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What Every Small Service Provider Needs to Know About Mitigating Illegal Robocalls with SHAKEN

Chris Drake, CTO, explains what SHAKEN is and how service providers can support it.
Aug 6, 2019
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ONAP Drops Dublin for 5G Network Automation, Adds Telco Deployments

Release includes new demo and support services made available by iconectiv.
Jul 9, 2019
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ONAP checks into Dublin with fourth software release

Release includes new demo and support services made available by iconectiv.
Jul 9, 2019
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Inside TruNumber Protect

iconectiv's Principal Solutions Engineer Director,  John Haraburda discusses the full impact of fraud on telecom networks and how a proactive solution can help you identify and prevent traffic from leaving the network.  
Jun 21, 2019
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Blocking Robocalls: 4 Things to Know as New Rules Take Effect

“We've always said we need a war chest of weapons to fight against robocalls,” says Chris Drake, chief technology officer.
Jun 20, 2019
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iconectiv takes leadership role in industry-wide initiative to stop illegal robocalls (SHAKEN)

iconectiv is pleased to be part of the industry-wide solution that will help mitigate illegal robocalls and give people confidence to actually answer a phone call again. Currently, 76% of calls are left unanswered when the call comes from an unidentified or unfamiliar number, which means that we are no longer answering many of the calls we want from schools, doctors, business associates and others because we fear that it’s a fake call. If they leave a message, we will return the call. This…
Jun 4, 2019
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Chairman Pai Statement on Latest Progress in Combatting Malicious Spoofing

30 May 2019 Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai today welcomed the latest step toward implementation of call authentication to combat malicious caller ID spoofing and unwanted robocalls. Earlier today, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) announced its selection of iconectiv as policy administrator of the SHAKEN/STIR call authentication framework. Read more
May 30, 2019

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NPAC Transition Proceeds with Launch of Learning Management System

iconectiv, the next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all U.S. regions, is continuing the transition to the new Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) with the release of a suite of new training courses and the launch of its NPAC Learning Management System.
Jul 13, 2017
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Telecom and Media Leaders to Converge at Interactive Executive Gathering

iconectiv, to join industry leaders including Disney/ABC, Fox Networks, Microsoft, and Viacom at interactive network technology conference
Jun 6, 2017
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Spain to Ensure International Calls and Messages Reach Intended Customers through iconectiv’s MobileID Solution

iconectiv and the AOPM and AOP, the Spanish mobile and landline Operator Associations, today announced that the iconectiv MobileID offer, has been selected to exclusively provide port corrected numbering data. This service is critical to help foreign operators route calls and SMS sent to Spanish residents from businesses outside the country, mainly when the Spanish number is ported.
May 22, 2017
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España ayuda a asegurar la entrega de llamadas y mensajes SMS internacionales mediante la solución MobileID de iconectiv

iconectiv y la AOPM y la AOP, asociaciones formadas y gestionadas exclusivamente por operadores de telefonía fija (AOP) y móvil (AOPM), anunciaron hoy que la oferta MobileID de iconectiv ha sido seleccionada en exclusiva para proveer los datos de encaminamiento de numeración portada de España . Este servicio proporcionado por iconectiv resulta relevante para asegurar a operadores extranjeros el correcto encaminamiento del tráfico de llamadas y mensajes de texto con destino a la numeración perteneciente a las distintas redes públicas telefónicas existentes en España, particularmente cuando se trata de numeración que ha sido objeto de operaciones de portabilidad entre operadores.
May 22, 2017
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Industry Testing for New iconectiv NPAC Begins May 15

iconectiv, the next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all seven U.S. regions, began industry testing today, May 15, 2017, a major milestone in the transition to the new Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC).
May 15, 2017
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Webinar May 18: Cultivating Customer Engagement, Increasing Brand Integrity

iconectiv, will provide valuable insights on boosting customer engagement between consumers and brands, amid stringent Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) messaging regulations, during an upcoming webinar on May 18, 2017. Presented along with the Professional Association for Customer Engagement (PACE), the webinar: The Power of Identity: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Costs of Consumer Disengagement, will focus on the role of text messaging as part of an omnichannel strategy to drive revenue and brand intimacy within their business operations.
May 11, 2017
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Efforts to Stop Caller ID ‘Spoofing’ and Robocalls Detailed in New Industry White Paper

Telemarketers and robocalls using spurious Caller ID to trick consumers into answering their phones – also known as ‘spoofing’– are the primary source of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) complaints and reports of telecom fraud, and the problem is increasing at an alarming rate. A new industry white paper titled, Caller ID: The Impact of Robocalling and Spoofing, has been released that provides a brief overview of the issue as well the techniques being developed to help alleviate the problem.
May 11, 2017