Tag Archives: LLM

TADSummit’s Insights Part 1

This article shares some of the important and unique insights generated through TADSummit 2024. Insights you’ll not read anywhere else on where telecom innovation is going, and how voice AI is rapidly evolving and how to keep up. Compare our numbers to other telecom events and organizations. TADSummit is the most viewed resource in Telecoms. … Continue reading TADSummit’s Insights Part 1

Vida Voice AI Lyle Pratt, Vida io Founder & CEO

I’ve known Lyle Pratt since he founded BetterVoice in 2010, and was then acquired by Inteliquent (wholesale voice services) in 2016. Lyle was part of Inteliquent / Voyant, which was acquired in 2021 by Sinch. Lyle then left to build Vida as LLMs (Large Language Model) were getting interesting in automating some business functions. Through … Continue reading Vida Voice AI Lyle Pratt, Vida io Founder & CEO

Using speech-to-speech models in conversational chatbots. Rob Pickering.

Rob is a TADSummit and TADHack regular. He provides in my opinion a critical litmus test on whether a new communications technology has potential, the issues to consider, and whether its ready. At the end of this post I include the pitch Rob gave for his hack RTCEmergency at the first TADHack in 2014. Time … Continue reading Using speech-to-speech models in conversational chatbots. Rob Pickering.

How Drachtio and Jambonz are changing the World of Programmable Telecoms. Dave Horton

Dave Horton is the creator of jambonz, the open source voice gateway for CX/AI; and drachtio.org, the open source framework for SIP Server applications. This is an interesting presentation as Dave pivots from the usual platform / technology focus to a business focus. Dave frames what jambonz will become: like Intel, Gore Tex, Vibram and … Continue reading How Drachtio and Jambonz are changing the World of Programmable Telecoms. Dave Horton

Evolve or Get Left Behind, The Next Generation of CPaaS is Here. Dinesh Saparamadu, hSenid Mobile

In my opinion, hSenid Mobile created the most successful telco CPaaS. They made it easy for people, developers and business owners, to solve problems using telecommunications. Back in 2012, when Ideamart launched on hSenid Mobile’s CPaaS, they had no code interfaces, just a webpage to use common templates, e.g. customer communications and alerting. With that … Continue reading Evolve or Get Left Behind, The Next Generation of CPaaS is Here. Dinesh Saparamadu, hSenid Mobile

TADSummit Panel Discussion. Are LLMs about to disrupt enterprise SaaS (Software as a Service)?

In 2020 we ran a panel at TADSummit on “Serverless and RTC (Real Time Communications).” The conclusions from that panel continue to ring true today, 4 years later.  The importance of examining the specific workloads, AGM (Amazon, Google, and Microsoft) define developer fashion, so serverless is required to remain relevant. The key is some workloads … Continue reading TADSummit Panel Discussion. Are LLMs about to disrupt enterprise SaaS (Software as a Service)?

Sponsor Keynote. The Rise and Rise of vCon, Thomas Howe. + SCITT and vCon AI governance for conversations, at scale. Steve Lasker.

Firstly, thank you to STROLID for sponsoring both TADHack and TADSummit. I’m covering 2 presentations in this blog: TADSummit was where vCon got its first public exposure, as Thomas explains, its vCon’s nest. This is an interesting keynote as Thomas reviews the steps in vCon’s development since 2021. STROLID Keynote, vCons: A Proposal for an … Continue reading Sponsor Keynote. The Rise and Rise of vCon, Thomas Howe. + SCITT and vCon AI governance for conversations, at scale. Steve Lasker.

TADSummit Timed Agenda, Day 2 23rd October 2024

TADSummit is the thought-leadership event in programmable communications / telecoms for over ten years. We deliver the truth, no BS. Truth you can build your business on. The segmented agenda is here, and the Day 1 agenda here. All times are Eastern Standard Time (New York City time). TADSummit Sponsors Summary, Timed Agenda: 23 October 08:00 Evolve … Continue reading TADSummit Timed Agenda, Day 2 23rd October 2024

Podcast 85: TADSummit Innovators, Steve Lasker, DataTrails

Podcast Directory I met Steve through Thomas Howe. Steve is the Director Ecosystem for DataTrails, DataTrails provides next-generation transparency technology for any data supply chain. Put simply, AI without transparent audit trails can’t be trusted. Now that’s something we’ve heard from Thomas a few times 😉 Steve is a contributor to SCITT (Supply Chain Integrity, … Continue reading Podcast 85: TADSummit Innovators, Steve Lasker, DataTrails

Podcast 84: Truth in AI, Paul Golding

Podcast Directory I’ve known Paul Golding for many years, well over one decade. All the way back to the early days of helping telcos try to understand what are these things called “developers”. Paul has been in AI since the beginning, I recommend following Paul as his posts are insightful and an excellent tracker on … Continue reading Podcast 84: Truth in AI, Paul Golding