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…
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…
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…
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?…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…