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Bandwidth is a global cloud communications software company that helps enterprises deliver exceptional experiences through voice calling, text messaging and…
Bandwidth
Bandwidth is a global cloud communications software company that helps enterprises deliver exceptional experiences through voice calling, text messaging and emergency services. Our solutions and our Communications Cloud are trusted by companies like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cisco, Google, Microsoft, RingCentral, Zoom, Genesys, Five9, and Uber. Bandwidth is the first and only CPaaS provider offering a unique combination of composable APIs, AI capabilities, owner-operated network and broad regulatory experience.
Blogs
- Conversational AI in Retail: Conversational AI is transforming retail. See how voice + chat automation boosts conversions, cuts support costs, and drives revenue, powered by reliable infrastructure.
- Conversational AI in Finance: How to scale conversational AI in finance. Ensure SIP interoperability, high-fidelity NLP, and seamless human hand-offs. No lock-in.
- The Agentic Pivot: Redefining enterprise communications in the era of orchestration: Agentic AI is transforming enterprise communications, shifting from basic use cases to full process orchestration. Learn why comms is the frontline of this pivot.
- How Bandwidth combats illegal robocalls, scam calls, toll fraud, and spam: Bandwidth is constantly working to combat illegal robocalls, scam calls, and spam. Learn how we're doing it.
- Case File: The 4 threats targeting your contact center: Unmask the contact center fraudsters, mislabeled calls, and hidden threats hurting your CX. Learn how to stop them with the right trust tools.
- Bandwidth named in GetVoIP’s Best CPaaS Providers in 2026: Bandwidth named a top CPaaS provider for 2026 by GetVoIP, recognized for reliable APIs, carrier-level insights, global reach, and scalable voice and messaging.
- Five trends driving enterprises in 2026: Our takeaways from Enterprise Connect this year: Our takeaways from Enterprise Connect, including how enterprises are using Voice AI, the all-time high value being placed on security, and more.
- Conversational AI in Ecommerce: How it’s transforming customer engagement: See how conversational AI in Ecommerce powers real-time voice conversations, automates support calls, and improves customer experience at scale.
- The end of “turn and burn”: How CNP migrations finally break 10DLC vendor lock-in: 10DLC messaging campaign migrations just got easier with The Campaign Registry’s Campaign CNP (connectivity partner) Migration Tool.
- Branded calling alone can’t stop call mislabels or identity fraud: Branded calling boosts visibility, but it can’t stop fraud or spam mislabels. Learn the three essential layers enterprises need to restore trust in outbound calls.
- Know Your AI: The Difference Between Agentic vs. Generative AI: Agentic vs generative AI explained in plain terms. Learn how each drives enterprise efficiency, autonomy, and ROI—and why the future depends on using both together.
- Best SMS for small businesses: Discover the best text and SMS platforms for small businesses with top features like text-to-pay, AI messaging, reviews, automation & compliance.
- 2026 Insight: EMEA trends in AI, carriers, and compliance: Discover 2026’s top EMEA enterprise comms trends—from AI and security to BYOC and hybrid cloud—based on insights from 500 IT and telecom leaders.
- Conversational AI in healthcare: See how Conversational AI in healthcare streamlines scheduling, intake, follow-ups, and admin tasks to improve patient experience, boost outcomes, and cut operational costs.
- How to A/B test RCS vs SMS (Without losing your mind): Learn how to A/B test RCS vs SMS, what to measure, key risks, and when richer messaging truly drives results. A tactical guide for modern messaging.
- Developer Experience isn’t just for developers anymore: The importance of developing AI-friendly APIs as more developers turn to AI to generate code and assist with daily tasks.
- SMS vs RCS: 2026 Cheat sheet: Learn the key differences between SMS and RCS messages and which fits your business case with this comparison cheat sheet and stay updated on 2026 pricing and compliance.
- Will AI replace call center agents?: Explore how AI is transforming call centers with automation and augmentation, not the replacement of human agents in customer service.
- How to get a VoIP number: Learn how to get a VoIP number, including number porting, security, providers, features, and setup tips for personal and business use from an experienced VoIP provider.
- [Launched] Say hello to Synthi: smarter, faster support: Meet Synthi, Bandwidth’s new AI assistant delivering faster support, streamlined ticketing, and easy access to experts—all from one simple in‑app chat experience.
- MCP: How AI’s universal adapter powers voice AI: MCP acts as a universal adapter for Voice AI, letting agents connect to any API securely and effortlessly, supercharging automation and integration.
- Contact Center Artificial Intelligence: A quick guide: Contact Center AI (CCAI) can improve agent productivity, customer satisfaction, and your bottom line. Learn about use cases, benefits, and best practices for AI implementation.
- RCS on iPhone vs Android: Beyond blue and green bubbles: Yes, RCS is available on iPhones and Android phones, like Samsung phones. Learn more about how RCS messages appear on different devices.
- Scaling Voice AI applications: Building for speed, quality, and the future: See how Voice AI platforms are building for speed, quality, and the future. And how the right Voice API partner can make all the difference.
- Two powerful ways to connect Bandwidth Voice to OpenAI’s Realtime API: See how you can use either WebSockets or SIP trunks to build Voice with the benefits of OpenAI’s Realtime API.
- Enhance your communications with Agentic AI using Model Context Protocol (MCP): See why Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a big win for Agentic AI including considerations and action steps for implementation.
- 6 strategies for Cyber Week success: Get your contact center ready for the holiday rush with 6 proven strategies to handle Cyber Week demand, boost CX, and keep communications running seamlessly.
- AI in the contact center: Your guide to intelligent implementation: An introduction to thinking about the most intelligent way to implement AI in your enterprise contact center.
- SMS filtering in iOS 26’s “Screen Unknown Senders:” seeing the bigger picture: iOS 26 introduces new filtering options for iPhone users, but both Apple and Android have had SMS filtering for years. See what’s different in the 2025 update.
- What are toll-free numbers: A guide: A toll-free number is a phone number you can dial without incurring a charge with a three-digit code. Read about area codes, vanity numbers, and international calling.
- RCS: The art of the possible in travel & hospitality: See how travel and hospitality businesses can revolutionize their messaging with RCS.
- RCS: The art of the possible for retail and e-commerce: See how ecommerce platforms can revolutionize their messaging with RCS.
- Navigating messaging compliance when the legal landscape changes: Texas Senate Bill 140: what it means for A2P messaging, and how brands and platforms can navigate a constantly changing legal landscape.
- Trust and AI at Bandwidth: Our team’s approach: See how the Bandwidth team’s approach to AI is based on authenticity, diligence, and empowerment.
- Building trust with customers, one message at a time: Joe Shaker shares how TruVideo builds customer trust in the automotive industry with smart text messaging strategies.
- Why bad call quality breaks great AI in the call center: Poor call quality can undercut the effectiveness of your call center AI. Here’s why and how to build a strong voice foundation for your call center AI.
- How Out There Media delivers standout RCS experiences for global brands: At Reverb25, Out There Media showcased compelling RCS use cases built for Netflix and how it plans to unveil them in the US.
- Reverb25 Recap: Bandwidth at the Edge of Every Conversation: Skim the recap of top product highlights including AI tools, PSTN expansion, enterprise integrations, and trust services.
- Apple’s iOS 26: What the new iOS messaging filters mean for businesses: See how Apple's latest text message inbox filters will affect business senders.
- 4 ways texting can help you respond to a rapidly changing market: Learn four ways Modern Campus uses text messaging to help colleges and universities engage students, with insights from VP of Product, Charles Parsons.
