Image
In the news
article
We need an industry-backed, tech-neutral resource to restore trust in voice communications
With illegal robocalls now representing nearly half of all unwanted calls in the U.S., consumers are opting to simply not pick up their phones. In fact, studies show that in the U.S. alone, 76% of calls from an unidentified or unfamiliar number are left unanswered, and 58% of consumers only answer calls from numbers they recognize.
A previous article exploring how businesses can protect their brands against the damages from illegal robocalls touched on industry initiatives that are helping…
Apr 1, 2022
article
Scam attacks are on the rise, but can they be fully stopped or prevented?
The Covid pandemic has accelerated not only digital adoption but also the scale and spread of scams. Every month, over 4 billion scam calls are made globally, with 23% of Americans reporting that they've lost money due to such calls in 2021 alone.
During a panel session during Mobile World Congress Barcelona, George Cray, Senior Vice President at iconectiv, highlighted the growth in spoof calling and cited statistics revealing that 85 billion robocalls happen globally. He revealed that many…
Mar 17, 2022
article
MWC22 gets ready to unleash connectivity
In a recent VanillaPlus article, Peter Ford, Executive Vice President of iconectiv, explained how digital transformation will have a significant impact on connectivity and communications, along with identity verification.
“Both are driving forces behind the acceleration of conversational commerce – completing customer e-commerce transactions through communications platforms likes Instagram and WhatsApp, for instance – and how businesses communicate with customers and how countries make…
Feb 25, 2022
article
CSPs must adopt a common language to ensure optimised operations
Business strategies that involve 5G, edge computing and virtualized networking demand a universal structure for the deployment, interconnection and management of the physical and virtual assets these capabilities require. Essentially, the same terminology must be used to enable different domains within a communications service provider (CSP) to have visibility into each other and for external organizations, such as partners and vendors.
For this interview, Eyad Alqadi, Regional Sales…
Feb 25, 2022
article
Registered Caller: A Centralized Registry Service to Collect, Vet and Send Enterprise STIR/SHAKEN and Rich-Call-Data to Consumers
STIR/SHAKEN is a now widely-adopted protocol enabling telecoms to feed calling party attestation info to consumers when they receive a call from businesses. But phone calls from legitimate enterprises—such as a consumer’s bank, pharmacist, and doctor—are routinely NOT answered by consumers. So what “common language” or industry-adopted methodology will enable STIR/SHAKEN to evolve to its next level of usefulness?
The Q&A with iconectiv and CTIA about their joint initiative,…
Jan 7, 2022
article
Tuning Your Selling Approach For 2022
The science of selling is constantly evolving. Over the last several decades, selling has become more capital intensive, data driven, and teamwork oriented. Several secular forces have been changing the nature of selling incrementally over time. Peter Ford, Head of Information Solutions Business at iconectiv, shares his insights on allocating the most effort toward the biggest customer opportunities.
Read more here.
Dec 28, 2021
article
Trusted Communications: Authenticating Calls with Delegate Certificates
People simply do not answer the telephone anymore unless they unequivocally know who is calling. That is hurting legitimate businesses that rely on voice calls to reach their customers. The industry continues to advance the objective to restore consumer faith and confidence in answering our telephones. Central to achieving that objective is the ability to verify that the information of the calling party has been authenticated. That seems simple enough but considering that many businesses use…
Nov 5, 2021
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
press release
New Messaging Solution Helps Companies Avoid Spamming, Protect Brand Reputations, Focus on Quality Consumer Engagement
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – April 3, 2017 – As consumers increasingly rely upon text messaging for authentic engagement with organizations to conduct a variety of everyday tasks, the last thing they want or need are irrelevant, misdirected texts they did not ask to receive, or worse, their medical, financial and other personal data sent to someone else’s mobile phone.
iconectiv, an authoritative partner of the global communications industry connecting more than two billion people every day, today…
Apr 3, 2017
press release
Sangeeta Roy of iconectiv Named to Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) 2017 Rising Leaders Program
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – March 23, 2017 – iconectiv, an authoritative partner of the global communications industry connecting more than two billion people every day, announced today that Sangeeta Roy, head of technology operations, has been named to the 2017 Rising Leaders Program by the Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT).
WICT’s Rising Leaders Program is a competitive, application-based program that recognizes industry professionals at the manager and director level who have demonstrated…
Mar 23, 2017
press release
Industry White Paper Addresses Rise of Fraudulent Mobile Account Takeover
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – March 23, 2017 – iconectiv, an authoritative partner of the global communications industry connecting more than two billion people every day, today released a timely industry white paper, Never Underestimate the Power of Identity, about fighting consumer fraud and the potentially devastating effects of account takeover by protecting the integrity of the phone number.
As detailed in the publication, the phone number is under attack today. Consumers receive calls and…
Mar 23, 2017
press release
Argentina Extends Mobile Number Portability Service Contract
PISCATAWAY, N.J., March 16, 2017 -- APA, a subsidiary of Telcordia Technologies dba iconectiv, an authoritative partner of the global communications industry connecting more than two billion people every day, announced a two-year extension for its data administration contract for mobile number portability (MNP) in the Republic of Argentina.
Argentinian subscribers will continue to easily transfer their existing mobile number from one service provider to another with APA…
Mar 16, 2017
press release
Argentina extiende el contrato del servicio de portabilidad numérica móvil
PISCATAWAY, Nueva Jersey, 16 de Marzo de 2017 -- APA, filial de Telcordia Technologies que opera como iconectiv y es un socio de peso de la industria de las comunicaciones a escala global, conectando a más de dos mil millones de personas todos los días, anunció la renovación del contrato de administración de la base de datos centralizada del servicio de portabilidad numérica móvil (PNM) en la República Argentina.
Los suscriptores argentinos continuarán transfiriendo de manera simple y…
Mar 16, 2017
press release
Detecting, Preventing and Mitigating Fraud on Expanding Service Provider Networks
Anaheim, Calif., March 13, 2017 - iconectiv, an authoritative partner of the global communications industry connecting more than two billion people every day, has announced that Chip Stevens, Director of Product Management, will deliver an opening day keynote address on Detecting, Preventing, and Mitigating Fraudulent Activity on Carrier Networks at the Communications Fraud Control Association (CFCA) Winter Educational Event taking place March 14-16, in Anaheim, California.
Stevens will…
Mar 14, 2017
press release
iconectiv to Host Testing Webcast
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – March 8, 2017 – iconectiv, the next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all seven U.S. regions, continues to move forward with the transition of the new Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) and is preparing to begin the testing phase of the transition for Service Providers, Service Bureaus, and Providers of Telecom-related Services.
Preparations for the Industry Testing phase will kick off with a webcast on March 15, 2017 at 3:30 pm ET during which…
Mar 8, 2017