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Podcast 94: Truth in Telecoms, What to do about AIT, Kevin Graham and Daniel Gill

Podcast Directory In Podcast 93 we reviewed AIT (Artificially Inflated Traffic) from an independent perspective. Feedback was complementary on the openness, depth, breadth, and forward looking discussion on the threat that is AIT to the whole ecosystem. We reviewed the ecosystem, the responsibilities, what can and can not be done to enable compliance. A common … Continue reading Podcast 94: Truth in Telecoms, What to do about AIT, Kevin Graham and Daniel Gill

Podcast 93: Truth in Telecoms, AIT, Kevin Graham and Daniel Gill

Podcast Directory Johnny opened on the TCR sale, how the minimum bid to get into the data room is $300M. The other news item is Infobip becoming a D2C (Direct to Carrier) aggregator in the US, as T-Mobile replaced Syniverse with Infobip. I covered how in August I had 13 days with no SMS spam … Continue reading Podcast 93: Truth in Telecoms, AIT, Kevin Graham and Daniel Gill

Podcast 90: TADSummit Innovators, Dinesh Saparamadu, hSenid Mobile

Podcast Directory hSenid Mobile, founded in 1997, has been in the VAS (Value Add Service) / programmable telecoms space throughout its history. In 2013 they launched with Dialog Axiata an innovation ecosystem called Ideamart. I consider Ideamart to be the most successful telecom innovation ecosystems in the world. Accounting for 10-15 % of Dialog Axiata’s … Continue reading Podcast 90: TADSummit Innovators, Dinesh Saparamadu, hSenid Mobile

Podcast 87: Truth in Telecoms, The Vis Part 1

Podcast Directory Bait and switched into another Truth in Telecoms. Robert (The Vis) thought he was entering an industry beauty contest (really?) only to discover Johnny had an inquisition’s worth of questions. This really is a great review of the state of the industry and so many of the issues covered up by industry bodies. … Continue reading Podcast 87: Truth in Telecoms, The Vis Part 1

Podcast 17: Truth in Telecoms, Top 10 Predictions for Cloud Communications in 2024 from Commio

Johnny introduces why these predictions matter and are worth your time. He also gives a preview of the next Truth in Telecoms planned for Monday 18th Dec. Lots of activity from the FCC further stifling legal A2P SMS, Twilio’s arming up to fight the activist investors, and lots more.. I don’t normally do predictions as … Continue reading Podcast 17: Truth in Telecoms, Top 10 Predictions for Cloud Communications in 2024 from Commio

TADSummit 2017 in Review

This weblog provides an overall review of TADSummit 2017, sharing highlights and insights shared during two intense days in Lisbon (14-15th Nov). We review the individual presentations (sharing the edited videos, slides, and brief commentary) across these weblogs: Day 1 morning part 1, welcome and innovation showcase. Day 1 morning part 2, sponsors’ keynotes. Day 1 afternoon … Continue reading TADSummit 2017 in Review

Comverse buys Solaiemes

Solaiemes, a founding sponsor of TADHack, was recently acquired by Comverse. Solaiemes focuses on two of the fastest growing market segments in the service provider and enterprise markets: mobile broadband / rich communications and WebRTC. Solaiemes has been a trail blazer in RCS and WebRTC, introducing innovative ideas, services and solutions to the market. These … Continue reading Comverse buys Solaiemes

Why are you holding TADS in Bangkok?

Its a question often asked, “why are you holding TADS (Telecom Application Developer Summit) in Bangkok?  Why not London or the Bay Area?” There are operational and strategic reasons. Operationally At the same time as TADS in Bangkok is ITU Telecom World with 7000 of the telecoms industry attending at the same location of the … Continue reading Why are you holding TADS in Bangkok?