- Active/Active network architecture: How to minimize downtime in contact centers: A how-to guide on achieving network resilience in your contact center to protect against downtime during outages
- Bandwidth internship reflections: what it’s like to join a software dev team: Maia Manaligod shares her experience as a front-end software development intern at Bandwidth’s HQ in Raleigh, NC.
- 4 reasons why A2P Messaging is the perfect tool for optimizing business operations: See how Emitrr founder Anmol Oberoi describes the importance of AI and A2P text messaging for helping healthcare businesses streamline operations and create more revenue
- Deliverability can make or break your 10DLC Campaign: TrueDialog’s CEO John Wright shares why deliverability is key to 10DLC messaging success, and how brands can steer clear of deliverability hurdles.
- The 5 biggest telephony tech challenges of 2025: IT leaders are facing a different set of challenges in 2025. Discover how the smartest enterprises are adapting.
- CIO’s guide to cloud-based communications in 2026: See what enterprise CIO’s are planning for 2026, the headaches that keep them up at night, and the cloud-migration status for the industry.
- BYOC success stories: Learn how leading companies in diverse industries are saving money and gaining efficiency by unbundling their voice carrier from UCaaS and CCaaS platforms.
- Black Friday SMS Marketing Checklist for 2025: Get more from your SMS marketing with this Black Friday messaging checklist. Learn when to send texts, ensure high deliverability, and how to plan for the holiday.
- 3 ways digital engagement platforms can optimize user participation: Explore three ways that digital engagement platforms can optimize for, well, engagement.
- What is packet loss? Causes and how to fix It: Packet Loss refers to the failed transmission of data across a data network. Discover how packet loss occurs and affects your network performance and call quality.
- What is call attestation in STIR/SHAKEN?: As early as June 20, 2025, voice service providers must sign their calls using their own certificate. See how to simplify this.
- Boosting customer engagement with AI: Three inspirational examples: Discover how three leading engagement platforms are leveraging AI to personalize communication in retail, ecommerce, and healthcare.
- What senders in the UK are saying about messaging in 2025: See what senders are saying about A2P business texting in the UK based on a 2025 survey of 100 businesses and messaging platforms.
- The state of RCS Business Messaging (RCS for Business) in 2025: Learn what RCS Business Messaging (RBM) is, and the current state of features, availability, and adoption in the US A2P messaging market.
- Ten things you didn’t know about 911: What every business leader and consumer should know about emergency calling in the US, but may not know.
- How to integrate a Voice API with use cases and sample code: Learn how to integrate voice into global applications with inbound and outbound use cases like IVR, voice notifications explained with sample code.
- The future is now: Mastering customer experience (CX) automation: Learn about customer experience automation and how it can enhance your CX. Discover benefits, strategies, and tools for automated customer experiences.
- Top contact center integrations for 2025: Boost customer satisfaction and agent performance with 2025’s top CX integrations. Consider leading tech tools across AI, fraud protection, CCaaS, and more.
- Must-know emergency service terms in 2025: The most common and complex emergency services terms, explained. Get a better grip on setting up your emergency services with the right global provider.
- 10DLC registration: notes for non-traditional brands: Franchises and other local businesses face unique challenges in registering 10DLC SMS campaigns. Learn how to register even if you don’t have a website.
- Toll-free SMS or 10DLC: How to choose the right A2P Messaging channel: Thinking about switching to Toll-free SMS? Find out how to evaluate whether 10DLC or Toll-free numbers are best for your messaging platform.
- 3 reasons to use SMS short codes in 2025: Throughput, reliability, and ease-of-memorization are three reasons why companies still use short codes in 2025.
- What is an SMS API?: SMS APIs let platforms and enterprises build SMS text messaging into their customer-facing tools, so they can send notifications and two-way conversations.
- Evaluating your 911 provider: Seven key questions to ask: Discover how to assess the reliability and readiness of your emergency services provider with our guide to asking the right questions.
- Navigating the shift: The transition to NG911, explained: Uncover the essentials of transitioning from E911 to NG911, from understanding FCC Report and Order 24-78 and its requirements to the benefits of NG911 and how to achieve compliance.
- RCS: Build trust and brand recognition with verified sending: See how verified sending works with RCS business messaging, and how having a verified brand presentation can create increased customer trust and engagement.
- What is Operator Connect? Simplifying PSTN connectivity for Microsoft Teams: Learn how Operator Connect simplifies PSTN connectivity for Microsoft Teams. Enable pure-cloud voice calling for Teams Phone with a certified carrier to simplify your stack.
- Your guide to Genesys BYOC: What it is and how it works: Learn how Genesys BYOC enables you to connect your preferred carrier to a cloud or premise-based contact center. Find out how the BYOC program works, how to migrate, and how to level up your integrati
- Getting started with a Voice API: Learn how to configure callback URLs, create phone calls, receive phone calls, and configure phone calls with Bandwidth’s Voice API.
- How to set up a SIP trunk: Learn how to set up a SIP trunk with our clear, step-by-step guide. Discover equipment, network requirements, best practices, and tips to ensure seamless VoIP connectivity. Start your SIP trunking jou
- Boost your year-end fundraising with SMS messaging: Learn the basics of smart fundraising for your nonprofit using the power of SMS text messaging. Read the best practices and how the channel can help you grow.
- RCS vs. WhatsApp: A quick guide: Wondering how RCS and WhatsApp differ, and which messaging channel is best for businesses? We’re spelling it all out here, along with comparisons to SMS and MMS.
- The impact of consolidated communications for EMEA enterprises: Large enterprises consolidate communications in EMEA to improve efficiency, ROI, and user experience. Centralized telephony across Europe simplifies IT and vendor management.
- Supporting our neighbors in Western North Carolina: See an overview of Bandwidth’s corporate and employee response to the recent flooding in Western North Carolina.
- Survey: What brands are saying about SMS for Black Friday 2024: We asked 100 brands how they’re planning to use SMS and MMS for 2024 Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Cyber Week campaigns. This is what they said.
- Why you should be paying careful attention to comms compliance: Enterprises might be sold on cloud communications, but most have not thought much about the compliancy of their providers
- Power through telecom compliance with Bandwidth: Can your network provider offer you elevated support in telecom compliance and simplify scaling? Bandwidth can.
- Telecom compliance in the U.S. and around the world: What communication regulations are impacting your business? Explore number activation, emergency & beyond with our telecom regulatory compliance exports.
- Streamline your hotfix integration with automated main merging: Learn from a Bandwidth software developer about the process behind automating merging a hotfix back into main, reducing human error and ensuring smoother deployments.
- 6 things to do this summer for big Black Friday wins in 2024: Retailers who plan ahead get rewarded when Black Friday / Cyber Monday weekend rolls around! Here are the top six ways you can plan ahead for a successful holiday text message marketing campaign.
- What is a Voice API?: A programmable voice API can voice-enable your product or application without telecom expertise. Learn key features and use cases to consider, plus how to choose a provider.
- Confused by 10DLC compliance? Healthy messaging doesn’t have to be complicated.: Confused by 10DLC Compliance? Healthy messaging doesn't have to be complicated. Learn why registration matters and get our five top compliance tips.
- Upgrading your Bandwidth App: a step towards Micro Frontends: Learn from a Bandwidth senior software developer about the process behind upgrading to React 18 and webpack 5, putting us on the path towards micro frontends (MFEs).
- Beyond omnichannel: The smart evolution of custom contact centers: What does omnichannel mean for the enterprise contact center? Learn the benefits and challenges of omnichannel and discover the concept of optichannel communications.
- RCS: What Apple’s WWDC 2024 announcement means for business messaging: See what Apple's latest RCS announcement means for business messaging. Understand the lates iOS 18 update and see the impacts on A2P and P2P messaging.
- How to automate your text messages for efficiency, engagement, and results: Learn how to automate your text messages for efficiency, engagement, and results. We cover what automated text messages are, why to send them, and common concerns.
