Friedhelm Hillebrand and Bernard Ghillebaert developed the concept of SMS in 1984 but the first text message “Merry Christmas” was sent in 1992 by Neil Papworth to Richard Jarvis from a PC, due to mobile phones not having a keyboard. Nokia was the first handset manufacturer to have a phone line that supported SMS text […]
Author Archives: Bankai
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Mar
Mar
Times have changed and so has the technology. Mobile technology gained prominence particularly in the 90s when companies like Nokia, Motorola entered the homes and changed the scenes thereafter paving way for more advanced technologies. Owing to the growing work from home concept, enterprises today are moving from ‘on-premises’ to ‘cloud-reliant’ communication offerings. For enterprises, […]
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Jan
Jan
2020 remains to be a year of irony. While some industries struggled to survive, few others had the challenge of addressing the massive surge in demand. One such industry was telecommunication that saw a jump in demand when most offices and schools across the world shifted base. There was a manifold increase in the demand […]
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Nov
Nov
Every industry has experienced major impact since the onset of COVID-19, and telecom industry is no stranger. Undeniably there have been some major disruptions in the telecom space. The industry has seen close to 80% dip in international roaming clearly due to the lack of travel. Similarly, there are other telecom services that have also […]
VoIP phone systems are becoming exceptionally popular in the current business world for the ease and savings they offer in business communication. The benefits of these phone systems have been propagated everywhere making traditional telephony nearly redundant. Though VoIP has significantly simplified and upgraded the way business communication takes place today, it brings along with […]
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Oct
Oct
We are living in a world where the new generation believes in texting rather than calling up. OTT messaging platforms as well as Short Messaging Service, commonly known as SMS, are the preferred modes of communication and the go-to options for brands to market their products. The humble SMS has several other applications such as […]
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Sep
Sep
SMS communication has continued to be the go-to option for businesses to stay in touch and drive customer engagement during these unprecedented times. It is one of the most convenient means of communication to get the message across to anyone with a cellular connection. Not to forget, SMS has a wider outreach than OTT or […]
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Aug
Aug
Telecom services are vital in the current scenario to keep people connected from their homes. Those working or studying from home during this pandemic have heavily relied on telecom companies to deliver uninterrupted services. The telecom sector effectively rose to the challenge to tackle the surge in service demand and ensure data connectivity to their […]
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Jul
Jul
A significant number of businesses around the world have already switched to VoIP as it ensures great services and features at relatively less costs, reduced expenditure on equipment and support for multiple calls at the same time. The rising adoption of VoIP systems can be attributed to the efficiency, high quality and cost-effectiveness of VoIP. […]
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Jun
Jun
The year 2020 has been an eye-opener for the market as a whole. All the industries have seen paradigmatic changes in the way they operated and generated revenue before health scare as well as the looming economy threat due to this. The wholesale voice business in particular has been in the spot due to the […]