Tag Archives: MEF

The 20+ year Governance and Certification Gap in A2P SMS When is it Going to End? Daniel Gill, Augnet

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. We’re able to do that because many of our presenters are small and medium businesses. If they are wrong, their business ceases to exist. I’ve noticed a movement in … Continue reading The 20+ year Governance and Certification Gap in A2P SMS When is it Going to End? Daniel Gill, Augnet

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 92: Truth in Telecoms, Bill’s Federal Complaint is Moving

Podcast Directory This is a useful review of where we are across: The video contains so much more than I can write. Johnny does a good job reviewing the story so far. I provide below a sample of some of the points covered, but you know Johnny! Fun with The Vis: Check out the 45 … Continue reading Podcast 92: Truth in Telecoms, Bill’s Federal Complaint is Moving

Podcast 91: Truth in Telecoms, Robert Vis and vCon Vinnie

Podcast Directory In this podcast we review some of Robert Vis’ insights from the podcast we did last week, and introduce ‘vCon Vinne’. We kick off with how Johnny was beaten up with patents after The Vis stated, Patents are for the weak. He looks in a bad way. Johnny has a new nickname for … Continue reading Podcast 91: Truth in Telecoms, Robert Vis and vCon Vinnie

Podcast 89: Truth in Telecoms, The Vis Part 3

Podcast Directory This has been an intense Truth in Telecom 3 part series with The Vis. We jump onto the ‘pay to play’ awards, pointless, yet it occupies time to make industry bodies appear to do something. I’ve never done them for TADSummit. It’s a bit like the industry landscapes from analysts that always seem … Continue reading Podcast 89: Truth in Telecoms, The Vis Part 3

Podcast 88: Truth in Telecoms, The Vis Part 2

Podcast Directory Part 2 starts with a review of the US market, how Twilio was paid to send and receive SMS, and was only charged a small fee by the carriers. However, the carriers saw the charges Twilio was making to its customers, and used TCR (The Campaign Registry) to raise pricing to 0.5/1c per … Continue reading Podcast 88: Truth in Telecoms, The Vis Part 2

The Definitive Truth in A2P SMS

Responding to your requests, here is the all-in-one post, both links and a long block of text, enjoy! Thank you for all your compliments on this work. Truth in A2P SMS, Part 1 of 5, In the Beginning & Foreign SMSCs. https://blog.tadsummit.com/2024/07/29/truth-in-a2p-sms-part-1/ Truth in A2P SMS, Part 2 of 5, Premium SMS. https://blog.tadsummit.com/2024/08/01/truth-in-a2p-sms-part-2-of-5/ Truth in … Continue reading The Definitive Truth in A2P SMS

Truth in A2P SMS, Part 2 of 5

In this series we will expose the reality of what’s happening in A2P SMS. We’ll review how the current situation can and will be solved, through mitigations the industry must adopt. This series is based on extensive research through 2024, it is not a complete exposé. However, the main mechanisms and mitigations are covered. My … Continue reading Truth in A2P SMS, Part 2 of 5

Podcast 72: TADSummit Innovators, Fabrizio Salanitri, Horisen

Podcast Directory Fabrizio Salanitri is the CEO of Horisen (pronounced horizon). Horisen is a pure product house, they develop state-of-the-art messaging solutions, delivered hosted or on-premise. This is a fun discussion that shines a light on a shift happening in the messaging ecosystem, led by Horisen. An example situation, a carrier agrees a gateway or … Continue reading Podcast 72: TADSummit Innovators, Fabrizio Salanitri, Horisen

Podcast 63: TADSummit Innovators, Eric J Troutman, The Czar of TCPAWorld

Podcast Directory Eric is a partner at Troutman Amin LLC, Czar of TCPAWorld.com, President of ‘Responsible Enterprises Against Consumer Harassment’ (R.E.A.C.H), and one of the country’s prominent class action defense lawyers. Ever since Eric reviewed an FCC filing by Latham Watkins in response to a Rick Joyce filing, we’ve been fans. This was an excellent … Continue reading Podcast 63: TADSummit Innovators, Eric J Troutman, The Czar of TCPAWorld