- How a Voice API can improve CX: Learn how a programmable Voice API can improve customer experience in your business. Read best practices and see how the Voice API can improve your CX.
- Your guide to fighting SMS fraud: artificially inflated traffic and beyond: Artificial Inflation of Traffic (AIT) is a form of SMS fraud in which bots generate automatic texts from the brands, often using triggering 2-factor authentication texts or one-time passcodes from the
- When customers are neighbors too: Wake County had previously worked with Brightbell and turned to them for quick support in helping the county handle the upcoming call volume. In just few weeks’ time, Brightbell had assembled a supple
- E911 in 2024: Kari’s Law, RAY BAUM’s Act, and PSAP notifications: 2024 updates in E911 regulations. Is your enterprise on track? Learn how Kari's Law, RAY BAUM's Act, and PSAP notifications affect your business.
- Virtual agents 101: AI-powered virtual agents are coming to the contact center and we're telling you everything you need to know to get started.
- Mastering messaging in travel and tourism: The travel, tourism, and hospitality industries are being transformed by SMS and MMS texting. Get our tips for texting smarter.
- What is a verified call?: Learn what call verification means, and how call centers use verified calls to increase security and efficiency.
- 3 ways to improve the contact center agent experience: Improve your agents' experience with smarter contact center practices like automations, security improvements, and more reliable networks.
- SMS marketing guide: Discover how to boost engagement with SMS marketing. Learn the benefits, explore common campaign types, and see real-world examples — all powered by Bandwidth’s reliable SMS API.
- Closing the CCaaS integration gap: Why you can keep on-premise functionality in the cloud: Your cloud-based contact center doesn't have to choose between cloud innovation and on-premise control and functionality.
- SMS for healthcare: Engaging patients while staying HIPAA compliant: Learn how you can use SMS and MMS text messaging to engage with patients and increase practice efficiency in 2024.
- Spoofing, decoded: What it is, and how to stop it from sneaking into your contact center: Number/Caller ID Spoofing and IP Spoofing are malicious activities, carried out by bad actors to steal data, commit fraud, and more.
- Notifications and conversations: Embracing the power and simplicity of business messaging channels: Match your SMS use case to your number type with this guide to text notifications and conversations.
- SMS for Edtech platforms: Learn about SMS texting for education tech platforms. Make it easier to send notifications and enable conversations via A2P SMS and MMS.
- The missing piece to your contact center’s business continuity strategy: When it comes to business continuity and disaster recovery, enterprises often forget one critical voice from the conversation: the voice provider.
- What we said, and heard, at MEF Barcelona: Get Bandwidth's updates from MEF Barcelona
- What is VoIP, and how does it compare to PSTN connectivity?: VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol and is different from traditional PSTN connectivity because it's IP-based.
- SIP response codes: Everything you need to know, in 2 minutes: SIP codes are pre-defined three-digit codes that convey critical status information when making a call. See this list of all SIP codes.
- Campaign drift in business texting: Campaign drift could lead to carriers blocking your text messaging traffic. Learn what campaign drift is, and how to avoid it.
- 3 takeaways for CIOs from the Enterprise Communications Landscape: Get an insider’s look into this year’s Enterprise Communications Landscape report. Read and see the current trends, recent impacts, and projected changes.
- Taking your message global in 2024?: Learn about global SMS messaging for your organization, and what to consider for A2P vs. P2P messaging types.
- Advantages and disadvantages of VoIP, explained: VoIP brings many benefits to organizations, like lower costs, increased accessibility, higher-quality calling, global scale, and easier porting.
- Celebrating a great year: Bandwidth’s annual awards celebration: Bandwidth' culture shines as employees celebrate one another's accomplishments across the globe. See how Bandmates have made an impact at the annual awards.
- A day off to serve our communities: Go! Do! Day is one of the many perks of working at Bandwidth. This opportunity allows Bandmates to spend a day participating in any form of community service, if we choose to do so.
- RCS messaging and Apple’s 2024 iOS announcement: Monday, November 21st, 2023, Apple announced that Rich Communication Services (RCS) support will come to the iPhone in 2024, finally easing the green vs. blue text bubble divide.
- Celebrating Women in Sales Month: Women in Sales Month is October, and Bandwidth is celebrating with a Q&A featuring some of our women in sales.
- World Communications Week: World Communications Week is observed during the first week of November and we’re celebrating how business communication leads to extraordinary experiences.
- 5 ways to use Conversational AI in your contact center: Learn how to transform customer and agent experience with 5 ways how to use conversational AI in your contact center.
- 6 reasons why contact centers unbundle their toll-free: Bring Your Own Carrier (BYOC) gives contact centers more control, scale, and flexibility over their CX. Learn why global enterprises unbundle telephony to make customers happy.
- Celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023: October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the U.S. And while this month might seem like a corporate version of a Hallmark holiday, it’s actually a great reminder to revisit your own securit
- Your intro to In-App Calling, and the WebRTC tech it’s based on: WebRTC, or real-time communications via your web browser, is loved by both users and businesses. Learn about the benefits, use cases, and how to add WebRTC to your app or site.
- Picking the right VoIP provider: 7 hacks from an industry insider: 67% of enterprises leaders said managing their comms was challenging. Get insider insights on how to pick the right VoIP provider.
- How to calculate fraud scores in your contact center: Fraud scores are a fraud indicator contact centers use to authenticate or flag callers, typically on a scale of 1-100.
- Top 10 Call Center KPIs to improve CX in 2024: See how to improve your agent productivity and customer satisfaction focusing on these key call center KPIs for agent and customer experience.
- Why now? The opportunity to accelerate CX digital transformation: Find out why cloud transformation a must-have now, and how can Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Global System Integrators (GSIs) support enterprises.
- Real-time transcription for the real world: Real time transcription and batch transcription are both great speech to text options - explain how to choose the best tool for your use case.
- Call center authentication guide & best practices: Discover call center authentication best practices using voice bioauthentication, ANI validation, and fraud risk analysis to verify caller identities effectively.
- Get with the program, MAN (Part 2): France’s MAN program differs slightly from United States’ STIR/SHAKEN framework both aim to combat fraudulent robocalling. See how they differ.
- Webex Calling: Cloud Connect vs. Local Gateway, Explained: What is Cloud Connect, and how is it different from Local Gateway for Webex Calling? Learn about your PSTN connectivity options within Webex Calling here…
- Artificial intelligence for call centers: How bots are saving enterprise CX: Artificial intelligence is the future for call centers. It saves money & improves CX. It’s a game changer. Learn how enterprises are using call center AI now.
- CiscoLive 2023: 5 highlights in communications: CiscoLive! Is the ultimate destination for CX innovation, emerging technologies, and announcements. Missed it? Get the highlights in one…
- What is cloud migration? Cloud migration 101: What is cloud migration & why is it important? The benefits of migrating come at a high price if you aren’t prepared for telecom complexities. Learn more.
- An executive’s take on 2023 Enterprise Communications: Are your enterprise communications ready for the challenges, trends, and consumer demands ahead? Here's what Anthony Bartolo, Bandwidth COO, thinks.
- Streamline your toll-free number verification with Bandwidth: Toll-free SMS verification can take a toll. Learn how to navigate verification so you can start sending sooner.
- Get with the program, MAN (Part 1): Learn about the MAN program, the 2023 French regulatory program to fight unlawful robocalls and re-establish trust in voice calls.
- What’s keeping IT leaders up at night?: This content is part of the Enterprise Communications Landscape. To read the full report, download your copy. Are you building for the total experience (TX)? Some call it XCaaS, some call it TX–but ac
- World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) on May 17th: Are you celebrating World Telecommunications Day on May 17th? Join us in paying homage to those who enabled us to have conversations with anyone, anywhere.
