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The Fast Mode: authoritative telephone numbering intelligence for AI-powered scam prevention

Steve Tang of iconectiv joins The Fast Mode podcast to discuss how AI—especially generative AI—is fueling online scams and how CSPs can leverage trusted data to fight back.
Mar 24, 2025
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NMG: mobile network operators capitalize on data centers

Juan Carlos Ortiz, Principal of Corporate Business Development at iconectiv, joins Abe Nejad of The Network Media Group to discuss how AI-powered cloud data centers are transforming partnerships with mobile network operators and the critical role of visibility during network planning.
Mar 18, 2025
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Telecom Reseller: ensuring broadband equity across America, iconectiv podcast

Published on Telecom Reseller, this podcast features iconectiv’s Sharon Dileo discussing broadband expansion in the U.S. She highlights the BEAD Program’s mission to expand high-speed internet access, the challenges it faces and iconectiv’s role in supporting its success.
Mar 12, 2025
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Pipeline Magazine: rich business messaging boosts sales and brand loyalty by transforming the customer experience

Published in Pipeline Magazine, this article by Chris Drake, SVP of Corporate & Business Development at iconectiv, explores how Rich Business Messaging (RBM) revolutionizes customer engagement. RBM, powered by Rich Communication Services (RCS), enhances sales, brand loyalty and security.
Mar 11, 2025
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VanillaPlus: RCS and why it’s better for business messaging from iconectiv SVP

In a live interview at MWC Barcelona 2025, Chris Drake (SVP, iconectiv) speaks with Jim Morrish (Co-Founder, Transforma Insights) for VanillaPlus. They discuss the evolution of Rich Communication Services (RCS), its impact on business messaging and the importance of authentication and security in telecom.
Mar 5, 2025
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Forbes: Strength In Numbers: Safeguarding MMS, SMS And RCS From Fraud And Spam

Published in Forbes, Peter Ford of iconectiv discusses how businesses can safeguard SMS, MMS and RCS messaging channels from fraud and spam. He highlights the importance of trust in messaging, lessons learned from past scams and industry-wide approaches like STIR/SHAKEN to protect consumer communications.
Mar 4, 2025
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VanillaPlus: Enhance global security by using phone number data to counteract fraud

Published in VanillaPlus Issue 1 2025, this thought leadership article by iconectiv explores how phone number intelligence is a key factor in fraud prevention. By leveraging porting data, financial services companies can strengthen identity verification and risk management strategies.
Feb 27, 2025

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Number Portability Is Still Key In Boosting A Highly Competitive Market In Chile, Since It Is Flexible And Very Convenient For Its Comsumers

iconectiv subsidiary, Telcordia Technologies Chile S.A., announced today that it will add a five a year extension to its contract as the administrative agency for number portability, which has been so successful in Chile and which from this date will include the full or intermodal portability.  After the recently signed agreement, Chileans will be able to continue enjoying the options and convenience offered by the number portability...
Nov 14, 2016
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iconectiv Expands Executive Roster With Addition Of Tech Industry Veteran Scott Puopolo

iconectiv, an authoritative partner of the global communications industry, connecting more than two billion people every day, has appointed Scott A. Puopolo as Executive Vice President of the Information Solutions Business Unit.  Puopolo will have operational responsibility for Product Management, Engineering and Sales; and will strategically guide the company’s new market endeavors including its rapidly expanding fraud and identity...
Nov 10, 2016
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Telephone Number Portability Convenience And Flexiblity Leads To High Consumer Adoption Rates In Peru

iconectiv Peru S.A.C., a subsidiary of Telcordia Technologies, Inc. dba iconectiv (“iconectiv”), an authoritative provider of the global communications industry connecting more than one billion people every day, today released details for its highly successful number portability service in Peru. During the last two years, more than 2 million Peruvian telephone numbers have been ported smoothly using the company’s convenient portability...
Nov 7, 2016
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iconectiv Kicks-off NPAC Transition with Onboarding Webcast

iconectiv, the newly named next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all U.S. regions, will hold its initial Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) transition webcast on September 21, 2016 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET. The first in a series of transition-related events, the webcast will focus on the registration component of Onboarding for Service Providers, Service Bureaus, and Provider of TelecomRelated Services.
Sep 21, 2016
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Powerful Anti-fraud Technology Now Available For Telecom Operators Afflicted By $9.6b Fraud Problem

iconectiv, an authoritative partner of the global communications industry connecting more than one billion people every day, has added two powerful new elements to its Fraud and Revenue Assurance solution for detecting and eliminating A2P SMS termination via grey routes, SMS Spam and interconnect bypass fraud on mobile network operators (MNOs) networks.
Aug 23, 2016
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iconectiv, NAPM Finalize Number Portability Master Services Agreements

iconectiv and the North American Portability Management LLC, (NAPM) have signed the Master Services Agreements (MSA) for each of the seven U.S. Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) regions, officially establishing iconectiv as the next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) in all U.S. regions. This follows the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announcement last month.
Aug 9, 2016
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FCC Approves iconectiv’s Local Number Portability Administrator Contract

iconectiv, announced today that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has provided final approval of the contract for iconectiv to serve as the new Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all seven of the U.S. Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) regions. “We are pleased to have received regulatory approval for the LNPA contract.
Jul 25, 2016