ClueCon Telephony User and Developer Conference 2019 August 5th-8th, 2019 in Downtown Chicago

 

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We have been ClueCon fans since 2008, even though it is much older than that.

"ClueCon is the annual 3-Day Telephony User and Developer Conference that brings together people from all walks of Telephony from analog to digital, like TDM <-> VoIP and beyond. The presentations and discussions are set to cover several open source telephony applications such as Asterisk/Callweaver, OpenSER, Bayonne, YATE and FreeSWITCH." VoIPIPTelephony August 2008

This year's ClueCon makes it the 15th year and as many knows the ClueCon conference is the birthplace of FreeSWITCH and has always been in the windy city Chicago. Summer is an excellent time to visit the area as well. 

ClueCon promotes Software-Defined Telecom forward for 15 amazing years.  Come join the crowd and become part of the telecom future!

"We started our conference as three developers with one goal in mind: to share ideas between friends and peers. Our conference has grown and evolved over time but our original goal has stayed the same. At ClueCon, we love to learn and we love to have fun; our conference truly is for developers by developers." ClueCon

Among many reasons to visit Chicago and attend ClueCon but one great reason is that for a limited time our registration price  $699! This special pricing saves you $500 from the regular price, so register now and save, use code 500SALE

Visit the Main Page to learn more about the show and check out our Great Speakers a good collection of the telecomm industry's best are lined up for this year. I will be looking forward specially to hear about OpenSIPS 3.0, which will be an staple of the conference

 

Bloggers take on Verizon Wireless’ impending disclosure of subscriber call information (CPNI)

After opposing Open Wireless Spectrum and taking FCC to court, Now Verizon wants to open up all your call information to third parties. It does not seem like only Verizon customers are affected. Callers from other networks will be let loose if Verizon's customers do not act on a leaflet that comes with monthly bill. Since this is a change to contract, they never told you about CPNI disclosure, (INAL, check with your lawyer) you might be able to cease any contracts that customers has with Verizon and go to another provider.
Network Observations has sent an email to FCC Commissioners and also provide a template for you to use to send your own email to FCC;
"Email Subject: Verizon Wireless CPNI Disclosure

Dear Chairman Martin, and esteemed FCC Commissioners,

I am writing to express my strong concern that Verizon Wireless is able to subvert the will of the people and established Federal law by simply including a leaflet in my monthly bill advising me that if I do not Opt-Out of CPNI disclosure within 30-days receipt of the notice, I will be Opted-In automatically and with no further notice. Verizon will no doubt snare hundreds of thousands of subscribers who are simply too busy, or fail to recognize the importance of the CPNI announcement."

Fellow Blogger Ken Camp has also taken up the task.

Tags: telecomm, CPNI, CPNI Disclosure, Verizon, FCC, Open Wireless Spectrum

AT&T sings a New Song with Napster.

AT&T Inc. and digital music subscription service Napster Inc. are teaming up to offer Napster Mobile to the telecom giant's wireless customers.

Beginning in mid-November, the service will allow AT&T wireless customers to download their choice of more than 5 million full-track songs over the air from Napster.

AT&T customers will be able to download five tracks a month at a price of $7.49 or for $1.99 per song. The companies are also offering the first five songs free to drum up interest for Napster Mobile.

Read the rest at BizJournals

Tags: Mobile, telecomm, at&t, Napster, AT&T Wireless

John Lennon and Telecommunications, yes you can imagine

Imagine there’s no Roaming
It’s easy if you try
No extra charges for your calls
Data zinging in the sky
Imagine all the people
Making calls in peace
Imagine there’s no tower fees....

Well you cam imagine the rest of it at justanothermobilemonday.com

Imagine (No Roaming)

John Lennon and Telecommunications, yes you can imagine

Tags: telecommunication, Roam, mobile

Avaya offers a tender to Acquire Ubiquity Software

Avaya news
Avaya Inc. (NYSE:AV) today announced a tender offer by its wholly-owned subsidiary to acquire Ubiquity Software Corporation plc (LSE:UBQ.L). Ubiquity's core software product is one of the leading software platforms for the development and delivery of SIP end-user applications.

The offer price is 37.3 pence in cash for each Ubiquity share. This values the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Ubiquity at approximately GBP 74.3 million (approximately $144 million)1 after adjusting for the assumed proceeds from the exercise of options over Ubiquity shares.

Ubiquity develops and markets SIP-based communications software for fixed and mobile communications service providers, systems integrators, independent software vendors and channel partners. Ubiquity's range of products has been developed to take advantage of the telecommunications industry's migration toward all-IP networks.

"We believe that the addition of Ubiquity's next generation software platform to Avaya's portfolio will help customers and developers enhance the integration of communications technologies and business processes," said Micky Tsui, vice president, global communications solutions, Avaya. "We believe that Ubiquity bridges a wide range of fragmented technologies that cost customers' money, time and speed-to-market."

Links;
Avaya news release
Ubiquity Software

Tags: VoIP, AVAYA, ubiquity, SIP, telecomm

The "virgin aura" from Skype is gone... But it is skype users who are nailed.

Please replace "nailed" with appropriate word.
I was revealed to the fact that Skype has become Skype Bell. Even though Skype told us earlier that it will not become another telephone company, it has just started doing so! Thomas over at Telecom's Tsunami lead me to the facts stated below. You will also find the link to his original post at links.
".. this evening Skype announced the one of the oldest tricks in the 150 year old Telco "how-to suck more money from your existing subscriber base" manual by announcing for every SkypeOut call made, they will charge a $0.039 per call "connection fee"."

If 5% of Skype's calls are Skypeout calls, and assuming 1.5 Billion calls per year is made through Skype, this old Telecomm schools trick of charging a connection will add about $3 millions to Skype pockets.
But this might work well with investors. And it is of course not so good for the skype users.

Links;
Telecom's Tsunami: Skype 2007: The "virgin aura" is gone...

Tags: skype. skypeout, skype rate hike, telecomm, skype user