- The state of enterprise cloud adoption: 2023: Where are enterprises on their journey to the communications cloud? We have the answer. See how they are tackling the unique problems they face today.
- Network jitter: What is internet jitter and how to fix it: Learn how to fix jitter with our expert strategies to reduce network irregularities and ensure smooth, reliable internet and voice connections. Try Bandwidth’s voice solutions for jitter.
- Bandwidth strives to make best-of-breed CCaaS-UCaaS convergence a reality: Bandwidth Maestro helps enterprise compose their telephony, CCaaS, UCaaS, and AI their way. Learn more about the one stop shop enterprise communication needs.
- HIMSS 2023: New patient expectations and AI’s evolved role were the focus: Missed HIMSS 2023? Evolving patient experience expectations in 2023 and AI to reduce paperwork were in focus.
- Your SBC for Microsoft Teams Direct Routing: A quick guide: During your Microsoft Teams migration, consider having external experts manage your SBC to make the process easier. Here's what you need to know.
- New FCC 911 Outage Notification Rules: What you need to know: New FCC 911 outage notification rules take effect on April 15, 2025. Get the details on what’s required and how to prepare your organization for compliance.
- Communication in Healthcare: Options are NOT Optional: 55% of patients will switch healthcare providers if their communication preferences are unmet. How do you retain them?
- The top 5 challenges facing CIOs, and how to overcome them: As the role of CIOs evolve, so do the challenges they're up against. Let's explore solutions to communications modernization.
- The first cell phone call was made 50 years ago today: Every wonder what year the first cell phone call was made? Or who made it? Get the scoop now, on the 50th anniversary of the first cell phone call.
- What you missed at Enterprise Connect 2023: Didn't make it to Enterprise Connect 2023? Here's what the industry's leading experts talked about this year, and what to expect...
- National Doctors’ Day: Happy National Doctors Day! Every March 30th, we celebrate doctors’ endless kindness and self sacrifice. Celebrate a doctor in your life on this day.
- How to navigate global business messaging challenges: New year, new messaging challenges. Learn the difficulties & benefits of going global. Decide between Over-the-Top (OTT) Application Messaging & SMS for global messaging.
- Bandwidth wins Internet Telephony Product of the Year: We’re proud to share that our native texting app for Microsoft Teams, Send-To, has won Internet Telephony Product of the Year! Read the full announcement.
- How long does it take to port a number?: Curious how long does it take to port a number? In the U.S., it generally takes 1-7 days, and automation can help reduce the process time.
- SMS benefits you can’t ignore for a powerful CX: SMS messaging brings your CX to another level, and we have the stats to prove it. Learn the benefits of adding SMS messaging to your 2023 CX now.
- Preparing for the UK ISDN/PSTN switch-off: In 2025, UK public switched telephone networks (PSTNs) will switch off – that's why users must be moved to a digital network. Learn how to switch to VoIP now.
- 5 biggest toll-free outage risk factors and how to prepare: Your customer conversations are at risk! Read about real-world examples and implications of extraordinary toll-free disruptions and see how you can prepare.
- Carrier requirements for 10DLC and toll-free SMS: Prepare your 2023 messaging to meet carrier standards, so your traffic continues with minimal disruptions. Learn 10DLC & Toll-free verification best practices.
- Toll-free disaster recovery like never before: You shouldn’t have to tolerate toll-free disruptions. Not even extraordinary ones. Toll-free disaster recovery made hands-free for you.
- Operator Connect vs. Direct Routing for Microsoft Teams: Direct Routing and Operator Connect are two ways Microsoft Teams users can connect to the PSTN for voice, emergency, and messaging.
- Outbound call meaning–Using outbound calling to grow your business: What is an outbound call? Discover how contact centers use outgoing calls to help sales. Learn what outbound calling means & compare services now.
- How to protect user data with two-factor & multi-factor authentication: Two-factor authentication (2FA) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) are vital for banks because they add an extra layer of security. Learn more here.
- A history of SMS messaging: Texting has been through many iterations over the past three decades. See what's changed since the first ever SMS text message was sent.
- 6 challenges facing financial services in 2024, and how to overcome them: How will challenges in the financial services industry change in 2023? And what’s the best way to overcome these hurdles? Learn what you need to know now.
- Why Genesys is Sunsetting MultiCloud CX: Genesys Cloud is sunsetting its hybrid contact center solution, MultiCloud CX, to focus on developing its Pure Cloud solutions. Here’s why…
- How to deliver great CX without sacrificing communications security: Join Bandwidth to get strategies to deliver secure connections across your communications channels while delivering on your organizations CX promises.
- How to navigate changing number regulations in France: Are you currently providing telephony in the French market? Here’s what you need to know about the 2023 number regulations.
- Webinar FAQ: Toll-free Verification: Toll-free verification changed on September 30th. You probably have a lot of questions. Bandwidth has answers! Read our webinar recap to learn what you need to know.
- Voice quality: The unsung hero of agent experience: Your voice provider can make or break both customer and agent contact center experiences. Here's how to find the best contact center voice provider.
- How to Dial the UK from the US—Bandwidth’s Calling Guide: Calling the UK from the US doesn’t have to be hard – or expensive! Learn the correct UK country and area codes & more with Bandwidth’s dial guide. Read more.
- How to send SMS and MMS texts from Microsoft Teams: Can you send text messages on Microsoft Teams? Short answer: yes! You can send MMS and SMS on Teams. Learn how you can send text messages with integrations here!
- Toll-free verification: 2024 guide: All toll-free numbers must be verified before September 30th, 2022. To help navigate these changes, let's review toll-free verification.
- What is non-fixed VoIP? A complete business guide: What is non-fixed VoIP? Learn how these numbers can help your business grow & build better user experiences in this guide to non-fixed VoIP numbers.
- What are SMS and MMS? SMS vs. MMS, explained: Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) and Short Messaging Services (SMS) are commonly used to send and receive texts. Here's how SMS and MMS work, how they're different, and what's right for you.
- Switching to a Twilio alternative: Ready to make the switch from Twilio? Learn what to consider when looking at alternatives for communication APIs.
- Apple’s iOS 16 update and what it might mean to the SMS ecosystem: Explore the impact of iOS 16 on the A2P SMS messaging ecosystem. See the latest changes, new developments and impacts of the new product release here.
- Media Streaming opens the door for CX innovation: With Bandwidth’s release of Media Streaming for programmable Voice API, leverage real-time call audio to evolve your voice calling experience.
- The secret to simple Microsoft Teams and Genesys telephony: Consolidating and simplifying your enterprise communications can be easy with BYOC solutions for Microsoft Teams and Genesys. Learn more…
- What is 988? Learn about the mental health crisis line: As of 2022, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will be accessible for call, text, or chat by dialing “988” in the United States.
- E911 compliance best practices for hybrid enterprises: Are you up to date with you E911 legal compliances? Learn what new changes have taken place and how to manage your E911 tactics from Bandwidth.
- Bandwidth wins Resiliency Award at LogicMonitor’s Fearless Innovator Awards!: Bandwidth developed carrier-exclusive insights for our award-winning network with LogicMonitor tooling.
- SMS healthcare solutions: 5 ways you can use SMS: Connect patients & healthcare providers via SMS. Send appointment & medication reminders, schedule teams & more. Learn 5 patient text messaging tactics now.
- Interacting with Redis using Python: Learn how Bandwidth's developers connected to a Redis database and executed a command using Python. Read the step by step guide for implementation here.
- Healthcare messaging: best practices: What are the best practices in healthcare SMS & MMS messaging for telehealth? Learn about HIPAA compliance when using SMS communications with Bandwidth.
