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Understanding The Challenges Telco's Have Faced During COVID-19

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Dan kicked things off by stating that all the difficulties seen by the telecommunications industry during the COVID-19 period have been unprecedented. ’ In the early stages of the pandemic, Hayes shared – telecommunications networks around the world struggled.

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Understanding POLQA

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The successor of PESQ - POLQA works in a similar way but can handle higher bandwidth audio signals including super-wideband (HD) and full-band voice signals, as well as the most recent voice coding and VoIP/VoLTE transmission technologies. Spearline's platform proactively tests inbound telecommunications services, as well as dial-out.

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The Advantages Of Using Cloud Phone Systems

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A cloud phone system is what is sometimes referred to as VoIP. In comparison with traditional phone systems, a cloud phone system has the advantages of services such as conference calls and auto attendants. When this is paid for, the VoIP system runs efficiently. This means Voice Over Internet Protocol.

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What are the best ways to measure audio quality in a telecoms network?

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PESQ (Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality) is an ITU (International Telecommunication Union) standard for measuring audio quality. It’s a ‘full reference’ (FR) algorithm, meaning that it uses a reference signal for comparison against the test (ie a difference analysis). PCM encoded. 16-bit mono. Call volume.

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