Introduction Andriy is back to share WebTrit’s and PortaOne‘s work on Voice AI agents, and discuss its relevance for telcos, also known as CSPs (Communication Service Providers). The value proposition is simple, incremental revenue from AI agents replacing human call center agents, with potentially sticky, high margin revenues, with upsell to well understood telecom services. … Continue reading Voice AI Agents with Andriy Zhylenko, CEO PortaOne
Introduction Consig has been selected as one of nine startups in the inaugural Plug and Play Healthcare Accelerator in Orlando, backed by GuideWell, Orlando Health, and KPMG. This puts Consig in direct collaboration with leading health systems and is strong validation of their focus. Consig’s platform was built to solve communication challenges across industries, but healthcare has … Continue reading Consig Update, RJ Burnham, CEO and co-founder
Background Thibault [T-Bot] Mardinli is mapping the Voice AI space and helping people navigate its rapidly developing territories. He brings a unique set of experiences, especially in events, and most importantly learning from trying and failing. Such learning creates entrepreneurs that can change industries. He created a start-up a couple of years ago with a … Continue reading TADSummit online Conference, Voice AI Space is born, Thibault [T-Bot] Mardinli
Telnyx were the victim of a campaign by a criminal, MarioCop, that targeted the FCC’s employees and their family members with robocalling. Check out the Telnyx NAL response, and detailed NAL response document to understand the case, https://telnyx.com/nal-response-press-release-s3-final.pdf. Telnyx was setup. Mariocop (the criminal) targeted most ranking people in the FCC and their families. 365 unique … Continue reading Podcast 114: Truth in Telecoms David Casem, Telnyx
This ended up a long but worthwhile discussion. The Simwood potato is relevant across the telecoms industry, from legacy telcos needing to leapfrog technical debt, to Simwood competitors missing features and services, to enterprises needing to add features overnight, and all the startup voice AI companies needing to plug their telephony gaps. It’s a surprisingly … Continue reading TADSummit Online Conference, 2 April, Simwood Potato
Here are the TADSummit and TADHack 2025 plans, so you know the big picture. This post lists the agenda, and links to recorded sessions Links to Recorded Sessions Google rejects SMS OTP for QR Codes? I understand the SMS bit, but QR codes? Kevin Graham, Bohdan Hopanchuck, Noah Rafalko, Johnny, Dennis Kersten (audience), Ahmed Serag (audience). From the Trenches, RCS / RBM … Continue reading TADSummit 2025 Online Conference Agenda
Organizational Stuff What TADSummit is about: Honesty and Integrity TADSummit is the thought leadership event in programmable communications / telecoms for 12 years (founded 2013). Our 2025 trends identified honesty and integrity as critically important for customers, https://blog.tadsummit.com/2025/01/17/10-global-predictions-for-2025/. There’s no hype, just innovators and experts sharing insights that respect you, your business, and your customers. Yes, … Continue reading TADSummit and TADHack 2025 Plans
Moez has raised Twilio’s Stock price from $42 to $110 Moez Kassam and Anson Funds started circling Twilio in 2023, back when the stock was hovering around $42. The information provided in TADSummit’s Truth in Telecoms helped lead to $100M profit for Anson on Twilio. The stock price rise is because of hedge funds buying … Continue reading Truth in Telecoms helps Investors in Programmable Telecoms
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
RJ has been in the ‘Voice AI’ industry for decades. The session is not about his company Consig; rather his opinions on the voice AI industry, on where it’s been, where it is, and where its going. This is a dynamic time in the communications industry, as the English ironic curse goes, “may you live … Continue reading Voice AI: Breaking Past the Bullshit RJ Burnham, Founder & CEO at Consig AI