Latest posts by Husain Sumra

I imagined a telephone call: celebrating Bob Newhart and his hilarious phone call bits
  • July 25, 2024
Ooma celebrates the life of legendary comedian Bob Newhart who recently passed away on July 18th, 2024. His much-loved TV skits featuring hilarious one-sided telephone call brought laughter into the homes of many. Check out some of our favorites. Thanks for the laughs, Bob! [Read More]
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Useful AI tips and tools for small businesses
  • July 2, 2024
In today’s digital economy, small businesses are presented with many opportunities to leverage advanced technologies to better streamline their operations, enhance productivity and gain a competitive edge in the market. Among these technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) stands out as a powerful tool that can revolutionize how small businesses scale and market themselves to their customer […] [Read More]
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Embracing the future: a guide to effective remote work
  • July 2, 2024
Ooma shares resources that remote workers can adopt to improve their productivity and maintain their well-being while working away from the office [Read More]
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The telephone and phone systems throughout history
  • July 2, 2024
The telegraph was a great leap forward in the history of communication, allowing people to communicate over long distances. However, a telegraph line could only reliably transmit one message at a time, and sending messages required the people at both ends of the line to know Morse code. Inventor Alexander Graham Bell figured out that […] [Read More]
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Telegraphs, phones and mobile devices: a telecommunications timeline
  • June 27, 2024
The development of telecommunications has had a tremendous impact on human history, allowing people to communicate over long distances using technology. Significant inventions in the history of telecommunications include the telegraph, telephone, television and the internet. Telecommunications allows people to quickly share urgent information that can save lives, engage in commerce across geopolitical borders, and […] [Read More]
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8 best calls to Dad in the movies to celebrate Father’s Day
  • June 14, 2024
This Father’s Day, we’re thinking about all of the times during the year when we call our dads. We call when we need advice. We call to catch up, and we call to tell them we care. While these calls to Dad usually happen as a part of daily routines, they can have a meaningful impact on our lives, and as we see in the movies, calling Dad can be an important part of a plot. [Read More]
Posted in Home Phone Blog
How Ooma’s Ron Hellpap builds relationships to help grow businesses
  • May 21, 2024
Outside account executive Ron Hellpap uses his experience in restaurants and legal to help build up their businesses' communication infrastructure. Read more about Ron and his journey with Ooma over the years. [Read More]
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Go green with VoIP technology
  • May 3, 2024
As the world continues to grapple with the challenges of climate change, there is recognition that sustainability can and must be integrated into all aspects of our lives, including the corporate responsibility of business. VoIP is an easy and seamless way to make your communication more sustainable with some green tech. [Read More]
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How Helen (Hye Rang) Youn’s international past helps her connect customers at Ooma
  • April 25, 2024
Get to know Helen (Hye Rang) Youn, a B2B marketer in demand generation at Ooma, first came to America from South Korea to pursue a career in filmmaking. She was an aspiring filmmaker who wanted to use storytelling to be a positive influence in the world. [Read More]
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The best phones in ’80s movies
  • March 29, 2024
Let's embark on a nostalgic trip back to the era of massive hairstyles, leg warmers and arcade games—the fabulous '80s! Specifically, we'll focus on some of the most iconic ’80s phone scenes that captured hearts and minds during this golden age of filmmaking. [Read More]
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What is a VoIP cell phone?
  • March 28, 2024
People are growing more connected every day, and we owe much of this trend to cell phones. Although desktop computers have more capacity and horsepower, smartphones can do much of the same activity at this point. Cell phones are small but mighty... [Read More]
Posted in Business Blog
Tips for home and business fire prevention and safety
  • March 12, 2024
It’s easy to not give much thought to fire safety in our everyday lives, but it’s crucial that we do. Fires can cause major damage to our property and claim lives. They can also ignite suddenly and spread rapidly; if you’re not prepared, a small spark or flame can turn into a life-altering emergency in […] [Read More]
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Ooma’s Jagmeet Sekhon wants you to bring us your enterprise communication problems
  • February 28, 2024
Jagmeet Sekhon, Senior Manager, Product for Ooma Enterprise, had always been focused on the customer journey. From her time at Canadian airline WestJet to telecom Shaw Communications, a part of Rogers, she enjoyed customer journey mapping. Get to know Jagmeet in this post and explore how she addresses enterprise communications problems. [Read More]
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Telecommunications satellites and space exploration
  • February 24, 2024
A century or more ago, communicating with someone in another country could take hours, days or even weeks, but today we can send a message to anyone in the world in mere seconds. A large reason why is the development of telecommunications satellites, which orbit high above us and can bounce text, audio and video […] [Read More]
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Optimizing your home: living green and eco-friendly
  • February 3, 2024
Creating an eco-friendly home can involve some rather significant changes as well as a variety of smaller, easier ones. From starting a compost pile in your backyard to installing solar panels, there are many things you can do to save money while decreasing your carbon footprint. Why sustainable living matters From diminishing resources to climate […] [Read More]
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Residential energy-efficiency guide for homeowners
  • January 12, 2024
Reducing the amount of energy you use in your home can have tangible benefits that you’ll see as soon as you open your next utility bill. But while saving money is a great reason to save energy, it’s not the only one. Making your home more energy-efficient also puts less strain on our power plants, […] [Read More]
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What if Santa went virtual?
  • December 22, 2023
Santa Claus has been around as long as anyone can remember, and yet his magical annual toy delivery hasn't yet been modernized. Here is what we think it would look like if Santa applied modern business practices and added updated technology to his holiday operations? [Read More]
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How the Copper Monster bit into your budget and raised your phone bill
  • December 21, 2023
Explore the fictional tale of the Copper Monster and how it has been eating away at your home phone budget with the rising costs of copper landlines. Switch to Ooma Telo home phone service to save your phone bill from cost increases and get ahead of the eventual copper line shut down. [Read More]
Posted in Home Phone Blog
Ooma’s Dmitry Maslov explains how he and his team take customer feedback to heart
  • October 27, 2023
Meet Dmitry Maslov, product manager at Ooma, and learn why he is passionate about providing a great user experience for small business owners who subscribe to Ooma Office. [Read More]
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6 Wireless VoIP Headset Picks
  • September 12, 2023
Maybe there’s an echo that’s draining your focus, or one of your colleagues is chatting loudly with someone else right next to you. All these problems are irritating for both parties, disturb your workflow and just seem plain unprofessional. That’s where VoIP phone headsets come into play. VoIP headsets reduce the chances of poor quality calls and prevent you from hearing the distractions around you. [Read More]
Posted in Business Blog
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