- How to unite telecom, voice authentication, and CCaaS: Webinar recap: Missed our NoJitter webinar with Pindrop? Learn about voice authentication, contact center composability, and the role of your carrier in CX.
- A Bandwidth success story: Roy Kasher: After pursuing a degree in Economics, hear how Roy Kasher found his way to a career in Software Development at Bandwidth.
- Breaking down messaging rate limits: Rate limits cap how many messages per second (MPS) you can send. Find out how to calculate the right rate for your business messaging traffic.
- 7 ways to use SMS texting in healthcare: Healthcare text messaging can be used in many ways! Learn how patients appreciate SMS appointment reminders, follow-up planning, patient feedback, providers, etc.
- 10DLC vs. Short Codes vs. Toll-Free Messaging: 10DLC, Toll-Free Numbers, and Short Codes. It can feel like a zoo out there, but we’re here to help you learn about your SMS options.
- How to integrate voice authentication into your contact center: As contact centers move to the cloud, they struggle to integrate voice authentication. You can improve your CX AND have a seamless migration – learn how!
- UCaaS/CCaaS global push—6 things to know: A quick guide on scaling communications globally for communications software providers (UC/UCaaS and CCaaS platform owners and business VoIP resellers)
- Can your Microsoft Teams Direct Routing partner do this?: Looking for a Microsoft Teams Direct Routing partner can be overwhelming. Use these criteria to help guide your selection, and use our checklist on the way...
- Bandwidth R&D’s AWS DeepRacer 2021 season recap: Bandwidth's R&D team placed 29th in the 2021 AWS DeepRacer competition—our first season competing. See what our developers learned!
- 10DLC registration guide: How to avoid unecessary costs in 2026: Carriers like T-Mobile and AT&T impose message fees for all unregistered traffic. Learn how to register to maintain 10DLC compliance and avoid unecessary costs.
- How telehealth & SMS are improving the patient experience: SMS has the highest engagement rate of any other communication channel (98%). See how telehealth platforms are transforming patient engagement with SMS.
- CPaaS vs. UCaaS: How to tell the difference: Learn the difference between CPaaS - Communications Platform as a Service and UCaaS - Unified Communications as a Service.
- Telehealth: Its benefits, challenges, and future for healthcare communications: Learn about the benefits, challenges and future of telehealth. Telehealth can reduce costs, expand access, and improve the quality of care.
- Q&A with Forrester contact center analyst Andras Cser: Andras Cser answers burning questions about Contact Centers and moving from on-prem to the cloud. Learn how this impacts your company today and moving forward.
- Making sense of fraud, robocalling, spam, and call blocking: Learn about fraud, robocalling, & spam call blocking. Click now to read about how each impacts you and how Bandwidth helps.
- Telecommunications fraud – What is it & how does Bandwidth fight it: Want to know what telecom fraud is and how Bandwidth is fighting it? We break it down for you with easy to watch videos and in-depth content.
- 10DLC pricing tiers, explained: Not sure about how 10DLC is priced? Check out our post and video to learn more about the pricing structure so you're ready.
- 10DLC campaign types: Dedicated vs. mixed-use: 10DLC messaging campaign types are explained in this quick video that will help you choose the right channel for your business.
- 10DLC campaign registration walkthrough: Keep up with rapidly changing 10DLC requirements with this video walkthrough. You'll get a simple, step-by-step introduction to registering 10DLC campaigns.
- SIP trunking benefits and best practices: Our rundown of SIP trunking benefits and best practices for everyone planning to make the move to the cloud.
- Five questions to evaluate a SIP trunk provider: Picking a SIP trunk provider for your enterprise shouldn't hurt your wallet or business. Here's what to ask before you make any commitments.
- How to scale your communications with SIP trunking: Scaling your communications is a natural next step for a growing business. Here are the top considerations to scale with SIP to ensure success.
- Supreme Court TCPA decision in Facebook v. Duguid: What you need to know: On April 1, the Supreme Court decided Facebook v. Duguid, resolving a long-standing circuit split on the definition of ATDS under the TCPA.
- Free SIP trunks: Do they exist?: As a SIP trunk supplier, we often keep an eye on what our customers are looking for, free SIP trunks for testing and trials are probably the most requested.
- How to get a toll-free number for your business: Toll-free numbers let customers make toll-free calls to your business. Learn how to get toll-free 1-800 numbers from Bandwidth now!
- Cloud contact center innovations to transform your CX: CCaaS is going mainstream. Doesn't mean there isn't plenty of room still for innovation. Learn more about contact center innovation.
- How to lower the total cost of ownership for your unified communications: Unified Communications costs can spiral without a well-thought out strategy. Here are some of the best ways to control your spend without losing flexibility.
- A comprehensive history of text messaging: When the first text message? How long have people been texting? Learn all you need to know from this comprehensive history of text messages blog!
- RAY BAUM’s Act for your enterprise: Deadlines, exemptions, and more: Learn about RAY BAUM's Act, when it goes into effect, and how to make sure your enterprise is fully compliant with this E911 regulation.
- SIP Trunking vs. PRI: What should you do?: Both SIP and PRI systems can provide high-quality voice calling, but enterprises are ditching their POTS lines for SIP-based telecom. Here's why...
- Text messages with shortened URLs might not get delivered—here’s why: Using URL shorteners in your text messages can get them blocked. Learn more about what T-Mobile's new Code of Conduct means for your SMS.
- How to make phone calls and send SMS with Python: How do you use Python to send messages or make phone calls? Learn how to use Python to make calls and send SMS messages using Bandwidth's APIs.
- How to make phone calls and send SMS with Ruby: Learn how to make phone calls with Ruby and also learn how to send a text message with Ruby using Bandwidth APIs.
- How to make phone calls and send SMS with Java: Learn how to make phone calls send text messages with Java using Bandwidth APIs. This step by step guide shows how to add communication to your code.
- Why BYOC has changed the telco landscape for the better: As cloud communications adoption rises, learn why enterprises are choosing the bring-your-own-carrier (BYOC) model to power their telephony.
- 7 benefits of short codes for business messaging: Thinking about using short codes for your business' messaging solutions? Here's 7 advantages of short codes for your business.
- Much ado about transferring… a call: Learn the different types of call transfers, and how to set up using Bandwidth's APIs and BXML. See the guide to implementation in your tech stack today.
- 3 things to know about T-Mobile’s shared short code ban: T-Mobile has banned shared short codes. Learn how T-Mobile short code blocking could impact your business & why you should move to a dedicated number.
- 7 most common reasons your port order is rejected: The seven most common rejection causes for number porting and how to avoid them, from number management experts.
- How to make phone calls and send SMS with PHP: Send MMS & SMS texts with PHP. Learn to make phone calls and send texts via PHP using Bandwidth APIs with our quick and easy guide.
- How to make phone calls and send SMS with Node.js: Learn how to make phone calls and send text messages with Node.js using Bandwidth APIs. This step by step guide shows how to add communication to your app.
- How to make phone calls and send SMS with C#: Learn how to make phone calls with C# and also learn how to send a text message with C# using Bandwidth APIs.
- Debugging for WebRTC developers: Adam Covati shows you how to debug your WebRTC setup to ensure you have media flowing. Follow this guide to troubleshoot and implement fixes for your code.
- Getting rid of your (telecom) hops: Learn what steps you can take to reduce telecom hops, such as taking control of your network and the power of a telecom carrier. Talk to one of our experts.
- This is not the 10DLC update you’ve been waiting for: We know that you've been waiting for a 10DLC update, and while we don't have the one you're looking for, we do have some news.
