“How do I bypass anti-spoofing?”
By Simon Woodhead TLDR: We’re not going to answer that question, but we are going to explain why! The best way to avoid anti-spoofing procedures is simply not to spoof numbers! OK, this is a…
Category Archives: Regulation
Changing our 999 routing policy
By Simon Woodhead As a wholesale / carrier services provider, we offer 999 call routing and the ability to update the Emergency Handling Agency’s database for all Simwood numbers and numbers ported to us, as…
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…
Heads on the chopping board!
By Peter Farmer In the first of the promised series of articles about the upcoming Telecommunications Security Regulations, I’m going to talk about the new accountability requirements. First up, remember there are three distinct elements…
Incoming! Take cover.
By Peter Farmer One of the frustrations of being a telecommunications regulatory person is that stuff affecting Simwood and other providers today is a result of consultations and ideas postulated by the government and its…
Have you ever wondered?
By Peter Farmer One of the banes of life as someone that works in the field of telecommunications regulation is the expectation that we will somehow magically understand precisely what the regulator means within five…
Which equilibrium will prevail?
By Pete Farmer Simwood’s views on the recent BT Openreach FTTP pricing (called the Equinox Offer) will be known to regular readers. Our response to Ofcom’s consultation on it is here and Simon mentioned it…
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…
Ofcom’s Christmas Gift to You All
By Pete Farmer Readers who are members of Comms Council UK will have a passing familiarity with what’s coming next month, as there has been a few webinars on the subject. For those that are…
Grannies vs BT
By Peter Farmer OK, so the headline talks about Grannies… disappointingly we are actually talking about a class action of all landline only customers v the former state monopolist and not just grannies. These landline-only…