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What is an SBC? All about Session Border Controllers - blog post image

What is an SBC? All about Session Border Controllers

March 22, 2024

With the rise of cloud-based telephony solutions, ensuring a secure and optimized communication environment has become more important than ever. Enter session border controllers, or SBCs. These network elements play a crucial role in managing and securing the flow of real-time communication sessions.
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How fax machines work and how to fax in 2024

March 21, 2024

As fax machines improved, so did the transmittal time. This was a boon to businesses that depended on sending or receiving sensitive documents. Fax machines became so popular that “fax” became a verb, as in “Fax me your order and we’ll ship it today.” The sales of stand-alone fax machines peaked in the U.S. in 1997 and three years later in Japan.
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UCaaS cost: How switching can help

March 14, 2024

Understandably, UCaaS cost is top-of-mind when transitioning to a cloud-based unified communications solution. In general, as-a-service solutions are considered cost-effective alternatives to on-premises systems.
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13 tips to teach kids phone etiquette at home

March 13, 2024

From the time a child can answer the phone, practicing good phone etiquette is essential. Kids these days have access to computers and technology at such a young age that we assume they intuitively know proper etiquette, but that’s not true. One reason is they have fewer opportunities to witness the art of traditional telephone communication. But phone etiquette is still something they should learn and this blog post can help.
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5 ways you can use the Ooma free calling app

March 12, 2024

Have you already downloaded Ooma’s calling app? We hope so! The Ooma Home Phone app expands your service to be accessible wherever you are. This blog explores five major calling app features we’re excited for you to take advantage of today!
Ooma’s Jagmeet Sekhon wants you to bring us your enterprise communication problems - blog post image

Ooma’s Jagmeet Sekhon wants you to bring us your enterprise communication problems

February 28, 2024

Jagmeet Sekhon, Senior Manager, Product for Ooma Enterprise, had always been focused on the customer journey. From her time at Canadian airline WestJet to telecom Shaw Communications, a part of Rogers, she enjoyed customer journey mapping. Get to know Jagmeet in this post and explore how she addresses enterprise communications problems.