We recently began using what we call an SMS Push application. SMS Push allows us to send Text Messages to our subscribers in bulk. Typically these messages are some Marketing promotion or a Customer Service announcement. The message text and a list of MDNs is provided to the application and it sends them serially, one …
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PDSN packet inspection
Today Nortel presented their solution for monitoring and billing high bandwidth users of the wireless broadband network. Software running directly in the Starent PDSN basically uses deep packet inspection to implement traffic shaping. The product is called Enhanced Charging Services (ECS) and it claims to provide integrated content-based billing. The solution as presently sold might …
Least Cost Routing is harder than it looks
All voice network operators are continually looking for ways to cut the cost of delivering outgoing long distance calls. The best way to do this is to use 2 or more Inter-Exchange Carriers (IEC, in FCC-speak) or what you and I might call “long distance service providers,” and cherry pick the cheaper provider for each …
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Traffic Pumpers Filling Long Distance Pipes
Starting late last year our long-distance network has been overwhelmed with calls to various for-free services. These services often appear to be the proverbial free lunch, with no apparent business model because the service is 100% free to the end user. Typical offerings include free conference calls or voice chat rooms. These services can completely …
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RIM experiences yet another network failure
Information Week is reporting thatÃÂ BlackBerry Users Experience Service Outage What’s going on over at RIM?ÃÂ Is this the 3rd or 4th highly publicized network failure they’ve experienced in the last year or so? Running a network is a highly repetitive, process-oriented business. Not much sex and magic involved. Widespread service-affecting events are signs of …
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