On November 3 TelcoBridges and Metaswitch announced a new partnership. “We are delighted to be certifying TelcoBridges to provide another media gateway option with proven interoperation with the Metaswitch Call Feature Server product family and integrated with the always-on diagnostic capability provided by our MetaView Service Assurance Server.” Joe Weeden, VP of Voice Core infrastructure at… Continue Reading
Network Evolution
Voice is just another application. Discuss.
I’m 41. My Dad was really into technology and computers, so I grew up in a home where personal computers were always present. I learnt to code in BASIC on a Sinclair QL. We got dial-up internet when I was in high-school. I got my first cell phone when I was 20, and my first… Continue Reading
How redundant should our network be?
The telecoms network has high standards in terms of availability. For years we’ve talked about “five nines” reliability, meaning that service is available 99.999% of the time – equivalent to about 5 minutes of downtime per year. I wish my internet service was that good. The only way to attain such a high standard of… Continue Reading
Cap-and-Grow or Rip-and-Replace?
My family recently moved house – for the first time in 8 years – and boy is it hard work. We only moved about a mile down the road, so the moving piece wasn’t so bad. It was the packing. And the unpacking. We’re still unpacking 3 months after we moved, and it’s amazing how… Continue Reading
FCC reduces compensation for toll-free calls
On October 7 the FCC released a new Report and Order about toll-free access charges, in response to concerns about arbitrage causing inefficiencies and excess costs in the system. I’ve written before about toll-free traffic pumping, which is one of the FCC’s concerns. They’re also seeing situations where calls are inefficiently routed from rural areas,… Continue Reading
Class 5 switch migration for dummies
A class 5 switch is a hugely important piece of network equipment – providing phone services, including 911 calls to thousands of homes, businesses, hospitals and governments. So any time you need to replace the switch – and migrate service to a new platform – you need to plan and execute the switch migration carefully… Continue Reading