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Will Mobile Messaging Apps Ever Truly Displace Text Messaging?

With the recent boom in mobile messaging apps including WhatsApp and LINE, consumer brands that have relied on text messaging to communicate with audiences for more than 10 years, have to wonder if text messaging, specifically common short codes, are still as relevant to consumers as they once were.
Dec 26, 2016
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Global Interconnect Specialist iconectiv Ramps up its Fraud & Identity Solutions in Bypass & A2P Messaging

For many years, the fraud management (FM) solutions market has been dominated by small and mid-sized software developers.
Dec 22, 2016
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iconectiv's Shelby Kiewel re-elected as chair of OneM2M's REQ Working Group

OneM2M announced its elected leadership team for 2017, with representatives of Nokia, Deutsche Telekom, LG Electronics and Qualcomm among those taking roles...
Dec 21, 2016
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4 ways retailers can engage holiday shoppers via SMS

The holiday shopping season offers a prime opportunity for retailers to engage with gift-buyers and drive sales. Print, online and email promotions are rampant and high levels of mobile engagement via mobile applications and coupons is expected. According to GPShopper, roughly half of all holiday shoppers planned to take advantage of mobile coupons last year.
Dec 19, 2016
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Ericsson's iconectiv moves multi-carrier TDaaS vision forward

Ericsson subsidiary iconectiv (formerly Telcordia) aligns to deliver a range of data services on top of its core interconnection and data services business. It's starting with a handful of telcom big-data-driven services in the area of operator revenue assurance, but it has a clear vision of helping operators move toward monetizing their big-data assets via what 451 calls 'telecom data as a service' (TDaaS) offerings.
Dec 19, 2016
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MITS: Brings in World Class Number Portability Services to Telecom Space in India

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...
Nov 23, 2016
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ATIS Announces New Board Members

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,…
Nov 18, 2016

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iconectiv’s Kathy Timko Appointed to Rutgers University’s Customer Experience Certificate Program Advisory Board

Kathy Timko will help mentor tomorrow’s customer experience professionals as a new advisor for the Rutgers University’s Customer Experience Certificate Program
Dec 11, 2018
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Vietnam Brings Choice, Convenience of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) to Residents

FPT Information System Corporation worked closely with iconectiv to deliver a mobile number portability solution that has been deployed across the entire country.
Dec 10, 2018
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Telecom’s $30B Fraud Problem Addressed at Mobile 360 LATAM

iconectiv experts to provide case studies and strategies to combat ongoing threat of new fraud techniques to service providers at GSMA Mobile 360 Congress.
Nov 30, 2018
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Webinar to address critical role that real-time numbering data has to a service provider’s bottom line

Learn how service providers are leveraging accurate, real-time numbering data to streamline operations and improve customer service. Register for webinar today.
Nov 29, 2018
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IDC says better Fixed Asset Management could boost Service Provider Digital Transformation

According to a new white paper from leading analyst house, IDC, treating fixed asset management as an enabler of digital transformation will allow telecommunication service providers to drive operational efficiency gains across business functions and facilitate tactical and strategic decision making. Implementing a Fixed Asset Management strategy, such as iconectiv TruOps Common Language, will help service providers avoid wasted capital expenditure and enable investment to speed up digital transformation. Download the white paper to read more about the importance and benefits of a FAM solution.
Nov 19, 2018
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iconectiv Names Peter Ford Head of Global Sales

iconectiv sales veteran Peter Ford moves from EMEA role to worldwide lead to drive business growth globally.
Nov 1, 2018
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Plugging the $29bn Telecom Fraud Hole

Join iconectiv and VanillaPlus on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 10:00 AM ET for a free webinar that will outline effective strategies to outsmart fraudsters.
Oct 18, 2018