Notes from the wire.
Engineering write-ups, regulatory deep-dives, industry analysis, and product notes from the team that operates BroadNet. Written in-house — no ghostwriters, no AI slop, no recycled vendor talking points.
Featured essay
The latest from the team.
US Phone Number From Abroad: How to Get One, What Works for WhatsApp and Codes, and What It Costs
You can get a US phone number from abroad as an app-based +1 number that runs over the internet. This guide compares the options, explains which verification codes tend to work and which rules apply, and shows the costs, setup steps and honest limits of the USVirtualNumbers.com number.
More from the journal
Recent essays.
Long-form on the things we actually wrestle with in production — regulatory regimes, protocol choices, firewall economics, channel orchestration.
SMPP window size: why your bind is slower than the rate you pay for
An operator agrees 100 messages per second, the bind delivers twelve, and everyone blames the network. Nine times out of ten the cause is a window left at its default. Here is what windowing really does on an SMPP session, and how to size it.
Holiday SMS marketing for Q4 2026: Halloween, 11.11, White Friday and year-end, a sending playbook
Q4 offers live for hours, not weeks. This playbook lists the 2026 dates from Halloween to New Year's Eve, the promotional send windows regulators publish, how to write a one-segment holiday SMS, how to keep OTPs flowing on peak days and how to measure what worked.
Black Friday Marketing Strategy: Turn Interest into Sales
Build a Black Friday marketing strategy with SMS, WhatsApp and email. Discover practical ways to generate enquiries, increase bookings and support sales.
A2P messaging regulation timeline 2024–2027: every dated change, with sources
Business messaging rules changed more between 2024 and 2026 than in the previous decade. This tracker lists every dated change we could verify, from India's link whitelisting to the UAE's move away from bank SMS OTP and WhatsApp's new pricing, with what each one means for senders and where the official text lives.
Business messaging statistics 2026: verified figures on SMS, WhatsApp, RCS and OTP
The numbers people quote about business messaging are often old, rounded or from a vendor blog. This page collects 2025–2026 figures from their primary sources, with the scope and date of each, on mobile reach, A2P SMS, WhatsApp, RCS, OTP fraud, passkeys, the Middle East and AI agents.
SMS OTP security standards 2026: what NIST, PSD2, PCI DSS and central banks actually require
Is SMS OTP still allowed? Mostly yes, under conditions. NIST classes it as restricted, PSD2 accepts it as a possession factor, PCI DSS does not name it, and India's RBI kept it. Some regulators in Asia and the Gulf moved bank logins to bound devices. Here is what each standard actually says, with the clause and the source.
SMS sending hours by country 2026: the verified quiet-hours list for marketing messages
Many countries limit when promotional SMS may reach a phone, and a message sent at the wrong hour can mean a fine or a blocked sender ID. This list covers only the markets where we found the window in an official text, with the local-time window, what it applies to and the source.
How to Install an eSIM for Travel: iPhone, Samsung and Pixel Setup, Activation and Fixes (2026)
Install a travel eSIM at home on Wi-Fi, keep the line off, and turn it on with data roaming when you land. This guide gives the exact steps for iPhone, Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel, how to keep your home number for OTP codes, and how to fix no signal abroad, using TripoSIM as the worked example.
Instagram DM automation in 2026: Meta's rules, what gets accounts restricted, and how to run it in one inbox
Instagram DM automation lets a business answer Direct messages with software, but only after the customer writes first and within Meta's reply windows. This guide sets out Meta's rules, the automations worth building, what gets accounts restricted, and how OmniChannels.ai puts Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger in one shared inbox.
How to stop phishing emails in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace: admin settings and when to add a gateway
Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace already filter mail, but key protections are off by default. This guide lists the exact settings to turn on, with links to Microsoft and Google documentation. It then shows when and how to add a gateway filter such as iBlockSpam in front, and how to lock down direct delivery.
Arabic speech to text API in 2026: how to test Gulf, Egyptian, Levantine and Maghrebi transcription
Arabic speech to text is hard because people speak dialects, mix in English and record on noisy phones. This guide shows how to test any Arabic transcription API on your own audio, and what the BroadNet Inference API offers for Gulf, Egyptian, Levantine and Maghrebi Arabic.
Predictive dialer vs progressive dialer, preview and power: pacing math, abandoned-call rules and which to use
Predictive dialers call ahead of agents to cut idle time, while progressive, power and preview dialers wait for a free agent. This guide explains how each mode works, the pacing math behind abandoned calls, the US and UK rules that limit them, and which mode fits sales, collections and support.
One essay a month.
Nothing else.
Subscribe and we'll send the next piece — engineering, regulation, or industry — the day it ships. No drip campaigns, no product pitches, no third-party sharing. Unsubscribe in one click.
- Long-form, not link baitSix to eleven minutes of focused writing on a single topic. No clickbait.
- Written by operatorsThe engineers, regulatory team, and product leads who run the platform.
- Region-awareMENA-grounded perspective on regulators, operators, and channel mix.
- Once a month, maximumNo drip. No sales sequence. One essay when there is one to share.
Most of what we write
we learned in production.
If a post made you nod, we should probably talk. Bring the use case, the volumes, the markets — we'll come back with routing, pricing, and a reference customer you can call.