Stopping Spoofed Calls With STIR/SHAKEN

Stopping Spoofed Calls With STIR/SHAKEN

Outside of paper cuts or mosquitoes, few subjects have earned as much universal scorn as robocalls — especially ones with fake caller IDs. These days, it’s often enough of an interruption simply to get a phone call. But to pick up a local or official number, only to hear yet another monotone text-to-speech scammer? That’s enough to peeve most anyone.

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FXO vs. FXS: Differences for Telephony Setups

FXO vs. FXS: Differences for Telephony Setups
Analog telephony as a whole may be on its way out, but for numerous organizations, it’s still an important part of communications. For many, it’s so important that even when switching to a VoIP network, completely phasing out analog lines or devices simply isn’t an option. In those cases especially, it’s absolutely vital to understand FXO and FXS ports — in particular, the differences between them.

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Phone APIs in Communications: Tools for Custom UCaaS Systems

Phone APIs in Communications: Tools for Custom UCaaS Systems

Of all the changes to hit the telephony industry, among the biggest is the role of the installer. With UC&C and the shift to digital frontiers, a service provider can no longer be simply someone who plugs in products as they are. Rather, as telephony has joined the greater field of IT, a telephony installer has become closer to a tech developer.

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