Running Voice over the Public Internet
By Simon Woodhead Over many years I’ve been intolerant of lies and deceptions when it comes to “networks”. At one end of the scale you have the spivs who lie about the network they don’t…
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WVMR Part 1 – Huawei bad for Internet; Huawei good for Voice over Internet
By Simon Woodhead & Peter Farmer We discussed last week what we’d like to see from the Narrowband Review. Less than 24 hours later Ofcom published its Wholesale Voice Markets Review 2021-2026. This is important…
How will your voice service fare with the Internet turned off?
By Simon Woodhead What would you do if all your voice providers were unreachable over the public Internet? Are you prepared and know it’ll make no difference, or are you relying on it never happening?…
Press Release: Simwood selected for voice services to the London Internet Exchange
Wholesale network operator Simwood has been selected by the London Internet Exchange (LINX) to provide highly available voice services. LINX is one of the world’s largest Internet Exchange Points (IXP), providing a meeting point to…
The noose is already round your neck!
By Simon Woodhead In ye olde days, when punishment by hanging was a thing, life wasn’t fun but there was one positive (beyond being there to witness one of our competitors’ last maintenance windows!). Being…
Speaking at Westminster Forum
By Simon Woodhead I had the pleasure of speaking to Parliamentarians at the Westminster Forum today, on all things Wholesale IP Voice, but specifically on IP migration. I was also asked to Chair a few…
VoIP DDoS Preparations – update
By Simon Woodhead It has been a week or so since we last updated on the emerging threat, so we wanted to update you. Whilst nobody (except George W Bush) wants to be the one…
VoIP DDoS Preparations – IMPORTANT customer update
By Simon Woodhead Following our update on Friday, we have been monitoring the evolving DDoS situation and leveraging our industry reach to get the inside track from those on the front-line of assisting current victims.…
VoIP DDoS – Fail to Prepare…
By Simon Woodhead There’s a scenario that has kept me awake at night for getting on a decade. Regular readers will know this because I’ve banged on and on about it. It underlies the scale…
We want your UK termination!
By Simon Woodhead TLDR: Talk to us about your wholesale UK geographic and mobile termination. Whether international or domestically originated, we’re confident nobody can touch us for performance and value. Our unique positioning is why…