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Nokia is preparing to launch a 4G mobile network on the moon later this year, in the hopes of enhancing lunar discoveries — and eventually paving the path for human presence on the satellite planet.

Read more on our website here: https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/4g-internet-is-set-to-arrive-on-the-moon-later-this-year

How Big Tech companies treat user data has been controversial for some time. Meta, Apple, Google and Microsoft are often accused of collecting and selling the personal data of their users. Though, where exactly this data goes, and how much of it is given over to companies and governments, is unclear.

Read more on our website here: https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/government-requests-for-user-data-from-big-tech-increased-by-25-report

Ever-nostalgic Gen Z-ers are resurrecting a bygone ghost of technology's past: flip phones, or "dumb phones" of a bygone era that long predates the smartphone age.

"I think you can see it with certain Gen Z populations — they're tired of the screens," Jose Briones, a dumb phone influencer who moderates the r/dumbphones subreddit, told CNBC. "They don't know what is going on with mental health and they're trying to make cutbacks."

Read more on our website here: https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/gen-z-is-embracing-a-hot-new-technology-flip-phones

We all know the routine by heart: “Please ensure your seats are in the upright position, tray tables stowed, window shades are up, laptops are stored in the overhead bins and electronic devices are set to flight mode.”

Now, the first four are reasonable, right? Window shades need to be up so we can see if there’s an emergency, such as fire. Tray tables need to be stowed and seats upright so we can get out of the row quickly. Laptops can become projectiles in an emergency, as the seat back pockets are not strong enough to contain them.

And mobile phones need to be set to flight mode so they can’t cause an emergency for the airplane, right? Well, it depends whom you ask.

Read more on our website here: https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/heres-the-real-reason-to-turn-on-airplane-mode-when-you-fly

The Defy Satellite link gives any Android or iPhone an instant upgrade with the ability to send and receive text messages via satellite, solving the problem of mobile dead zones for emergencies and wilderness adventures.

Announced ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and produced by the British phone manufacturer Bullitt under the Motorola brand, the Satellite link connects to a normal smartphone via Bluetooth and uses an app to send not only SOS messages but general two-way chat via texts.

Read more on our blog:
https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/low-cost-device-launched-to-solve-mobile-blackspots-with-sos-and-two-way-texting-for-android-and-iphone

“Here comes a trailer truck out on the open highway, miles from the nearest town,” says the narrator of the short film above. Suddenly, it becomes “important for someone to get in touch with the drivers of this outfit. How can it be done?” Any modern-day viewer would respond to this question in the same way: you just call the guys. But Mobile Telephones dates from the nineteen-forties, well before the eponymous devices were in wide use — about four decades, in fact, before even the massive Motorola DynaTAC 8000X came on the market. The idea of calling someone not at home or the office, let alone a trucker on the road, would have seemed the stuff of science fiction.

Happy Presidents Day! We wanted to share with you a few presidential facts that relate to our modern, technological world.

​Who was the First President to Have his Voice Recorded?

During his first year in presidency in 1889, Benjamin Harrison used a phonograph wax cylinder to record his speech regarding the first Pan-American Congress. The speech is now the oldest surviving recording of a president’s voice. While Rutherford B. Hayes did record a speech several years prior, it was sadly lost.

Read more President's Day facts here:
https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/presidential-firsts-in-voice-technology

Appliance makers like Whirlpool and LG just can't understand. They added Wi-Fi antennae to their latest dishwashers, ovens, and refrigerators and built apps for them—and yet only 50 percent or fewer of their owners have connected them. What gives?

Business SMS traffic is on the rise, resulting in an increase in scammers sending fraudulent messages. To ensure you are able to continue sending messages, you’ll need to register your business through RingCentral with The Campaign Registry (TCR), a third-party organization. This process verifies you’re a legitimate SMS/MMS messages source. To register, we require you to use the registration form we've provided on our website.

Starting in January, AT&T customers with digital landlines won’t be able to dial 411 or 0 to reach an operator or get directory assistance. AT&T in 2021 ended operator services for wireless callers, although customers with home phone landlines can still access operators and directory help. Verizon, T-Mobile and other major carriers still offer these services for a fee.

On a notice on AT&T’s website, the company directs customers to find addresses and phone numbers on Google or online directories.

​“Nearly all of these customers have internet access to look up this information,” said an AT&T spokesperson.

​​But a century ago, the operator functioned as Google. Everyone knew it as “Information.”

Read more about this on our blog:

411 No Longer an Option for AT&T Customers The operator is going off the hook for millions of Americans.

Wishing you a Happy New Year.
Thank you for your support throughout 2022!

If you’re looking for a reliable and fast internet connection for your business, you may want to consider investing in a business-class internet connection. Business-class internet is a high-speed connection designed to meet the demands of businesses that need reliable internet access for their operations. This type of connection is typically much faster than standard residential internet and can provide the necessary speeds and connection reliability that businesses require.