- How to build a text message autoresponder: Building a text message autoresponder? Learn how to send predetermined and automated responses after certain phrases or keywords have been recieved, and how to manage opt-in/opt-out messaging.
- How to troubleshoot VoIP call quality issues: How to troubleshoot VOIP call quality issues with Bandwidth Blogs. Troubleshooting tips for latency, jitter, packet loss, and more!
- Optimize your contact center with Interactive Voice Response (IVR): IVR isn’t a new concept, but at a time when call centers are ringing off the hook, it’s time to look at the fundamentals.
- Bandwidth to acquire international comms leader Voxbone: Bandwidth announced today its intent to acquire leading enterprise cloud communications company Voxbone.
- K4Connect & Bandwidth help long-term care communities with COVID-19 efficiencies: See how Bandwidth helped K4Connect keep families informed during COVID-19 at long-term care facilities.
- Bring phone calls to your web browser with Bandwidth and WebRTC: Bandwidth's WebRTC solution enables you to easily add voice calling into your browser. How easy is it? We've got the code to get you started.
- How healthcare providers and patients are communicating better with SMS: How is telehealth helping medicine? Software companies like Yosi Health provide text notifications to help patients stay on top of their appointments and more.
- How much call capacity does your business need?: Planning how much call capacity your business needs depends on many factors. Here's a quick checklist to get you started.
- Should I be my own RespOrg?: Not sure if you should be your own RespOrg? Find out what's involved, and what some of the costs involved are, before you decide.
- Top 3 toll-free myths…BUSTED!: Find out how we’ve BUSTED these top 3 toll-free management myths about redundancy, cost savings, and control.
- How contact centers can transform their CX: Understand the pillars of your contact center and CX success including problem areas, priorities, cloud differentiators, and the CX mindset.
- Are your phone numbers truly protected from unauthorized port-outs?: Even greater security through self-serve protection over your numbers via Bandwidth’s new Port-out Passcode Protection.
- Improving patient outcomes & continuity of care through communication technology: How can you improve patient outcomes with technology and teleheath? Learn how to reduce costs and improve care with Bandwidth's communication APIs.
- How to reduce toll-free costs and increase contact center redundancy: Learn how Bandwidth's 5x redundant toll-free network & disaster recovery solution saves your contact center money without sacrificing quality or reliability.
- Are you getting value from your CPaaS?: If you're using a CPaaS, you've probably noticed your costs scaling quicker than your business. Find out the steps to get more value from your CPaaS
- Why SMS appointment reminders are preferred by 55% of customers: No-show patients suck revenue. Learn why SMS appointment reminder services are preferred by 55% of healthcare providers and customers from this study.
- DIY two-factor authentication for your every need: Developer Lu Lan shows how he used Bandwidth's 2FA product and a 3D printer to create a home lock that can be opened from your phone.
- FAQs: Microsoft Teams Direct Routing, Operator Connect, & E911: Want to know more about MIcrosoft Teams and E911? We've taken the most commonly asked questions we get and put them together for you.
- How to improve curbside pickup with SMS messaging: We look at how SMS can create a better curbside pickup experience for you and your customers. See how it can boost sales and increase revenue for your business.
- New innovative SMS use cases emerging every day: Necessity is the mother of invention, and right now, we're all having to come up with inventive new ways to use SMS to keep us all connected. Here are a few.
- Contactless, paperless receipts with SMS: Learn about the benefits of paperless SMS receipts such as Save on Paper Waste and Better Customer Service Experience. Also, How to set up SMS receipts.
- E911 laws & regulations: What you need to know: Confused about new E911 laws and regulations? Learn all the E911 requirements your business needs to know like Kari's Law & Ray Baum's Act.
- Why testing E911 is crucial for your business: Find out why testing E911 is crucial for your business. Live 911 connectivity testing is included as part of the standard 911 onboarding process here at Bandwidth.
- Can 911 find your remote employees?: What happens if an employee uses their mobile device to call 911 from home? Can emergency services find them? If not, this article can help you learn why.
- How to protect yourself from unauthorized port-outs: Find out how to protect your business from unauthorized port outs with port out validation that protects you and your customers.
- Microsoft sunsetted Skype for Business: Microsoft sunsetted Microsoft Skype for Business. What does that mean for your business, what are your alternatives, and what do you need to consider?
- Is compliance the next major battleground for automation?: In telecoms, compliance can be difficult to navigate So we take a look at why it's such a seemingly unsolvable pain point.
- What is iNum and where’s it going?: What is the iNum initiative? How did it start? And where's it going? Bandwidth answers all your questions and more in an overview of the historic project.
- The E911 solution for Microsoft Teams Direct Routing you’ve been looking for: Learn how Bandwidth's E911 Solution for Microsoft Teams Direct Routing can help you provide reliable 911 to your employees.
- Shared short codes are going away. Here’s how to find your alternative: The messaging revolution is upon us! Shared short codes are going away, so now is the time to find your alternative, which we have kindly laid out for you.
- Making a communications provider switch is faster than you think: Switching to Bandwidth for your voice and messaging needs can be done in as little as a few days. Check out how quickly Bandwidth got these companies set up.
- Notification fatigue: How to connect with your customers via SMS: Tired of customers ignoring app notifications? Have you tried using SMS? You should! Customers ignore it less and respond faster. Learn more now!
- Establishing automatic failover for routing calls during failures (Final destination URI): Find out how to easily and automatically setup failover for routing calls with Bandwidth's Final Destination URI.
- How to migrate your telecom to Microsoft Teams: Telecom experts Irwin Lazar & Lauren Brockman give the reasons and ways to migrate your enterprise's telecom to Microsoft Teams. Learn what you need to know.
- SMS Marketing: How to get the “yes” on opt-in: Learn what steps you should take to get your customers to opt-in to receiving your SMS marketing messages (and to agree to keep getting them).
- From Bandwidth Returnship to full-time employee: Learn about Christine Dohrmann's path from Bandwidth Returnship participant to full-time employee on the Marketing team.
- How to navigate Kari’s Law and RAY BAUM’s Act: The deadline for Kari's Law has passed. Find out what you need to do, including the requirements for your enterprise to keep your employees safe.
- SMS marketing: Opt-In requirements & logistics: Learn about the requirements for messaging opt-ins to ensure that your messages get delivered by the carriers.
- What are SMS-enabled phone numbers?: Discover SMS-enabled phones and understand what an SMS-enabled phone is. Enhance your multi-channel marketing with effective SMS communication
- HIPAA, telecommunications redundancy, and conduit exception: What is the HIPAA conduit exception rule? Learn what the telecom redundancies healthcare providers and platforms should to look for in their VoIP provider.
- HIPAA compliance and SMS texting: What you need to know: What is HIPAA-compliant SMS? Learn all you need to know about telehealth & contacting your patients with Bandwidth. Read about HIPPA-compliant messaging here.
- 13 Reasons why your message wasn’t delivered: Learn why your SMS message may not be delivered, and what you can do to improve A2P SMS deliverability in 2024.
- CTIA’s updated messaging guidelines and best practices: 4 things you need to know: The CTIA has updated its Guidelines for Messaging Principles & Best Practices. Here are the 4 most important changes you need to know about.
- Building a SMS chatbot the easy way with Bandwidth and Google Dialogflow or Amazon Lex: Learn how you can easily build a SMS chatbot with Bandwidth and Google Dialogflow or Amazon Lex. Follow the step by step guide for implementing your code here.
- Why compliance is central to good CX: As the regulatory screws around business communications tighten, don’t let non-compliant providers halt your CX journey.
- How to measure SMS delivery: Are your business texting campaigns reaching everyone you intended? Learn how to measure and improve your SMS delivery rate.
