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FCC announces successful transition to new administrator for number porting system

WASHINGTON, May 29, 2018—The Federal Communications Commission announced the successful completion of the transition to the new Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA), Telcordia Technologies, doing business as iconectiv.  The LNPA operates the system that allows consumers to keep their telephone numbers when they switch communications service providers, thereby promoting consumer choice and competition among those companies.  It also provides critical services to our nation’s…
May 31, 2018
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ATIS Awards Honor Members’ Visionary Leadership and ICT Industry Contributions

WASHINGTON — ATIS is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2018 Annual Awards, which recognized seven technology leaders and industry subject matter experts for their critical contributions to information and communications technology (ICT) solutions development in support of ATIS’ strategic initiatives. “From advancing artificial intelligence in the network, the IoT, 5G and emergency services communications to mitigating robocalling, ensuring the overall ‘health’ of the network and more…
May 3, 2018
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RCS is Here - What You Need to Know

Rich Communication Services (RCS) is forecasted to grow from ~160M users to more than 1B by 2019. RCS offers a richer experience for business-to-consumer engagement through texts on smartphones.
Apr 24, 2018
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iconectiv Brings Device ID Expertise to the Linux Foundation

The Bridgewater, New Jersey-based company iconectiv this week joined the Linux Foundation Networking Fund.
Apr 24, 2018
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Service providers and enterprises beware: Industrial-scale telecom fraud is here

Everyone can agree that new problems require new solutions. This is particularly true, says Peter Ford, EMEA regional vice president at iconectiv, for service providers and enterprises hoping to halt the rising epidemic in industrial-scale telecom fraud.
Apr 23, 2018
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Common shortcodes gain traction, as texting best engages customers

Creating marketing campaigns with effective text messages can increase traffic in stores and convert customer leads into sales. Millennials are a prime target for marketers, as they love their smartphones. A study from OpenMarket showed that 75 percent of millennials would choose a text only phone over a voice-only phone. Read more
Apr 9, 2018
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One of telecom’s biggest IT projects ‘went great’—at least so far

Described as one of the biggest IT projects ever undertaken by the U.S. telecom industry, the nation’s commercial number portability services yesterday began moving from previous vendor Neustar to new vendor iconectiv. And “it went great,” said Kathy Timko, head of local number portability administration at iconectiv, in an interview this morning. “It’s a highly orchestrated endeavor,” Timko explained.   Read more here  
Apr 8, 2018