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Simon Woodhead

Registration Proxy – Beta

We have for some time enabled you to create username/password combos for your end-users and pass outbound calls to us using them instead of the more…

Our VoIP Fraud presentation at LINX84

We had the pleasure of speaking at the London Internet Exchange’s LINX84 meeting on February 17th regarding our VoIP Fraud research. Below is the vid…

Simwood VoIP Fraud Analysis – get your copy now

As regular readers will know, Simwood has operated a VoIP Honeypot since 2011. The findings from it shape many of the market-leading features we offe…

2 quick scripts to help you sleep easier!

If you’re someone who didn’t implement our 4 quick ways to help stay safe from VoIP fraud at Christmas and you were not one of the unfortunate ones w…

France leading the way in nuisance call control

Over the Christmas break French fixed and mobile telephone operators quietly introduced surcharges on calls originating outside the EU. They are basi…

Virtual Interconnect (Inbound) rate changes

The OFCOM Narrowband Review is increasing the cost/reducing the revenue on incoming calls, effective February 1st. In the light of the rate changes w…

Non-geographic numbering out-payment changes

The OFCOM Narrowband Review is increasing the cost of incoming calls effective February 1st. We will be absorbing these changes where possible and ha…

Freephone Rate Reductions

The OFCOM Narrowband Review is increasing the cost of incoming calls, effective February 1st. We will be absorbing these changes for Freephone and, a…

Indirect Access – Simwood termination from PSTN lines

Indirect Access is the means by which you can dial a short code (ours is 12940) on a traditional phone line followed by the number you want, and the…

Cessation of inbound SMS

We have offered inbound SMS on some of our geographic number ranges for a while but BT Wholesale withdrew the product shortly after and the majority…

Christmas VoIP attacks. How did you fare?

In December we released yet more features (balance locking and automated alerts) to protect you from VoIP fraud should one of your customers or your…

999 price changes – helping you meet your GC4 obligations

Communication Providers have been obligated to offer 999 services on VoIP calls since OFCOM modified the General Conditions several years ago. The Co…

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