- Hosted PBX vs SIP trunking, explained: Understand which one is better for communicating with your customer—hosted PBX and SIP trunking with pros & cons of each.
- What is a SIP trunk channel?: We know that SIP trunking can reduce the amount of spend for a business. But when you pay for a SIP trunk, what are you actually paying for?
- The Do’s and Don’ts of business text messaging: If your business is relying on SMS, making sure your messages actually get delivered is critical for ROI. Learn best practices for maximizing deliverability.
- The 3 types of A2P messaging: Short codes vs toll-free vs local: Part 3. Learn the differences between the three types of A2P messaging: shortcodes, toll-free, and local 10-digit numbers. Talk to an expert to learn more.
- Understanding A2P vs. P2P messaging: Person-to-person (P2P) messaging occurs when two or more people communicate via messaging. Application-to-person (A2P) is also known as business messaging, and allows you to send high-volume traffic.
- SIP trunking vs VoIP – What’s the Difference?: SIP vs VoIP – what’s the difference? VoIP covers all internet-based phone services. SIP Trunking is a communication protocol used for most VoIP. Learn more.
- Message Deliverability: It’s not as simple as hitting “send”: Part 1. Learn what happens to your message on its way to the recipient. Watch our video, "Message Deliverability: It's not as simple as hitting send."
- Can you fax over a SIP trunk?: Although it’s a strange question on the surface, because faxes are still so widely used, it’s asked more frequently than you think.
- How to unlock SIP trunk cost savings: With all the hype, can SIP trunking deliver genuine cost savings for businesses scale globally? Learn more about cost savings from SIP trunk.
- Why digital transformation as a journey, not a destination: For cloud communications, digital transformation usually involves switching legacy PRI for cloud SIP trunks. But to what ultimate end? Read on to find out.
- How many channels are in a SIP trunk?: Understand the difference between a SIP trunk and channels and how many channels can a SIP trunk have. Learn if SIP trunks are right for your business.
- How the insurance industry can use text messaging to add that personal touch: Learn how the insurance industry can use text messaging to better connect with their customers and add that personal touch.
- Nemertes: Moving from regional to global SIP trunking: Nemertes Research takes a look at how the right CaaS provider can offer enterprises a one-stop shop for instant route to global voice presence
- Nemertes Microsoft Teams direct routing buyer guide: Everything there is to know about Direct Routing, what it is, the benefits, and what to look for when selecting a provider. Check out our Buying Guide here.
- Nemertes: The evolution of SIP trunking: Enterprises adopting SIP trunking see measurable declines in PSTN access costs, plus new feature capabilities and flexibility afforded by CaaS providers, Nemertes' research shows.
- How to scale your communications with business growth: As you scale your platform, it's crucial to scale your communications as well. We look at what you should have in place to make sure you don’t hit unnecessary hiccups.
- How utilities can improve customer service with text messaging: Not sure how to engage with your utility customers? Have you tried text messaging? Even if you have, there are ways to better engage with your customers.
- Nemertes: Why cloud communications is essential for digital transformation success: Companies successfully executing digital transformation strategies are 4x more likely to adopt cloud communications, according to Nemertes Research.
- How RCS is making hotel check-ins incredibly easy for guests: Still not convinced RCS is the future? Check out this demo about how hotel guests can check in quick and easy through RCS messaging.
- Kari’s Law compliance, MLTS 911, and what that means for your business: With the February 2020 Kari’s Law compliance date fast approaching, find out what businesses with MLTS (multi-line telephone systems) need to know.
- What is Local A2P (and why are we so excited for it)?: Find out what Local A2P is, and why we're so excited for this big change coming to the messaging world.
- Moving your contact center into the digital age: What does digital transformation mean for contact centers? How does moving your contact center to the cloud help cut your comms bill in half? Find out here.
- SMS delivery problems? Here’s the most common culprit: Having messaging deliverability problems? Find out how number pooling (also called snowshoeing) could be the culprit, and what you can do to fix it.
- If you’re not using a local number, you’re losing.: Our new survey reveals customer contact preferences and lays out how businesses can use local phone numbers to boost customer engagement.
- How to make E911 calls over VoIP – Guide to VoIP & 911: Connecting to 911 over a VoIP call isn't as simple as you think. Learn more about what's involved, and what you need to do to be prepared to make E911 calls.
- Bandwidth joins with Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and other industry leaders in GPL commitment: Bandwidth is proud to partner with industry leaders on the GPL Cooperation Commitment, relfecting our commitment to open source software.
- What happens to 911 during a zombie apocalypse?: How does 911 handle the worst moments? Thomas Ginter shows you how 911 works when the worst occurs, whether that's a hurricane or the zombie apocalypse.
- Building an IVR in Python to improve business scalability and customer experience: Jacob Mulford walks you through why you'd want to build an IVR, as well as gives you some code on how to do it using our Voice APIs.
- Putting the “security” in home security with 911 APIs: Adding a DIY security system to your home doesn't mean much if you can't send help. See how companies are embedding 911 into their apps with APIs.
- Toll-Free SMS vs Local SMS: Which is right for you?: Want to send text messages but aren't sure what's best for your business? Check out the difference between local, short codes, and toll-free SMS.
- What day of the year has the highest volume of 911 calls?: Wondering when 911 gets the most phone calls? What happens when you combine children, adult beverages, and explosions? The 4th of July!
- 5 key tips to delivering top-notch customer service: Learn how to deliver top-notch customer service such as hiring good people to represent your company, make it easy for your customers to contact you & more.
- Why is A2P messaging better with toll-free numbers?: Toll-free can be a smart chose for SMS. This quick article breaks down when to choose Short Codes vs. Toll-free.
- 8 questions to ask before porting your phone numbers: 8 important questions to ask your customers before porting numbers such as What's the BEST communication process, Are your numbers actually portable, etc.
- ASP.Net Core application from scratch: Asp.Net Core is a toolset for creating web applications for .Net Core. Here we're going to show you a piece of ASP.Net Core infrastructure with screenshots.
- Slackwatch: monitor your AWS service from Slack using Cloudwatch and SNS: Learn how to create a Slack alarm channel for your service using AWS Cloudwatch, SNS, and the Slack email integration like Create channel in Slack for alarms.
- Devstack download: migrating from JSF to ReactJS: Follow along with Bandwidth as we switch from JSF to ReactJS. Break It Down, Standing Up a Node.js Server, Testing, and JSF Struggles along with screenshots.
- Building a Node.js module with promises (and not breaking them): Learn about building a Node.js module with Promises and how it can help solve problems like the notorious pyramid of doom and about the bluebird library.
- Weekend coding: streaming image manipulations with Node.js: Node lets you do all your manipulations in memory, without having to write a file to disk. Here's how to manage streaming image manipulations.
- A recipe for adding correlation IDs in Java Microservices: Create a correlation ID for logging in Microservices. Includes a code snippet of the Java filter that generates a correlation ID, and base-62 encodes it.
- Attaining reusability in SQL server: part II: Part 2: Reusability in SQL server. Here I'll take you through an example of using UDTTs and TVFs across simple stored procedures to do basic statistics gathering.
- Attaining reusability in SQL server: part I: Part 1 of our guide to Reusability in T-SQL. We'll discuss why reusability in T-SQL is difficult and how you can attain reusability when writing T-SQL, and more.
- How Skype changed the world: Skype changed the face of communications when it launched. Today, the question is to Skype or to not Skype.
- Testing OAuth integration flows with Zombie.js: Implementing social login shouldn't keep you from being able to write meaningful and thorough integration tests, even in a headless browser.
- Is your private GitHub organization really private?: Did you know your private GitHub organization might not be so private? Get your organization protected from bad applications.
