We try to keep the content of these articles varied – a mix of product info, industry events, operational best practices and technical tips. Today we’re going to double-down on the technical tips side of things, and share a best practice related to the Perimeta Session Border Controller. If you don’t know what an SBC… Continue Reading
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Moonikins and MOPs
In September I had the privilege to attend a lecture at Duke University given by Dr Ehsan Samei, who last week had the unusual experience of watching his work get launched into space. One of my daughters is a space enthusiast, and so we pay close attention to anything that NASA is doing, and last… Continue Reading
Starbucks is focusing on faster Frappuccinos
Longstanding readers may have noticed that I’m a bit of a process nerd. I really enjoy figuring out how to do something, and then figuring out how to do it better and faster. I was therefore fascinated to read about Starbucks plan to overhaul the processes their baristas follow to make coffee. Take a look… Continue Reading
AT&T discovers Google exists; retires 411.
One of our readers recently forwarded me this announcement from AT&T – apparently Operator Services and Directory Assistance will no longer be available on their U-verse voice lines – starting January 1, 2023. Instead, they advice that “Addresses and numbers can still be located using online services, such as internet search engines, including Google®, Bing®,… Continue Reading
Are you cynical, curious, hopeful or skeptical?
I’ve been thinking a lot about mindset recently. In particular, trying to figure out what character attributes are helpful for someone in a technical role. So let me start by asking you, personally – which of the following attributes would you use to describe yourself? What about your team mates? Cynical Curious Hopeful Skeptical I’m… Continue Reading
The FCC is reading your robocall mitigation plans – and is unhappy
On Monday this week (October 3, 2022), the FCC announced plans to remove 7 companies from the robocall mitigation database for non-compliance – unless they get their act together in the next 14 days. Which service providers? Per the order, the following 7 service providers received a notice from the FCC: Akabis Cloud4 Global UC… Continue Reading