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

Christmas & New Year 2025 Porting Desk

It’s nearly Christmas and as with previous years, Simwood’s porting desk will be staying open throughout the holidays with the exception of the bank…

Thanks for a great year!

Wow, it is that time again. I’ve written these since 2013 and love the opportunity to review the year and genuinely thank each and every one of you f…

Why we’re leaving CCUK (formerly ITSPA)

There was a time when VoIP was at the bleeding edge of technology, opening up new markets and taking on the establishment. Since then, we’ve seen som…

Please, tell me what you think

I hate surveys. Being asked pointless questions, often under inducement of something that’d be less painful to just buy is annoying. Knowing the resu…

WhatsApp rates – updated

We previously indicated where our rates for WhatsApp Calling and Messaging would land. We’re now fully approved by Meta and in active beta and lookin…

SimCron7: WhatsApp Business Integration

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Simwood adds WhatsApp voice as a connectivity option – THIS IS BIG!

Over recent weeks, our miracle-worker in chief (well, CTO), Charles Chance, has been working on an important project to get the tech side and relevan…

Honour

I was brought up to tell the truth. In fact, in the spirit of honesty, lying to me is about the most offensive thing someone can do to me. In busines…

No means no. Except when it doesn’t. But it usually does.

Our cutting edge nuisance call detection algorithms are currently shielding swathes of the UK and USA from scammers. We’ve previously said that we wo…

999 Groundhog Day

Here we go again. Ofcom have launched another own initiative investigation into the industry’s compliance with its obligations re 999/112 calls. Whil…

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

Simwood is proud to be the cover story in the November 2025 edition of Comms Business, showcasing how the Simwood Potato® is powering innovations tha…

The most directly connected network in the UK?

Ever since I started playing with networks, I’ve particularly geeked out on the value added by routing. I guess it is the same pleasure some get from…