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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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