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Payments Dive: iconectiv comments on Block’s settlement in Cash App spam text case
Payments Dive features insights from iconectiv’s Chris Drake on Block’s $12.5M Cash App settlement. Drake explains how enabling users to send unsolicited texts could violate Washington’s anti-spam laws.
Jul 23, 2025
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TMCNet: securing cross-border calls without disrupting connections
In a Q&A with TMCNet, iconectiv’s Chris Drake discusses how anti-robocall frameworks like STIR/SHAKEN are blocking legitimate international calls and impacting key industries like healthcare, finance and insurance.
Jul 15, 2025
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Telecompaper: iconectiv to showcase mission-critical services at Canto 2025
At CANTO 2025, iconectiv will showcase four key services that help CSPs and regulators combat fraud, ensure message accuracy, boost efficiency and support sustainability—featuring TruNumber Protect, TruNumber Routing and the TruOps Common Language and TRA platforms as reported by Telecompaper.
Jul 4, 2025
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Technology Reseller: How Rich Business Messaging Delivers CX and Security in an AI-World
iconectiv’s Chris Drake joins Technology Reseller News’s Doug Green to explore how Rich Business Messaging protects customer experience and security in an AI-driven threat landscape.
Jun 30, 2025
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iconectiv Sponsors Software Section in 2025 Inside Towers Buyers Guide
iconectiv is the Software section sponsor in the 2025 Inside Towers Buyers Guide, an online directory for digital infrastructure. The guide features how TruOps Common Language supports tower companies with standardized location data and smarter network planning.
Jun 20, 2025
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IT Business Net: AI and the New Era of Fraud: How Authoritative Telephone Intelligence Shields Business Communications
Steve Tang, CTO of iconectiv, shares insights in IT Business Net on how AI is driving new fraud threats and how businesses can use authoritative telephone intelligence to defend against them.
May 29, 2025
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How to protect yourself from AI scams impersonating authorities and loved ones
Boston 25 News interviews iconectiv CTO Steve Tang on how fraudsters use AI voice clones to impersonate trusted contacts. He shares how phone number intelligence helps detect and stop these scams before they succeed.
May 16, 2025
Press Releases
Media Contact:
Sharon Oddy
Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications
+1 732 699-5130
soddy@iconectiv.com
Sharon Oddy
Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications
+1 732 699-5130
soddy@iconectiv.com
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Today’s Digital Age Calls for Increased Protection of the Phone Number, says iconectiv
In the digital age, phone numbers have become essential components of identity verification. In their new market brief, iconectiv emphasizes the critical need to safeguard phone numbers, offering a digital identity portfolio that helps businesses strengthen security measures and streamline customer verification processes.
May 2, 2024
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The Path to 5G Profitability for Data Centers, Towers and Real Estate Companies
A new iconectiv white paper explores how data center operators and commercial real estate companies can use Common Language to build awareness of their fiber, interconnection and tower/site portfolios. iconectiv will showcase Common Language during Connect(X) 2024 in Atlanta on May 14.
Apr 30, 2024
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Upcoming Live Webinar Shines Light on Best Practices to Secure the Digital Identity
iconectiv’s Michael O’Brien will discuss the vital role of phone numbers in digital identity verification during the "Securing the Digital Frontier” webinar on April 23, 2024, at 10 a.m. ET. He will cover fraud prevention, regulatory compliance and ensuring trustworthy digital identity signals, highlighting the need for global collaboration.
Apr 23, 2024
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How Financial Service Companies Are Using Phone Number Data to Mitigate Fraud
iconectiv's recent case study demonstrates how financial institutions leverage numbering data to enhance security and combat fraud. By identifying recently ported phone numbers through iconectiv's data exchanges, companies can verify phone number accuracy, crucial for identification amidst rising mobile-focused fraud threats.
Apr 22, 2024
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The Common Language of Telecom Helps Rural Service Providers Close the Digital Divide
iconectiv’s case study highlights how rural service providers can use Common Language to efficiently evaluate network infrastructure, enabling faster and more affordable broadband expansion to tackle the persistent issue of limited internet access in rural areas, benefiting a wide range of service providers in rural America.
Apr 11, 2024
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UK Broadband Service Providers: Are You Ready for a New Switching Process?
iconectiv’s David Wilson will discuss how UK broadband service providers can prepare for the upcoming "One Touch Switch" deadline at the UKWISPA Members Meeting, addressing challenges and offering insights. His session will cover certification of Managed Access Providers, readiness factors, adherence to standards and best practices.
Mar 20, 2024
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iconectiv Recognized for Its Commitment to Simplifying Network Planning and Operational Efficiencies Across Telecom Ecosystem, and Its Support for Streamlining 5G Network Deployments
iconectiv's TruOps Common Language platform received six Merit Awards for Telecom and Wireless, recognizing its role in seamless interconnection among service providers and highlighting iconectiv's commitment to operational efficiency in the evolving 5G services landscape.
Feb 23, 2024
Speaking Engagements
David Estes
Principal Solutions Engineer
Dave Estes is a Principal Solutions Engineer on the iconectiv global sales team. He is responsible for providing technical subject matter expertise for iconectiv’s TruNumber platform, which provides accurate phone number data that operators need to offer seamless portability, detect and diagnose issues quickly, and help combat telephone fraud.
Dave is a wireless industry veteran and before joining iconectiv worked at T-Mobile USA and managed the Roaming Business Operations team, responsible for testing & launching roaming services, fraud, steering and inter-operator issues. Dave also worked at Syniverse Technologies where he held various management roles in Product Management, Account Management and Sales Engineering. Dave has extensive knowledge, experience and expertise in data clearing, financial clearing, fraud and roaming for telecom operators and has participated in many industry and user groups.
Dave holds a BA in business administration/marketing from the University of Puget Sound.
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Protect Your Customers from One-Ring Scams: Trusted Tools to Fight Fraud
During the panel session, “Protect Your Customers from One-Ring Scams: Trusted Tools to Fight Fraud,” iconectiv telecom fraud expert David Estes discussed how CSPs are upgrading their existing call-blocking analytics to identify calls from high-risk and unallocated number ranges and suspicious premium-rate numbers.