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Emergency Standalone with Metaswitch CFS and TelcoBridges Tmedia

May 20, 2022 By Andrew

Emergency Standalone with Metaswitch CFS and TelcoBridges Tmedia

In this article we’ll explore how to provide Emergency Standalone (ESA) function when you have a TelcoBridges media gateway operating with a Metaswitch CFS. Late last year Metaswitch and TelcoBridges announced a partnership to provide greater interoperability between the Metaswitch ecosystem and Tmedia media gateways, with the intent that TelcoBridges media gateways could serve as… Continue Reading

CLECs should think twice about nationwide service

April 28, 2022 By Andrew

We often work with clients that operate both an ILEC and a CLEC. Typically the ILEC was the original business, but then it made sense to start offering competitive voice services in surrounding areas, and so a new CLEC was created to take advantage of those opportunities. In these initial CLEC rate centers, telcos often… Continue Reading

What I learned from my first game as a soccer coach

April 14, 2022 By Andrew

What I learned from my first game as a soccer coach

My younger daughter is in 3rd grade, and last summer she joined our local recreational soccer league. Our first season continued through the fall, and she had a great time. She prefers to play defense and she’s become very good at aggressively intercepting the ball and booting it up the field as far as she… Continue Reading

The LERG: Telecoms heaven for data nerds

March 25, 2022 By Andrew

The LERG: Telecoms heaven for data nerds

When I was a kid my favorite sport was cricket. (Actually that’s still true.) I found cricket particularly appealing because it was chock-full of numbers. I could (and can) tell you that Don Bradman’s test batting average is 99.94, or that the highest score by an Englishman was Len Hutton’s 364 at the Oval in… Continue Reading

What is Operator Connect Mobile?

March 22, 2022 By Andrew

What is Operator Connect Mobile?

Metaswitch recently announced a couple of products that help support Microsoft’s new Operator Connect Mobile service. In this article we’ll help you to understand what this new service is, and whether it’s relevant for you. How is Operator Connect Mobile different? You may recall that Operator Connect is an integrated way for a service provider… Continue Reading

COBOL and the telecoms brain drain

March 21, 2022 By Andrew

COBOL and the telecoms brain drain

Early in the pandemic, state unemployment departments experienced unprecedented strains on their resources. Many of us have blocked out memories of those days, but in March/April 2020 the number of people applying for unemployment benefits was 860% higher than at the peak of the 2008 financial crisis – and the infrastructure had not been designed… Continue Reading

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