Telecom Acronyms
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In the telecom space we swim in acronyms. Here are the most common ones. ACD = Average Call Duration – is the average length of telephone calls transmitted on a telecommunication network. ANI = Automatic Number Identification – a feature of telecommunications network for automatically …
P2P vs A2P
One common question asked to us is what is the difference between peer-to-peer (P2P) messaging and (application-to-person) A2P messaging? P2P text messages are two-way messages sent between two people by short message service (SMS) or multimedia messaging service (MMS). They are usually enabled via mobile …
What is call origination?
Call origination, also known as voice origination, is an incoming call. It refers to the act of handling the originating call and delivering it to you. Even though it is called call origination, you are not originating the call. The call first goes to your …
What is call termination?
Call termination, also referred to as voice termination or GSM termination, is the process of routing calls from one carrier to another. When you place a call, it is routed to different carriers until it reaches its final destination. The point at which the call …
Elastic SIP Trunking explained
An elastic SIP trunk is the virtual version of an analog telephone line. Using elastic SIP trunks, a SIP provider can connect one to twenty channels to your private branch Exchange (PBX), allowing you to make interstate, intrastate and international calls over the internet. A …
