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RCS vs SMS in 2026: why business messaging just changed forever
After Apple turned on RCS in iOS 18, the protocol crossed from "promising" to "mainstream infrastructure." Juniper Research projects roughly 3.8 billion active users by the end of 2026. We break down what that means for your campaigns, what stays on SMS, and why the right answer is almost always both.
By Volf TeamMay 18, 20268 min read
Compliance
STIR/SHAKEN in 2026: what the FCC's new KYUP rules mean for VoIP providers
The FCC's draft on Know-Your-Upstream-Provider is moving robocall compliance from policy-and-certification toward prescriptive verification and refusal-of-service. A practical checklist for what changes โ and what to do this quarter.
May 12, 20266 min read
AI & CX
The $80B question: conversational AI is rewiring the contact center
Gartner forecasts conversational AI will cut agent labor costs by roughly $80 billion by 2026. What's actually working in production: real-time transcription, sentiment routing, and where humans still win.
May 6, 20265 min read
Industry
VoIP just keeps growing: market headed for $415B by 2034
Precedence Research pegs the global VoIP market at $144.77B in 2024 and projects $415.20B by 2034 โ an 11% CAGR. We unpack what's actually driving it: cloud, hybrid work, and CPaaS.
April 28, 20264 min read
Industry
Infrastructure slowdown: why carriers are spending less in 2026
After a decade of heavy 5G rollout, capex is winding down. Ericsson reported softer North American sales and Verizon adjusted its 2026 plan. Here's what the shift to a usage-based, distributed coverage model means for resellers.
April 22, 20265 min read
AI & CX
CPaaS in 2026: programmable communications eats the phone system
The voice-and-SMS stack is becoming a set of APIs. Mordor Intelligence describes CPaaS transitioning from a ~$20B class market in 2025 toward roughly 30% CAGR โ driven by enterprises embedding calling and messaging directly into their apps.
April 14, 20266 min read
Voice
Inside tier-1 routing: why CLI quality is now a competitive moat
As carrier filtering tightens and STIR/SHAKEN attestations get scrutinized, the route your calls take matters more than ever. A practical look at how we pick paths, monitor PDD, and keep CLI clean across 200+ destinations.
April 8, 20267 min read
Messaging
Apple + RCS: the moment messaging stopped being two ecosystems
iOS 18 quietly ended the biggest barrier to universal RCS. We look at what changed in the iMessage / RCS / SMS triangle โ and why "RCS-first, SMS fallback" is now the default architecture.
March 28, 20265 min read
Compliance
FCC's all-IP transition: what an IPES designation actually unlocks
The Commission is moving U.S. voice fully to IP. We explain what IPES (IP-Enabled Service) designation means, why it matters for resellers and cloud-comms providers, and the regulatory benefits worth applying for now.
March 18, 20266 min read
Messaging
10DLC, Campaign Registry, sender IDs: a 2026 SMS deliverability primer
U.S. 10DLC, India's sender header rules, GDPR for messaging in Europe โ the compliance map keeps growing. A short, practical guide to keep your A2P traffic flowing instead of filtered.
March 10, 20265 min read
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