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LFN Member Spotlight: iconectiv

George Cray, SVP of products at iconectiv sat down with LF Networking to discuss the role iconectiv plays in contributing to open source networking that will benefit the entire ecosystem. It is important that businesses and their customers access and exchange information simply, seamlessly and securely. iconectiv’s extensive experience in information services and its unmatched numbering intelligence helps them do just that. In fact, more than 2 billion people count on our platforms each day to keep their networks, devices and applications connected.
Nov 25, 2019
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SHAKEN/STIR: Finally! A Solution to Caller ID Spoofing?

Fraud and abuse in the form of robocalling, and more specifically illegally spoofed calling, is the No. 1 consumer complaint to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Nov 13, 2019
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The Rise and Fall of Robocalling

iconectiv’s CTO, Chris Drake participated on a panel at MWC Los Angeles discussing state of play for robocalling in 2019. Over the years, there has a been a growing problem for consumers with robocalling and spoofing phone numbers. On this panel, Chris discusses the state of robocalling in 2019 and what the solutions are for spoofing as bad actors continue to work around industry policies and implementations. He also discusses what consumers can expect from the private and public sectors, to help carriers mitigate the rise of robocalling.
Nov 4, 2019
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Businesses See a Sales Lift with Texting

As today’s younger generations move towards texting to communicate, companies are also shifting in that direction.
Oct 28, 2019
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“Moments Matter” in Blocking Identity Fraud: Why Number Porting Data is a Vital Tool in Stopping Account Takeovers

Kathy Timko’s interview with Black Swan Telecom Journal provides insight into why number porting data is a vital tool in stopping account takeovers.
Oct 25, 2019
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NFV information as a service making virtualization practical, simple and telco-grade

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) promises unprecedented technological flexibility, business agility and savings. Realizing the benefits that NFV promises creates some hurdles for service providers who can be stymied by the initial complexity and cost of integrating the thousands of potential Network Function Virtual Infrastructure (NFVI) and Virtual Network Function (VNF) combinations from dozens of vendors into their network. Standards bodies are working to address the onboarding…
Oct 16, 2019
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“At the end of the day, it’s not about being the smartest person in the room” with Kathy Timko and Fotis Georgiadis

Kathy Timko’s Q&A with Medium about being a strong female leader.
Sep 24, 2019

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CTIA-The Wireless Association® Announced New Strategic Partner iconectiv for Common Short Code Registry Services

CTIA-The Wireless Association® announced today iconectiv, a leading provider of solutions that enable communication service providers to interconnect networks, devices and applications, is its new strategic partner for its Common Short Code (CSC) Registry Services. iconectiv will provide these services starting January 1, 2016.
Jul 30, 2015
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ATIS and iconectiv Named to Key Management Roles in the New M2M Registry

ATIS and iconectiv today announced their leadership roles in the development of the new Application Identifier (App-ID) Registry for oneM2M, the global standards initiative for M2M communications and the Internet of Things (“IoT”). oneM2M has designated ATIS, a oneM2M founding partner, as the initial and sole App-ID Registry Management Authority.
Jul 7, 2015
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FCC Authorizes LNPA Contract Negotiations with iconectiv to Begin

Telcordia Technologies, Inc., D/B/A iconectiv, the world leader in number portability services, announced today that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted an order instructing the North American Portability Management LLC (NAPM) to initiate contract negotiations with iconectiv to serve as the new national Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all seven of the U.S. NPAC regions.
Mar 26, 2015