What is Business-Class Internet? Find out more here:
https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/is-business-class-internet-better-than-economy

Thank you for being part of our success this year!

​As your dedicated partner for all communication, data, network, and collaboration solutions, we look forward to continuing to support your business in 2023.

Take a look at our Year At A Glance:
https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/thanks-for-being-part-of-our-success-this-year

"Quick and VERY efficient! We've had issues with out business phones for over 2 years and it only took very short painless amount of time for Simplified Communications to figure out our phone system exactly like we wanted it and it is working amazing! I would recommend them absolutely!"
-Kelly Oxborough

Thank you for the 5-star review, Kelly!

230,000 GB, all being moved in a single second, with one chip.

Although many of us now have internet connections at home fast enough to stream movie theater quality video content at resolutions surpassing 4K, there’s lots of room for improvement when it comes to internet speeds in general, as anyone having to wait several hours to download a new AAA game to a modern video game console will attest. The internet still can’t deliver everything we need in the blink of an eye, but there’s a light at the end of the tunnel: specifically, an infrared laser shining down a bundle of fiber optic cables.

Read more:
https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/twice-the-global-internet-traffic-transferred-in-a-single-second

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Allstream announced that it is adding their voice and collaboration products to the Zayo portfolio, adding to customers' connectivity solutions, spanning fiber connectivity, managed services and cloud-based voice solutions.

Allstream products such as UCaaS (Max UC), SIP, Voice and collaboration and more, will merge into Zayo to enrich single-site and multi-site access, data, network, cloud, security, voice and collaboration and managed edge solutions.

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Allstream and Zayo Allstream announced last Wednesday that it is adding their voice and collaboration products to the Zayo portfolio, adding to customers' connectivity solutions, spanning fiber connectivity, managed...

Lumen Technologies struck a $7.5 billion deal to sell some of its Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier to investment firm Apollo Global Management.

This story is developing. Follow the details here:
https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/transaction-intends-to-sharpen-lumens-enterprise-focus-accelerate-the-quantum-fiber-deployment-and-drive-growth-on-the-lumen-platform

It seems that Tesla cars will also have the benefit of Starlink internet. Earlier today, Elon Musk announced that the upcoming Starlink V2 satellite service will be able to provide internet connection to mobile phones, even in dead zones. Now, Musk has confirmed that Tesla cars will offer a similar service, which suggests that one will have access to internet even when their phone is not working.

Read more:
https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/tesla-cars-will-soon-connect-to-starlink-internet-directly

Thank you to all who work hard every day--in the spotlight and behind the scenes!
We hope your day is Simplified!

Thank you for the kind review!

Fulton County Schools, the fourth-largest school system in Georgia, has learned just how valuable it is to put a top-notch security system in place. To defend against threats, Dr. Emily Bell, Fulton County Schools’ Chief Information Officer (CIO), implemented robust planning that involved educating and communicating with school leaders and staff about cybersecurity. Microsoft resources were a part of their well-rounded cybersecurity strategy.

Fulton County Schools relied on Microsoft Defender for Office 365 to keep all its devices and technology safe and secure, and to help prevent disruptions to student learning.

Continue reading article:
https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/back-to-school-with-microsoft-teams

We don't always get fun and cute stories in the phone/internet industry, but this one gave us a smile!

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office in US’s California shared an interesting incident about how they received a call that left them baffled.

The Saturday night the Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call that got disconnected. The dispatchers then tried to call and text back on the same number but they received no response. The deputies were sent to investigate the matter and the address took them to the offices of Zoo to You near Paso Robles.

Find out what happened next:
https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/monkeying-around-with-your-business-phone

Digital Cable Television provider, Cox, agrees to buy Axios, American news website for $525 million. ​

Read all about it:
https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/cox-enterprises-buys-axios

Landlines aren't necessarily going extinct, but phone lines using copper infrastructure are going away.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandated that all Plain Old Telephone Service lines be replaced with an alternative. The FCC made this order in 2010, giving just ten years for phone companies to adjust their business model and find alternatives for their customers.

To read more:
https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/copper-decommissioned

The FCC has been cracking down on robocalls for a while, but now it’s cracking down on the phone providers the robocallers use.

Read the good news!
https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/the-fight-to-end-robocalls-brings-some-good-news

Celebrating this 4th of July with you!

Half the internet died while you were sleeping. Don't panic! Here's what happened:
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​An outage of Cloudflare's servers caused a slew of websites and services to go down, including big names such as Discord, DoorDash, and League of Legends.

https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/half-the-internet-died-while-you-were-sleeping

Starlink has made it possible for your office to open a new location high in the mountains, on an island, or even deep in the woods. Remote working can now truly occur in the most remote places imaginable.

https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/can-my-business-use-starlink-for-internet

Can my business use Starlink for internet? Starlink has made it possible for your office to open a new location high in the mountains, on an island, or even deep in the woods. Remote working can now truly occur in the most remote places...

Happy Father's Day! To all the dads out there--thank you. We hope you have a great day. :)