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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 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 83: TADSummit Innovators, Lyle Pratt, Vida

Podcast Directory I’ve known Lyle Pratt since BetterVoice, over one decade ago. Lyle will be presenting at TADSummit in October. Better Voice was acquired by Inteliquent (now Sinch) in May 2016. Its core retail and white label products continue to operate. They enabled small businesses to easily create a customized phone or voicemail system, BeterVoice … Continue reading Podcast 83: TADSummit Innovators, Lyle Pratt, Vida

Why TADSummit Matters More than Ever

TADSummit is the thought-leadership event in programmable communications / telecoms for over one decade. Over ten years ago I pointed out that Telecom API standards (OneAPI) made no sense, that the approach being taken by the telecom industry was going to be unsuccessful. I was one of a few voices pointing this out, many telecom executives told me … Continue reading Why TADSummit Matters More than Ever

Podcast 80: TADSummit Innovators, Sandro Gauci, Enable Security

Podcast Directory Sandro Gauci, CEO of Enable Security, is a TADSummit regular, here are a few of his presentations. I’m a regular reader of his monthly RTC Security newsletter, I consider it required reading for the industry. The breadth and depth of analysis are great, whether you’re after a quick review of the top RTC … Continue reading Podcast 80: TADSummit Innovators, Sandro Gauci, Enable Security

Podcast 73: Truth in AI, Strolid, Papa in a Box

Podcast Directory We start with news that Ken Heron is now the CMO of Strolid. Ken has been part of TADSummit for many years, sharing innovations in chatbots, conversation intelligence, and AI. Similarly, Strolid has sponsored TADHack and TADSummit over the years. I’m really proud Ken has joined the Strolid tribe. They’re going to redefine … Continue reading Podcast 73: Truth in AI, Strolid, Papa in a Box

Podcast 69: Truth in Telecoms. Non-GAAP = Not Real.

Podcast Directory Johnny’s got another buyer for Tyntec, let’s see this time 😉 He then jumped onto how Tata Communications had their underwear pulled over their collective heads in the Kaleyra deal. Without contracts from the carriers there is no TCR (The Campaign Registry) business, and to get those contracts today requires collusion. Compound that … Continue reading Podcast 69: Truth in Telecoms. Non-GAAP = Not Real.

Podcast 68: TADSummit Innovators, Matthew Smith, Industry4.0

Podcast Directory At the TADSummit event later this year we’ll have a theme on Industry4.0. TADSummit has always included programmable Industrial IoT (Internet of Things), with presenters from Twilio and Stacuity. However, the role of programmable communications in Industry 4.0 is so much greater than IoT. This became apparent last year in the side conversations … Continue reading Podcast 68: TADSummit Innovators, Matthew Smith, Industry4.0

Podcast 60: Truth in Telecoms, Got YouMail?

Podcast Directory We kicked off with a summary of the CTIA meeting in DC last week. It looks like the US SMS industry has been given a chance to prove they can solve the SMS spam problem, before regulation is imposed. This information is provided from a number of sources who attended the meeting in … Continue reading Podcast 60: Truth in Telecoms, Got YouMail?