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What Every Small Service Provider Needs to Know About Mitigating Illegal Robocalls with SHAKEN

The Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using toKENs (SHAKEN) framework is a foundational element to help minimize the illegal robocalls, scams, and Caller ID spoofing that over 90 percent of U.S. adults say are “annoying” and “disruptive.” SHAKEN gives service providers the tools needed to sign and verify calling party information, which can help trace these calls and stop them at their source. It also makes it possible for consumers to know—before answering—that the calls they…
Aug 6, 2019
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ONAP Drops Dublin for 5G Network Automation, Adds Telco Deployments

The Open Networking Automation Platform (ONAP) issued Dublin, its fourth release, and provided new details about how more than 15 major carriers including AT&T, Verizon, Orange, China Mobile, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, and Swisscom are using the open source networking stack. “The key [with the Dublin release] is the commercialization and the fact that we continue to increase deployments with certain carriers and others are in [proof of concept],” said Catherine Lefevre, ONAP…
Jul 9, 2019
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ONAP checks into Dublin with fourth software release

LF Networking's Open Networking Automation Platform (ONAP) announced the availability of its fourth software release, which is called Dublin. The Dublin release includes updates to existing blueprints, such as 5G, virtual customer premise equipment (vCPE) and voice over LTE (VoLTE), as well as a new broadband blueprint that is being led by Swisscom. The Linux Foundation's Arpit Joshipura, general manager of networking, orchestration, edge, and IoT, said since the Casablanca software…
Jul 9, 2019
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Inside TruNumber Protect

iconectiv's Principal Solutions Engineer Director,  John Haraburda discusses the full impact of fraud on telecom networks and how a proactive solution can help you identify and prevent traffic from leaving the network.  
Jun 21, 2019
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Blocking Robocalls: 4 Things to Know as New Rules Take Effect

The Federal Communications Commission recently adopted rules that allow phone companies to block robocalls by default. But that won't bring immediate relief to your robocall headaches. The FCC rules give companies more freedom to block calls but doesn’t force them to do so. And there are many phone companies that aren’t yet prepared to deploy an important tool to tackle robocalls effectively—a call-authentication technology called STIR/SHAKEN. Read more.
Jun 20, 2019
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iconectiv takes leadership role in industry-wide initiative to stop illegal robocalls (SHAKEN)

iconectiv is pleased to be part of the industry-wide solution that will help mitigate illegal robocalls and give people confidence to actually answer a phone call again. Currently, 76% of calls are left unanswered when the call comes from an unidentified or unfamiliar number, which means that we are no longer answering many of the calls we want from schools, doctors, business associates and others because we fear that it’s a fake call. If they leave a message, we will return the call. This…
Jun 4, 2019
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Chairman Pai Statement on Latest Progress in Combatting Malicious Spoofing

30 May 2019 Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai today welcomed the latest step toward implementation of call authentication to combat malicious caller ID spoofing and unwanted robocalls. Earlier today, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) announced its selection of iconectiv as policy administrator of the SHAKEN/STIR call authentication framework. Read more
May 30, 2019

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A Successful Pilot: iconectiv, CTIA, Metaswitch and Verizon Address the Benefits of a Centralized Industry Registry for Verifying Voice Calls

Presented at the 2021 STIR/SHAKEN Summit, industry leaders discuss the current state of voice verification and the need for an industry trust engine     What:  Verification of voice calls is critical. Studies show that 71 percent of consumers no longer answer their phone, and 58 percent only answer calls from numbers they recognize. With the ever-growing number of options for enterprises to deliver phone calls, authentication efforts have become complex. Luckily,…
Sep 8, 2021
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AT&T, CTIA and iconectiv Discuss Efforts to Mitigate robocalls in the U.S.

What:  With the rise of unwanted robocalls, ignored or blocked legitimate calls have a negative impact on U.S. companies and consumers. To solve this challenge, iconectiv in partnership with CTIA created Registered Caller™—the industry-backed centralized registry for verifying voice calls. Registered Caller ensures that business entities and the telephone numbers they use get vetted, registered and verified, helping prevent legitimate calls from getting blocked or flagged as spam…
Aug 25, 2021
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iconectiv Recognized for Exceptional Robocall Mitigation Technology that Restores Trust Across Voice Communications

TruReach Certify Wins TMC 2021 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award What’s the News: iconectiv’s TruReach Certify has been recently selected by TMC as a 2021 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award recipient. Why it Matters: iconectiv’s TruReach Certify is being recognized for helping to mitigate illegal robocalls and caller ID spoofing, restoring consumer trust in voice communications. Who’s it for: Service providers, regulators and enterprises that rely on…
Aug 12, 2021
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As Distributed Workstyles Grow, iconectiv TruNumber Routing Helps Ensure Calls and Text Messages are Delivered Accurately and Cost-Effectively in 84 Countries

What’s the News: The pandemic’s impact on business continuity and workstyles has increased enterprises’ reliance on telecommuting and other highly distributed workforces. This trend increases the need to ensure that calls and text messages are always routed correctly to wherever employees are based, including offshore call centers, country or regional headquarters and other key business process operation facilities like an employee’s home.  Why it Matters: iconectiv's&nbsp…
Aug 5, 2021
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Legitimate Businesses, Telephone Companies Now Have More Options to Present Verified Caller ID to Consumers

 Delegate Certificate Use Case Approved in the SHAKEN Ecosystem What’s the News: Today’s announcement by the Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA) approving the use of Delegate Certificates, paves the way for new tools to deliver trusted calls including expanding the use cases for Registered Caller™, the industry-backed telephone registry from CTIA and iconectiv, supporting voice service providers who choose to use Delegate Certificates when authenticating caller…
Jul 26, 2021
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iconectiv to Participate at Virtual SIP Forum 2021 STIR/SHAKEN Summit

STIR/SHAKEN Summit Spotlights International Impact and Upcoming Regulatory Requirements of Authenticating Voice Calls July 19-23, 2021 What: Presented by the SIP Forum, the 2021 STIR/SHAKEN Virtual Summit is a reprise of the special mid-year webinar series focused on the STIR/SHAKEN Call Authentication Framework. Who:  iconectiv will be joined by industry leaders to discuss the progress that has been made, the solutions that have emerged and the common industry standards that…
Jul 16, 2021
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T-Mobile and Partners Complete First-Ever Wireless Call with Rich Call Data

A key milestone towards protecting consumers from scammers and unwanted robocalls, T-Mobile, First Orion, and partners complete their first standards-based wireless call to combine authenticated Caller ID and Rich Call Data BELLEVUE, Wash. — July 16, 2021 — Spoofers beware. T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced a key milestone in protecting consumers from scammers and making Caller ID even more trusted. Along with a premier group of technology companies, messaging industry stakeholders and…
Jul 16, 2021