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The Simwood blog.

Telecoms, AI in the call path, network engineering and the occasional strong opinion. Several times a week since 2009.

3.4m reasons to change carrier

In the last 30 days, we’ve blocked 3.4m “nuisance” calls on the Simwood network. That’s 3.4m opportunities for people to be harassed, robbed, or aggr…

Unwanted Calls 2.0

It’s been a while since we updated our website guidance to the general public on unwanted calls, and with some changes in the industry, it is worthwh…

Unwanted Calls 2.0

It’s been a while since we updated our website guidance to the general public on unwanted calls, and with some changes in the industry, it is worthwh…

Educating children in Africa

Picture this… In Nairobi, capital of Kenya, 60% of the population, roughly 2.5m people, live on just 6% of the land in informal settlements (but let’…

We’re on the Cover of Comms Business – May 2025 Edition!

Simwood is featured as the cover story in the May 2025 edition of Comms Business. The article dives into some of the cool innovations cooking at Simw…

Relocating, Reskilling, Rising @Agnes

Have you ever felt the joy of being someone’s partner? I’ve felt special on many occasions in life, but obtaining a dependent visa with a job offer a…

SimCron5: Conversational AI & What’s next for AI innovation in Q2

Tap the red button to watch our latest SimCron podcast.

What does the ‘08 crash and scam traffic have in common?

Regular readers of my missives will have picked up on my reading (ok, listening to an audiobook) about the history of Google. I’m currently on a chap…

Quick tweak to some export charges

Are you breaching, or planning to breach, the Simwood MSA in terms of attempting to engage in wholesale porting? Or are you otherwise causing, or abo…

Update on Simwood Parliamentary Engagement

We don’t publish the full details of our correspondence with regulators or Governments, because they don’t like it… and we have some sympathy with th…

NANPA call blocking

The US remains an incredibly hostile market and the tsunami of rubbish traffic looking for a home shows no relent. We mostly filter it out in our sal…

Live Demo at the Solutions Showcase, CCA 2025: Meet Simwood’s Conversational AI

Tap the red button to watch Simwood AI in action.