- Text a question, get an answer–it’s that easy: By using our toll-free number and SMS-enabled toll-free phone numbers deliver the customer service experience by simply text and get your answer right away.
- Let’s dockerize VoIP: Docker is a container virtualization platform. Learn about the benefits of dockerizing VoIP such as speed, repeatability, packaging, and scalability.
Customers
- Docusign: Docusign turbocharged its move to Genesys by consolidating carriers, boosting agility and strengthening global voice support with a faster, modernized communications foundation.
- TrueDialog: Discover how TrueDialog uses Bandwidth to improve message deliverability and create connected customer comms at scale.
- Emitrr: How a healthcare‑focused startup scaled fast, fixed patient scheduling and communication gaps, and built trust—powered by Bandwidth messaging.
- Outdoor Network: Discover how Outdoor Network unified its multi-brand communications with Bandwidth’s reliable voice platform, achieving zero downtime, faster onboarding, and scalable, cloud-based customer experiences
- CallRail: CallRail empowers over 200,000 businesses to turn conversations into growth, powered by Bandwidth Voice API’s reliability.
- Modern Campus: Modern Campus boosts student engagement and retention through personalized messaging—powered by Bandwidth’s reliable, scalable communications platform.
- Genesys: At Reverb25, Genesys shared how its global CX growth relies on AI, orchestration, and a strong partnership with Bandwidth to scale with speed & product compliance.
- Salesforce: At Reverb25, Salesforce shares how it’s building 5-star AI + human-driven CX with a unified 360° view across service, sales, and marketing.
- Wyndham: Wyndham describes the success of their CCaaS (Five9) and AI (Canary) setup that ensures routing control, full DR, and mitigates vendor lock-in.
- Capital One: At Reverb25, Capital One unpacked how it tackles comms complexity alongside Bandwidth to fulfill its customer excellence promise.
- Segra: See how Segra is scaling dependable Voice delivery fast and saving costs with Bandwidth’s 911, SIP trunks, automated porting, and one-stop operations.
- Bookline: Bookline’s platform helps Hospitality venues adopt conversational AI-driven customer service and reclaim missed revenue
- Pennymac: Pennymac leverages BYOC with Bandwidth to deliver technology solutions that improve customer and employee communications. As a leader in the financial industry, their technology and infrastructure tea
- ibex: ibex transforms its telecom strategy with Bandwidth, adopting BYOC cloud services to support its diverse client needs.
- GetThru: Learn how GetThru leverages the power of 10DLC SMS and MMS text messaging to connect institutions with their constituents using Bandwidth’s Messaging API.
- Dental Intelligence: See how Dental Intelligence leverages Toll-free SMS messaging to transform dental patient communication.
- DeansList Customer Story: Learn how DeansList uses Bandwidth’s 10DLC messaging to connect parents and teachers with two-way texting to bring communities together and close academic achievement gaps.
- Attentive: Learn how Attentive helps the world’s leading brands with AI-enabled messaging, powered by Bandwidth’s SMS.
- Jars Capital: Learn how Jars Capital, a venture capital investment firm and incubator specializing in tech companies that support the multi-family housing industry, uses 10DLC and Toll-free text messaging.
- Wonder Cave: See how Wonder Cave uses 10DLC messaging for the civig engagement and nonprofit industries with the power of Bandwidth’s Messaging API.
- Netrio: Netrio uses Bandwidth's phone number management and E911 Dynamic Location Routing to support its customers.
- Clerk Chat: Clerk Chat uses Operator Connect and messaging powered by Bandwidth to enhance customer engagement and operational efficiency.
- Five9: Learn about how Five9 partners with Bandwidth to drive customer communication at a global scale for many of their products. Learn about the Five9 partnership.
- MetTel: Learn why MetTel trusts Bandwidth for voice, emergency, and number management.
- MEA Financial: MEA Financial needed a partner that would provide excellence in both voice and messaging, after exploring the market they consolidated both services with Bandwidth.
- Providertech: ProviderTech allows healthcare providers to automate personalized SMS messages to their customers, with help from Bandwidth's communications APIs.
- Purple: Purple needed a partner to help them meet the FCC mandate for TRS. Operating in a very unique environment, Purple is very particular in selecting partners. After an extensive review of the companies i
- Red Oxygen: Founded in 2000, Red Oxygen has been helping businesses connect to their customers via SMS for nearly 20 years, becoming an integral part of companies both large and small by removing the barriers to
- Pinger: In early 2010, Pinger had a novel idea—they wanted to add voice services to their market leading TextFree SMS application. Even better, they wanted to offer each of their users their own phone number.
- GigSalad: Learn how GigSalad used Bandwidth’s messaging APIs to better power communications and scale their business.
- HipLink: Hiplink’s consumer usage grew 172% in the year after switching to Bandwidth. This is how we made it possible, together.
- Yosi Health: Yosi believes “there has to be a better way” to access healthcare. See how they simplify patient-admin-physician engagement with rock-solid communications.
- Navex: As a compliance and risk management platform, NAVEX provides thousands of organizations with the tools to make smarter risk and compliance decisions. That's why they needed a telephony provider with t
- Aircall: Bandwidth’s worldwide, compliant coverage helped Aircall rapidly scale its cloud phone systems. Here's how.
- Sharpen: SharpenCX champions contact center agents, supported by radically reliable, growth-ready communications from Bandwidth. See how.
- Doosan: Doosan turns to award-winning Direct Routing and Dynamic E911 for a hiccup-free migration and compliant emergency calling in Microsoft Teams.
- Weave: Weave uses Bandwidth to connect their customers by unifying their communications. Learn about how Bandwidth helps the healthcare industry with API.
- WikiPro: Learn how Wikipro uses Bandwidth Messaging to power communications between users and their customers for a variety of use cases.
- WhatConverts: See how WhatConverts was able to use Bandwidth’s APIs and phone number management to better serve their customers.
- SpectrumVoIP: SpectrumVoIP trusts Bandwidth to power their customized, high‑touch experience with industry-leading automation that helps SpectrumVoIP customers set up quickly.
- Solutionreach: Solutionreach partners with Bandwidth to bring secure messaging in healthcare. Office managers can send appointment reminders more with these services.
- Inclusa: Inclusa migrated to Microsoft Teams with Bandwidth thanks to our comprehensive Direct Routing solution with Voice, and Dynamic E911.
- rumbleup: When rumbleup's CPaaS provider experienced a significant service outage right before election day, they turned to Bandwidth to save the day. See why!
- Clever: Clever is a clever real estate start-up connecting sellers (and buyers) with experienced, highly rated agents—at a serious discount.
- ULIMI: Find out how ULIMI integrates Bandwidth SMS with chatbots to help HR departments recruit, hire, and check-in with how employees are doing.
- Evolve IP: Learn about how Evolve IP uses Bandwidth Voice and 911 to make employees more productive, mobile, and secure on any device.
- Rently: Using the most flexible messaging API in the industry, Rently developed a 21st-century solution to a long-standing problem. Learn more
- Noonlight: Noonlight began as a mobile app helping to protect college students as they crossed campus. If a student ever felt unsafe, they could open Noonlight and press and hold an on-screen button. Once they r
- Phone.com: Since partnering with Bandwidth, Phone.com has continued to grow, with customers using tens of millions of minutes per month, a third of which are on the Bandwidth network. Learn more.
- PunchAlert: Punch Technologies partnered with Bandwidth, a nationwide 911 service provider with interconnectivity into public safety across the U.S. and Canada. At the time of a 911 call, the PunchAlert app captu
- McLeod: McLeod’s customers needed an easy way to communicate with their drivers, many of whom don’t own smartphones. Here's how they did it...
Events
- Steaks and security: Serving dinner and conversations in NYC, Toronto, Cincinnati, and Dallas
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