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
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
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
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?
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
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