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Notes on voice infrastructure, RFCs, late-night infrastructure debugging and the occasional rant. RSS if you'd rather subscribe.

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2026-03-10
RFC 3261 - The Standard They Always Come Back To On SIP, interconnects, and the gravity of good standards Foreword Over the last decade and a half, I have spent a significant portion of my career at the intersection of carrier networks, building and maintaining the interconnects that allow voice, video, and messaging to traverse organisational...
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AAAA - The extra "A" is for Apple. How Apple quietly built one of the most disciplined identity systems ever deployed It was my birthday this week, and you know when you start reminiscing, then you start thinking about tech stuff, and then lock on to an incredibly specific topic that is relevant to your life at Uni, multiple jobs, and general life?...
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MAR 2026

RFC 3261 - The Standard They Always Come Back To

On SIP, interconnects, and the gravity of good standards

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DEC 2025

AAAA - The extra "A" is for Apple.

How Apple quietly built one of the most disciplined identity systems ever deployed

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