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Will the 4-Day Workweek Take Hold in Europe?

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

Work four days a week, but get paid for five? It sounds too good to be true, but this debate is front and centre within numerous European economies, not only because of a culture shift toward accommodating flexible working but also because some evidence suggests it’s good for business. Many organizations in Europe are cutting workweeks, though not wages, from 36 hours (five days) to 28 hours (four...
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Trump’s Huawei ban a ‘double-edged sword’

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

As the US and China square off, tech companies on both sides feel the heat US president Donald Trump’s move to effectively ban Chinese telecommunications firms from doing business with American companies is going to impact both the nations and the global tech industry alike, industry experts said. Huawei and ZTE have been added to the “Entity List” from Friday and prevents it from ...
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Huawei’s use of Android restricted by Google

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

Google has barred the world's second-biggest smartphone maker, Huawei, from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a blow to the Chinese company. New designs of Huawei smartphones are set to lose access to some Google apps. The move comes after the Trump administration added Huawei to a list of companies that American firms cannot trade with unless they have a license. Google...
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EE and Virgin Media fined for overcharging customers

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Daniel Kobale

EE and Virgin Media have been fined a total of £13.3 million for overcharging almost 500,000 mobile and broadband customers who wanted to leave their contracts early. An investigation by Ofcom found that around 400,000 EE customers ended up overpaying up to £4.3 million, while almost 82,000 Virgin Media customers were overcharged just under £2.8 million. The regulat...
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What is VoIP/SIP Call Termination?

Posted on December 11, 2017May 15, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

SIP/VoIP Call Termination, what is it and how does it work! VoIP call termination is used to refer to the procedures that are used for routing telephone calls from one provider to the next provider until the call has been routed to the last telephone company and has been received by the recipient. Voice termination is another term that is used for call termination. The telephone companies are als...
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DIDcomms launches Prepay070 with Free Roaming to VoIP/SIP divert!

Posted on November 29, 2016May 15, 2020 by Daniel Kobale

We are moving into the digital age of the internet with rapidly developing technology, products and services and with that DIDcomms want to open the doors and break down the boarders starting with 070 Free SIP Roaming Worldwide. Free roaming you say, well how does that work? With our state of the art switch and billing platform, we have the ability to offer our 070 Personal Number customers fre...
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Move from ISDN to VoIP/SIP

Posted on November 2, 2016May 15, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

Simple steps to SIP migration from ISDN If you’re still running most of your calls over ISDN, it’s worth taking a serious look at how easy it is to switch to cheaper, more flexible SIP connectivity. Why make the switch? Until recently ISDN had been the only viable choice for most companies – from SMEs to large corporations – to ensure business-grade telephony. But the last 12 months has seen a ...
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Brexit: All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU

Posted on July 26, 2016June 15, 2020 by Daniel Kobale

What does Brexit mean? It is a word that has become used as a shorthand way of saying the UK leaving the EU - merging the words Britain and exit to get Brexit, in a same way as a Greek exit from the EU was dubbed Grexit in the past. Why is Britain leaving the European Union? A referendum - a vote in which everyone (or nearly everyone) of voting age can take part - was held on Thursday 23 June, ...
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PhonepayPlus Chairman Andrew Pinder CBE completes his term of office

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Daniel Kobale

Andrew Pinder CBE will this year complete his term of office as Chairman of UK phone-paid services regulator PhonepayPlus. Work has begun to recruit his successor and Andrew Pinder will continue as Chairman whilst this process is completed. As Chairman, Andrew Pinder has led PhonepayPlus in setting a new three year Strategic Plan that will guide the regulator’s future direction. The PRS regu...
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