Building on the Internet Legacy to Fuel the Telecom Revolution
As part of the Tucows family, Wavelo carries forward a decades-long legacy of supporting the open Internet. That legacy informs the way we think about telecom today: with an internet-first mindset, one grounded in simplicity, scalability, and openness.
Telecom has long been defined by rigidity, complexity, and systems that struggle to evolve at the pace of customer expectations. At Wavelo, we draw on Tucows’ Internet way of thinking to challenge that paradigm. That means:
- Designing systems that are modular, event-driven, and interoperable.
- Moving fast, shipping often, and adapting based on real-world data.
- Focusing relentlessly on user experience—because great experiences build great businesses.
It’s this combination of Tucows’ legacy and Wavelo’s fresh perspective that positions us to redefine how telecom operates. It’s how we’re helping carriers move faster, reduce dependencies, and unlock new opportunities for growth.
Learning from Ting: Solving MVNO and ISP Challenges Up Close
Innovation is strongest when it’s informed by real-world experience. That’s where Ting comes in. Being part of the Tucows family as well, we remain in close conversation with Ting, as both our customer and partner, giving us a front-row seat to the day-to-day realities of running an MVNO and operating as a ISP. We see every challenge firsthand—from operational bottlenecks to customer experience gaps. Working side by side, Wavelo turns these challenges into opportunities to rethink what’s possible. This collaboration ensures that our solutions aren’t just ideas on paper—they’re tested, optimized, and proven in the environments our customers operate in every day. It’s an advantage few telecom software providers can match.
Real Benefits of Event-Driven Innovation by Ross Rader
Our shared Internet mindset is one of the ingredients that make it easier to run our business. With Wavelo’s help, we can better handle spikes in demand, new market builds, and changing customer needs without downtime or big rewrites, and that has a huge impact on our bottom line. The event-driven architecture keeps systems loosely coupled so teams can add features or tweak workflows quickly, which fits Ting’s iterative and flexible approach.
These wins aren’t theoretical. We see lower operating costs and can catch and fix issues before customers ever notice. Working with Wavelo’s engineers, we’re moving systems that are weighed down by manual steps and siloed data into clean, automated flows that help us spot problems sooner.
Culture as a Driver of Innovation by Karaka Leslie
At Wavelo, our culture is rooted in curiosity, accountability, and the drive to finish the job for our customers. Innovation happens when people feel supported to bring their best ideas forward—and we see that every day. By creating an environment where teams can collaborate openly and take ownership, we move faster and solve the big, complex problems that matter most for our customers.
Part of a High-Performing Team
Being part of Tucows means joining a high-performing team with a track record of pushing boundaries—first in domains, then in internet access, and now in telecom software. That breadth of experience gives Wavelo a unique vantage point: we aren’t bound by legacy systems, we’re inspired by a legacy of protecting and bolstering the open Internet. Our culture isn’t just about writing better code or building smarter systems; it’s about carrying forward a mindset that keeps us questioning, experimenting, and evolving with our partners.
At Wavelo, culture and innovation are inseparable. We’re people-first, which means we care deeply about how our teams work together as much as what we deliver. Together with our colleagues across Tucows and our partners at Ting, we’re reimagining what telecom can be—open, flexible, and built for the future.
