Overall, the cohort delivered double-digit revenue growth but with some disclosing single-digit declines; many showed no appetite for M&A, but one is evaluating eleven acquisitions;…
Pricing is critical to RCS success. If priced too low, it dilutes the medium and turns it into a source of spam. If priced too…
For me Hugh Varilly, is an early and excellent example of when it’s better to ask than to assume. In the summer and fall of…
Stephanie’s "One Expert, One Topic" column reminded me of our collaboration on the ADP RCS 2FA use case. Implementing 2FA on RCS addressed a significant…
CPaaS earnings season kicks off in a week, and even temperamental optimists like myself are pensive. This marks the first de-risked year—the first year-over-year comparisons…
A pioneer in text messaging, Stephanie Lashley is responsible for the operational, financial, and strategic management of Bandwidth’s text messaging products and leads a team…
Mobile operators charge companies to access their SMS networks. These charges, commonly known as pass-thru fees, are immune to the sender's purchasing power. In fact,…
An award-winning salesperson Nitya Kirat is also the author of the Amazon bestseller, “Winning Virtually: 10 Tiny Habits for BIG Virtual Selling Success.” His client…
Last week Beeper was acquired by Automattic in a deal valued at $125 million. We don’t know what this means for its FCC petition, but…
“Interoperability” is a long word to write and say. Yet it’s at the heart of any David vs. Goliath tech story. The success of any…
There is a classic adversarial interoperability play happening in messaging right now. It involves Beeper (the maker of Beeper Mini), Apple, and the FCC. Android…
Not only did Dallas native Lance Dacy train me to become a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), he helped me train some of the smartest…