UK launches mobile phone emergency alert initiative
The UK government will soon conduct a nationwide test of a system that will allow it to push messages to nearly all mobile phones.
The UK government will soon conduct a nationwide test of a system that will allow it to push messages to nearly all mobile phones.
Over-the-top business messaging is set for exponential growth and could threaten operators’ SMS revenues, according to Juniper Research.
European public warning system specialist Intersec was chosen by O2 Telefónica to run a new system for alerting German people in times of emergency.
Belgian carrier BICS is drawing heavily on its legacy in hopes of gaining a competitive advantage for its new communications platform as a service (CPaaS).
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson’s proposed takeover of US cloud unified communications provider Vonage has been pushed back until the end of July due to an ongoing investigation by the US Committee on Foreign Investment.
Much-maligned Rich Communication Services (RCS) are said to be proving their worth to advertisers.
Communications platform Twilio has become a significant minority owner of telecoms transaction processor Syniverse with a $750 million investment, which it describes as a strategic partnership.
The part of the EU’s Digital Marketing Act concerning messaging interoperability is getting some heat from the tech world – but the bigger question is how would such a thing curb big tech dominance?
Network analysis firm Global Wireless Solutions says that three of the four major operators have doubled their nationwide 5G coverage in the last year.
The first ever SMS was sent over the Vodafone network 29 years ago and soon one lucky collector will own it.
There’s a downbeat start to this week’s pod as Scott battles the elements, infirmity, and portentous news. The Hazy Jane soon works its magic, however and they commence with a look at Ericsson’s biggest ever acquisition. Operator boardroom shenanigans provide the next topic before they conclude with a look at Vodafone’s bid to free itself from the electrical grid.
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has made its biggest ever acquisition in the form of cloud unified communications provider Vonage.
Users of Microsoft Teams will be able to directly access Workplace stuff without leaving the app, in a move that will add to concerns over the ubiquity of big tech.
A couple of investigations have revealed that some services that pride themselves on user privacy might not be nearly as secure as they claim.
Following in the footsteps of T-Mobile and AT&T, the last of America’s “big three” Verizon announced that Android Messages will be the default bearer of its RCS messaging service from next year.
Messages by Google will soon be the default messaging app for all AT&T Android customers in the US, effectively killing attempts by operators to establish their own RCS platform.
The Indian government is increasingly unhappy about its inability to intercept private communications.
Messaging app Signal created an Instagram ad campaign that would have specified the personal information used to target it.
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile have pulled the plug on Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative (CCMI), the telcos’ joint initiative to develop an RCS-based cross-carrier rich messaging solution.
There’s a longer gap between recording and publication this week coz of Easter. Iain and Scott start by reviewing Huawei’s 2020 annual report and what that tells us about the health of the company. They move on to RCS (Rich Communication Service), to mull whether it will ever be a thing, and conclude with another look at the chip industry, which grows in importance by the day.
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