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8x8 appoints Maxine Eunson as Head of Public Sector UK role

Fri, 4th Jul 2025
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8x8 appoints Maxine Eunson as Head of Public Sector UK, reinforcing its commitment to support public organisations through growing digital challenges.
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Sinch named top vendor for RCS messaging in global ROCCO report

Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Sinch is named a Tier 1 vendor in ROCCO's 2024 RCS Messaging Market Impact Report, praised by operators in 64 countries for technical strength and reliability.
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Twilio teams with Microsoft to drive enterprise conversational AI

Thu, 15th May 2025
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Twilio partners with Microsoft in a multi-year deal to boost enterprise conversational AI, enhancing customer engagement through advanced AI and Azure integration.
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Sinch partners with OneReach.ai to boost global AI comms

Sat, 10th May 2025
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Sinch partners with OneReach.ai to launch AI-powered agentic experiences, enhancing global customer communication across messaging, voice, and email channels.
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8x8 unveils new AI tools, RCS messaging & digital wallet pay

Mon, 5th May 2025
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8x8 enhances its Customer Experience platform with AI tools, RCS messaging, and digital wallet payments for improved, personalised user interactions.
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Sinch named leader in Omdia CPaaS report for innovation & AI

Thu, 1st May 2025
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Sinch is named a Leader in Omdia's CPaaS 2025 report, scoring highly in innovation and go-to-market strategy with strong global customer engagement.
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Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise partners with Westcoast for UK distribution

Fri, 17th Jan 2025
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Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has partnered with Westcoast to distribute an extensive range of communications and networking technologies across the UK and Ireland.
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Radware expands DDoS protection with CPaaS provider

Fri, 8th Nov 2024
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Radware has expanded its business with a CPaaS provider in a multimillion-dollar deal for advanced hybrid cloud DDoS protection services.
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Apple's support boosts RCS adoption among global brands

Thu, 7th Nov 2024
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A recent study by Sinch reveals over 70% of brands view Rich Communication Services as a key channel for customer communication in five years.
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Vonage & SAP join forces to advance generative AI solutions

Thu, 12th Sep 2024
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Vonage and SAP partner to integrate Vonage's APIs with SAP Business AI, enhancing enterprise intelligence with generative AI, business insights, and digital experiences.
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Infobip appoints Yariv Dafna as new Chief Financial Officer

Wed, 21st Aug 2024
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Yariv Dafna, with nearly 20 years of finance and business management experience, joins Infobip as CFO to help drive the company's continued growth.
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Sinch named leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for CPaaS

Fri, 19th Jul 2024
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Sinch has been named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for CPaaS, marking the second consecutive year of this recognition, based on its vision and execution abilities.
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'Artificial Inflation of Traffic' scams skyrocket in 2023

Thu, 15th Feb 2024
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A Swedish report exposes a disturbing surge in Artificial Inflation of Traffic (AIT) fraud, with 20 billion fraudulent SMS messages costing organisations a total of $1.16 billion in 2023.
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Decline in trust with SMS platforms predicted by new XConnect study

Thu, 8th Feb 2024
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A study by XConnect and Mobilesquared reveals CPaaS providers are expected to lose nearly a quarter of trust in SMS platforms between 2023 and 2025 due to potential fraud risks.
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Gamma acquires Coolwave to boost global voice services presence

Thu, 8th Feb 2024
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Gamma Communications has strategically acquired international SMS and voice services provider, Coolwave Communications, bolstering its global presence and voice services.
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Quadient and Coface partner to offer advanced risk management

Fri, 29th Sep 2023
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The additional module will be available as part of Quadient's accounts receivable management automation and provide precise financial analysis.
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Gartner names Tencent Cloud challenger in Magic Quadrant

Thu, 28th Sep 2023
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Tencent Cloud has announced its recognition as a Challenger in the 2023 Magic Quadrant for CPaaS released by Gartner for the first time.
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Hybrid integration market to be $86.56 billion by 2033: FMI

Wed, 20th Sep 2023
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It is primarily driven by the pervasive influence of digitization and the critical demand for secure data management on cloud platforms.
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Oracle introduces the latest generation of Exadata platforms

Wed, 12th Jul 2023
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Next-generation Oracle Exadata X10M delivers up to 3X more transaction throughput, 3.6X faster analytics, and 50% more consolidation.
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WSO2's developer platform on Microsoft Azure Marketplace now

Fri, 16th Jun 2023
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With streamlined access to the SaaS Choreo IDevP, Microsoft Azure customers can bring new cloud-native apps and digital services to market faster.