chairman of the MEF released a letter to its members. I received the letter from a number of people in Europe. They were angered and surprised that Robert Gerstmann from Sinch was conflating what Eric J. Troutman wrote in reaction to Puja J. Amin being kicked off a MEF panel … Continue reading Podcast 46: Truth in Telecoms, Revenge of the Messaging Monopolies

Podcast 45: Truth in Telecoms, Coverups

Podcast Directory Uku, Messente This week we had an excellent podcast with Uku from Messente communications. He is the leader most members of the SMS industry point to as THE most trustworthy leader, he’s the real-deal. He and Ira Cohen from MMDSmart at an event both said they would prefer published pricing for SMS, so … Continue reading Podcast 45: Truth in Telecoms, Coverups

Podcast 44: Truth in Telecoms, Please Express your Public Support to Puja Amin

Podcast Directory I wanted to share from the Deserve to Win Podcast Ep 23 something I found very powerful and wanted to highlight. It’s the shock and frustration Puja Amin expressed from being kicked off the MEF panel. AND also the frustration at the lack of support from the industry. Puja stood up to the abuse she … Continue reading Podcast 44: Truth in Telecoms, Please Express your Public Support to Puja Amin

Podcast 43: TADSummit Innovators, Uku Tomikas, Messente

Podcast Directory Uku Tomikas is the CEO of Messente. He began as a sales person, and has risen to become the CEO. Messente was spun out of an Estonian ICT (Information and Communications Technology) group in 2013 that focuses on mobile software; and has been profitable since 2013. Well done! Messente focuses on business messaging. … Continue reading Podcast 43: TADSummit Innovators, Uku Tomikas, Messente