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While the growing availability of 4G networks has greatly attributed to the thriving Indian mobile subscriber base, few companies in India have been able to convert expanding telecom subscriptions into a highly successful business model...

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) announced the election of new members to its Board of Directors. The five newly-elected members are Doug Davis, chief technology officer (CTO), West Telecommunications Services (incumbent); Chris Drake, CTO, iconectiv (incumbent); Kent Hellebust, group vice president and general Manager, Comtech Telecommunications; Todd Landry, corporate vice president, product and marketing, JMA Wireless; and Ganesh Pattabiraman, president and CEO,…

iconectiv, the next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all U.S. regions, is currently registering Service Providers, Service Bureaus, and Providers of Telecom-Related Services for the new NPAC.

October 17th 2016 - Telcordia Technologies , Inc. has been selected for the 2016 New Jersey Excellence Award amongst all its peers and competitors by the American Economic Institute (AEI). Each year the AEI conducts business surveys and industry research to identify companies that have achieved demonstrable success in their local business environment and industry category. They are recognized as having enhanced the commitment and contribution of small businesses through service to their…

Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton encourage supporters at their events and visitors to their campaign sites to sign up to receive text messages...

The telecom industry loses about $6 billion annually due to interconnect bypass fraud, or SIM box fraud, according to the Communications Fraud Control Association (CFCA)¹. Despite having deployed sophisticated fraud management systems, SIM box fraud continues to cost an average service provider more than $2 million per year based on a survey by ROCCO². Fraudsters avoid call charges by bypassing the legal interconnection routes and terminating their traffic directly to the mobile networks,…

Cincinnati Bell Telephone (CBT), like many service providers, has continuously improved operations efficiency resulting in reduced operations expenses. With this benefit, however, has come the challenge of how to give the necessary attention to operational processes while utilizing fewer resources. Using Product Change Notices (PCNs), network equipment suppliers notify their customers of product changes so that customers can decide whether to make updates. Service providers need a process…