<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'>We aren't interested in abandoning our TDM infrastructure at this time, given that we're already in the the tandem CO for other reasons.<div><br></div><div>If we were to do that, local calls would be tromboning through Chicago.<br><br><div><span name="x"></span><br><br>-----<br>Mike Hammett<br>Intelligent Computing Solutions<br>http://www.ics-il.com<br><br><br><br>Midwest Internet Exchange<br>http://www.midwest-ix.com<br><br><span name="x"></span><br></div><br><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Mary Lou Carey" <marylou@backuptelecom.com><br><b>To: </b>"Mike Hammett" <voiceops@ics-il.net><br><b>Cc: </b>"Mike Johnston" <mjohnston@wiktel.com>, "voiceops" <voiceops@voiceops.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, October 24, 2023 3:18:13 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape<br><br>You'd be better off getting into Sinch's (formerly Inteliquent) PSTN <br>Connection service.InfoBip (formerly Peerless) and Wide Voice also offer <br>PSTN connection services. It allows you to keep your own NXXs and <br>interconnect with the ILECs through their SS7 switch so you don't need <br>your own.<br><br>MARY LOU CAREY<br>BackUP Telecom Consulting<br>Office: 615-791-9969<br>Cell: 615-796-1111<br><br>On 2023-10-24 03:11 PM, Mike Hammett via VoiceOps wrote:<br>> Recommend\don't recommend?<br>> Anything to watch out for?<br>> <br>> The offer I got was attractive, but not everything that's attractive<br>> is what it seems.<br>> <br>> -----<br>> Mike Hammett<br>> Intelligent Computing Solutions<br>> http://www.ics-il.com<br>> <br>> Midwest Internet Exchange<br>> http://www.midwest-ix.com<br>> <br>> -------------------------<br>> <br>> From: "Mike Johnston via VoiceOps" <voiceops@voiceops.org><br>> To: "voiceops" <voiceops@voiceops.org><br>> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 3:05:40 PM<br>> Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape<br>> <br>> Yes. Any particular questions?<br>> <br>> On 2023-10-24 08:18, Mike Hammett via VoiceOps wrote:<br>> <br>>> Any experience with Inteliquent for SS7\SIGTRAN services?<br>>> <br>>> -----<br>>> Mike Hammett<br>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions<br>>> http://www.ics-il.com<br>>> <br>>> Midwest Internet Exchange<br>>> http://www.midwest-ix.com<br>>> <br>>> -------------------------<br>>> <br>>> From: "Mike Hammett" <voiceops@ics-il.net><br>>> To: "voiceops" <voiceops@voiceops.org><br>>> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2022 9:00:04 AM<br>>> Subject: SS7 Landscape<br>>> <br>>> We currently get our SS7 via TNS. I (maybe incorrectly) understand<br>>> them to be a big dog in that space.<br>>> <br>>> I've had two major problems with them in six months.<br>>> <br>>> What are my alternatives? Are they less pleasant?<br>>> <br>>> -----<br>>> Mike Hammett<br>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions<br>>> http://www.ics-il.com<br>>> <br>>> Midwest Internet Exchange<br>>> http://www.midwest-ix.com<br>>> <br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> VoiceOps mailing list<br>>> VoiceOps@voiceops.org<br>>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> VoiceOps mailing list<br>> VoiceOps@voiceops.org<br>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> VoiceOps mailing list<br>> VoiceOps@voiceops.org<br>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops<br></div><br></div></div></body></html>