---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20181118174354.GA14836@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 12:43:54 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Update: Branson 911 Working Again By: Cortlynn Stark BRANSON, Mo. -- The emergency operating system in Branson is back up, but city officials say intermittent service could strike again. According to a release from the city, "Centurylink is still experiencing problems with some type of phone relay at Jefferson City." https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/update-branson-911-working-again/1604002964 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181117152352.GA12694@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 10:23:52 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon will launch RCS text messaging in early 2019, but will it be compatible? Android will finally get its Chat solution next year, hopefully By Dieter Bohn Yesterday at a small, business-focused GSMA event in New Jersey, Verizon's SVP of consumer products, Aparna Khurjekar, announced that Verizon will launch support for RCS messaging in "early 2019." The move is potentially significant as RCS is the new texting standard set to replace SMS just as soon as carriers around the world update their systems to support it. More specifically, RCS Chat will replace SMS if carriers update their systems to support the "Universal Profile," the version of RCS technology that allows messages to interoperate cleanly between carriers. Currently, very few do; in the US, that list includes Sprint, US Cellular, and limited support on T-Mobile. Other carriers like AT&T and Verizon use a proprietary texting system. Redditors have been maintaining a spreadsheet of carriers that do and don't support the Universal Profile. https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/16/18099032/verizon-rcs-messaging-texting-universal-profile-chat -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181118175819.GA14860@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 12:58:19 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Hosted Pbx Market By 2022 Hosted PBX market by 2022 focuses on top companies, research methodology, trends, opportunities and regions By Maria Luz With the slowdown in world economic growth, the Hosted PBX industry has also suffered a certain impact, but still maintained a relatively optimistic growth, the past four years, Hosted PBX market size to maintain the average annual growth rate of 13.42% from 2820 million $ in 2014 to 4115 million $ in 2017, Report analysts believe that in the next few years, Hosted PBX market size will be further expanded, we expect that by 2022, The market size of the Hosted PBX will reach 8210 million $. . The Hosted PBX market report focuses on the Hosted PBX in market, especially in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa. https://smyrnathemes.com/4189/hosted-pbx-market-by-2022-focuses-on-top-companies-research-methodology-trends-opportunities-and-regions/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181118181701.GA14908@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 13:17:01 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon to Fund 5G Inventions for Emergency Responders In partnership with Responder Corp., the telecommunications giant is launching 5G First Responder Lab, a maker space in Washington, D.C., for designing and building faster communications tech for emergency situations. Verizon and Responder Corp., a group of first responders and investors, are opening an innovation lab in Washington, D.C., to foster public safety technology to work in a 5G future. http://www.govtech.com/biz/Verizon-to-Fund-5G-Inventions-for-Emergency-Responders.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ***** Moderator's Note ***** Here's my idea: in the future, everyone will drive a miniature fire engine or ambulance. That way, any Paramedic of firefighter can bicycle to the scene of a fire or accident, and just grab the nearest vehicle and go to work. Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181118181105.GA14878@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 13:11:05 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon now lets you add multiple phone numbers to a single device You can hold up to four numbers on a single phone for $15 per additional line. By Lynn La If you're a Verizon customer and having only one phone number isn't cutting it for you, there's a new solution available. Known as My Numbers, Verizon's new service plan lets you add up to four numbers to a single phone. Consolidating multiple numbers into a single device is useful if you travel often, have a work phone, or own a business that has its own number. https://www.cnet.com/news/verizon-lets-you-add-multiple-phone-numbers-to-a-single-device-for-15-each/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ***** Moderator's Note ***** Where's Lou Bega when we need him? Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Mon, 19 Nov 2018