news & events

Stephen Ornadel from iconectiv is featured in the Member Spotlight of the April edition of The Communicator. Ornadel discusses the impact of fraud on the industry and what’s being done to combat it. Where are you employed? Where is the company based? How long have you been there? I work for iconectiv, which is headquartered in the United States but I am based out of London, UK. I have been here for six years, which makes me realize how time flies. What is your title, function and…

Telcordia Thailand, a subsidiary of iconectiv, has announced it will continue expanding its numbering services in Asia, including a 5-year extension to its number portability operations in Thailand. Read Entire Article

Accenture’s 2017 Banking Technology Vision report explores the role of AI in banking and customer engagement. It found that 78 per cent of bankers believe AI will revolutionize the way banks gather information and interact with customers. We asked MEF members and the wider business and technology community what they thought would be the impact of AI going forward. Here’s what they said… Read entire article

Communicating with residents is a priority for state and local governments and public-safety agencies at any time, but it is especially important during times of emergency. SMS/MMS messaging systems can help provide alerts during such critical moments, as well as improve information exchanges with the public on a day-to-day basis. Read entire article

Everyone hates spam, so everyone is going to love what the team at iconectiv is up to. MMW learned Monday that iconectiv is behind a new push to safeguard brand reputations by slashing their association with spam. Read full article

iconectiv, a communications brand owned by Ericsson, is warning about the dangers of mobile account takeover in a new white paper, arguing that such attacks can bypass authentication systems like fingerprint scanning. Entitled Never Underestimate the Power of Identity, the paper asserts that certain kinds of fraud involve porting a victim’s phone number to a new mobile service provider, potentially allowing a fraudster access to the victim’s bank accounts, payment services, and more. In a…

iconectiv’s Sangeeta Roy, head of technology operations, has been named to the 2017 Rising Leaders Program by the Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT). Read article