Loopup Share Discussion Threads

[thewheeliedealer] 25/5/2020 21:31

Hi all,

My mate Peter @Conkers3 and myself did a Twin Petes Investing Podcast a few days ago and part of our discussion covers LOOP. We also talked in depth about the current situation in the Markets and how we reckon things could play out. Anyway, if you use Apple or Audioboom you can find it under the 'Conkers Corner' Channel (you want TPI Podcast 23) and you can find it on Soundcloud at the link below.

I hope you enjoy it and find it useful,

Cheers, WD
@wheeliedealer

[bones] 25/5/2020 14:38

Thorndon- working link:

[rimau1] 25/5/2020 12:38

Thanks Thordon, all very encouraging.

[thordon] 25/5/2020 11:59

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[thordon] 25/5/2020 10:49

Freeths Lawfirm have increased Loopup users by 5000%

12 Accounts to over 600 accounts in last month

hxxps://loopup.com/en/resource-center/customer-stories/freeths-deploying-loopup-to-stay-connected-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/?utm_source=li

[maddox] 24/5/2020 13:20

Hi WP80s,

Cannot say for sure but the LoopUp service uses both broadband and PTSN channels. So the broadband (video and data) will be subject to the congestion issues as are other services, whilst the all important audio quality benefits from PTSN segregation.

I used to use Virgin Media Broadband and whilst paying for 150 Mbps during peak periods I would be getting 5 Mbps - very annoying. With everyone working from home this will be putting additional pressure on residential traffic routes especially with video usage growing massively.

This broadband capacity issues was a problem before Covid, as you will see in Cisco's report, with Covid and lockdown its exacerbated the problem. The demand is now being driven particularly by 'over the top' (OTT) video, but we have Cloud data storage and Internet of Things in high growth phases. With Covid we have the additional pressure of what were on-premise business core network applications pushed to the network edge.



This situation is a great opportunity for LoopUp as it highlights their key benefit in stark contrast to their competitors. What the Cisco Report suggests however,is that this increasing demand for digital capacity is not going to diminish in the short or medium term.

Regards Maddox

[gamwah] 24/5/2020 11:50

So if he now sells those shares then that's that's a bad sign?

[orange1] 22/5/2020 16:32

Seems like today´s announcement is a clumsy cut and paste job. As far as I can see the director did not sell any shares. He exercised an option over 75k and now holds the shares.

[netcurtains] 21/5/2020 09:04

WP80s: I think you hit the nail on the head it. It goes back to their Trading Update on 6th May - 40% is a lot of extra usage.


Trading Update

LoopUp Group plc (AIM: LOOP), the premium remote meetings company, is pleased to provide the following trading update.

Business performance materially ahead of expectations:

In our preliminary results statement on 19 March 2020, we noted a material increase in business volumes, driven by the large-scale migration towards working from home since mid-March associated with the Covid-19 outbreak.

As a result, year-to-date Group revenue from January through April 2020 is at least 40% higher than the same period last year, driven by:

-- Existing customers, where users have been more active and additional new users have been deployed;

-- New customers switching to LoopUp, very often after having experienced reliability issues with their incumbent product relating to VoIP-based audio over the public internet; and

-- Increased usage of multi-media capabilities in the LoopUp product, including a disproportionately high increase in video usage;

[wp80s] 21/5/2020 08:59

I use LoopUp a lot, its simplicity is brilliant and using traditional voice links gives it better voice quality so it has its benefits but I occasionally use free services between my internal staff. I have noticed recently that a few problems with delays between browsers pages and recordings not always happening. There was no proper explanation from LoopUp I can only put this down to high demand on its services. Anyone else notice that you get more help speaking with your customer success person instead of the support team?

[thordon] 19/5/2020 19:41

nice post , good news

[rimau1] 19/5/2020 11:45

Some good unofficial news, i hear from a colleague that Milbank have asked all London staff to work from home until Jan’21 because they are moving to new offices it makes no sense to deep clean the legacy office building. As a big Loopup client this will add significant volume and help maintain revenue outperformance from H2.

[bones] 17/5/2020 08:36

I think these two recent articles from the LoopUp website help in getting to the core of LoopUp’s offering, particularly bearing in mind the need for clarity and security in the audio for law firms. The video is often secondary and unnecessary or distracting in those contexts especially where there are several attendees. Nonetheless, the option is there provided reliance is not on WiFi or public internet.

[rthak] 16/5/2020 23:58

Can you use video calling from the App? I don't have a webcam so rely on the phone camera so that's probably why I haven't been able to use video! Maybe something for them to improve on!

[rthak] 16/5/2020 07:28

Ah didn't know that! You learn something every day! Thanks!!

[thordon] 15/5/2020 20:19

The video and voice combined works well with loopup , no lagging between the two which was expecting that you get with Zoom.

[welly_59] 15/5/2020 19:32

@rthak there is video on LoopUp, up to 20 video participants at once. If you don't have the video option then you should speak to your account manager to enable it

[rthak] 15/5/2020 18:04

And just picking up on security - whilst we still use Zoom for work socials, we are not allowed to use it for confidential client calls.As it uses your internet connection and probably WiFi (and even that not over a secure VPN) it is not secure enough as it is too prone for third parties to 'listen in' on your calls.Listening in on general phone lines is much more difficult and therefore more secure. The drawback being of course you could never get video over a standard phone line - a feature they therefore done have.

[rthak] 15/5/2020 18:00

I can't talk for general pricing but I know how we are charged.Its charged on a pence per minute basis. There are two versions, one if you 'dial in' to the call and the other if the platform 'dials you in' - the latter is more expensive. The actual pricing is I understand negotiated depending on usage etc.The latter is however more popular as you simply click a link and the platform calls you and joins you into the call.It's also possible for the host (midway through a call) to bring in a third party by 'dialling them in' to the call through the platform.

[srichardson8] 15/5/2020 16:48

Ironically I was on a Zoom call when I saw your comments. I really wanted to confirm that it was a superior and securer service which you have helped me understand.I am going to do some work here now but if anyone would be kind enough to describe the business model i.e. how they get paid - it would be a great help.
It is interesting to see that while the share had rocketed in the past three months or so it is sill way down on a year ago after the disappointing outturn last year. Looks to me to have plenty of upside if some of the earlier comments on this thread are borne out.

[srichardson8] 15/5/2020 16:33

Excellent thank you both

[rthak] 15/5/2020 16:30

I use it regularly and it's hands down the best conference call software I've used. The call quality is so much better than Zoom and others (as it uses fixed lines rather than internet audio) so good for client calls.As a firm we've been using it loads more. We started using it about a year ago - I suspect lots of firms are trying it during this lockdown and I suspect most will continue using it (perhaps not to the same extent) post-lockdown...

[netcurtains] 15/5/2020 16:01

srichardson8: I dont think its a product, its a remote meeting software like ZOOM...
Here is a live DEMO:

[srichardson8] 15/5/2020 15:41

do any investors have hands-on experience with any of the products, or friends who have? I would be very interested to hear any horse's mouth comments. Especially if the horse hasn't yet bolted - I am a new investor.

[netcurtains] 11/5/2020 10:17

thanks for hi-lighting this share.