The fixed-line connection used to be the gateway to the world. The switchboard operator was the charming gatekeeper who opened it. From today’s vantage point, however, it was more of a small gap. After all, today’s smartphones not only permit telephony, but also offer access to the Internet – and thus to a sheer inexhaustible more
Banish unwanted calls forever! We’re usually happy about calls, or at least private ones. After all, they’re mostly from friends and family bearing news. However, there are also unwanted calls. And they often come from companies conducting unlawful advertising. Even worse: There are more and more calls from fraudsters who want to trick people out more
Talking on the phone is not going out of fashion. Since the beginning of the pandemic talking on the phone has once again become one of the most important everyday activities for many people – both professionally and privately. Just like in a face-to-face conversation, the right communication is very important when talking on the more
“Whether it’s a lottery, a magazine subscription or a contract to supply electricity – if you’ve never agreed to such advertising calls, you shouldn’t really be getting them,” writes the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Actually, because unauthorised telephone advertising is no longer an exception, but rather the rule. Last year alone, the German Federal Network Agency received more
Guest Article by Felipe Martín, Managing Director of Gigaset Communications Iberia The importance of flexibility and mobility in communications is paramount for companies, especially if they have offices spread across the country or plan to expand their offices in the future. Stable systems are an ideal technological solution to facilitate seamless voice connectivity and ensure more
Everyone really ought to know and be on their guard against the scams and tricks used by con artists over the phone. Well, we say “really”, but fraudsters are adaptive and are adjusting their tricks to the situation all of us are currently in. Now they not only masquerade as relatives or public officials, but more
Raphael Dörr May 12, 2020 via LinkedIn The coronavirus crisis has presented all sectors of industry with huge challenges within a very short space of time. From abandoned work, strict protection and hygiene requirements at the workplace, or moving to work from home – hardly anyone has been spared. While, until recently, working from home more
Telephony trend: “The horse does not eat cucumber salad” – that was the first sentence ever spoken on a telephone back in 1861. Many more important messages have been shared since – and now Germans make a combined total of 809 million minutes in calls a day, so making calls is popular, especially during the more
This post on Business Telephony was published on LinkedIn on November 13, 2020 by Anne Dickau. The post can be viewed, liked or shared at this link. Business Telephony: Spoilt for choice The global market for phone manufacturers is large. Customers can choose from a host of providers worldwide and thousands of phone models – more