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Maximize Your Telecom Strategy: Common Language Reveals Critical Insights for BEAD Compliance

iconectiv’s Juan Carlos “JC” Ortiz, Principal-Corporate Business Development, and Mykola “Myk” Konrad, Senior Vice President-Head of Product, discuss how iconectiv® TruOps™ Common Language® codes simplify communication and management across data networks and telecom interconnections, enabling critical information exchange through operations support systems and other interface mechanisms. JC and Myk also explore Common Language’s role in the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program…
Jul 23, 2024
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Authority Magazine: protect against malicious AI: Steve Tang of iconectiv on developing an effective security strategy

In this Q&A interview, Steve Tang, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Engineering at iconectiv, joins David Leichner at Authority Magazine and dives into a conversation about the impact and importance of protecting the integrity of digital identity against malicious AI and the role it plays in the telecom industry. Tang also discusses how iconectiv navigates the balance between maintaining security and enabling innovation in an industry where AI is only growing…
Jul 18, 2024
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Forbes: Strength in Numbers: Maximizing AI’s Effectiveness Against Fraud

iconectiv’s Head of Information Solutions Business, Peter Ford, discusses the multifaceted role of AI in enhancing customer experiences, improving operational efficiency and combating fraud. Peter emphasizes the significance of leveraging AI for personalized interactions and streamlined processes while being aware of the potential misuse of AI by fraudsters. He underscores the importance of having access to authoritative and accurate phone number information to effectively prevent fraud and…
Jul 2, 2024
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Telecom Reseller: AI has changed the telecom landscape, giving fraudsters the ability to clone voices and perpetrate robocall scams at scale

Chris Drake, SVP at iconectiv, talks with Doug Green at Telecom Reseller about how fraudsters are using AI to create deepfake voice clones and what service providers, regulators and telecom vendors are doing to protect digital identities.Learn more here.
Jun 18, 2024
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Nilson Report: Telecom Data for Fraud Fighting from iconectiv

iconectiv understands the importance of mobile phone numbers as reliable account identifiers. Comprehensive services enable card issuers and merchants to validate numbers, detect potential fraud and comply with telecom regulations across over 100 countries. Short-code messages sent to customers are ensured to be legitimate, protecting businesses from spam and scams.Read more here.
May 31, 2024
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Total Retail: Short Codes are Long on Bottom-Line Benefits

iconectiv’s Senior VP, Head of Product, Mykola Konrad, discusses the enduring value of short codes in retail. Mykola explains how AI enhances message personalization, boosting sales and revenue and emphasizes the importance of short codes for secure e-commerce functions like PIN verification and two-factor authentication.Read the full article here.
May 30, 2024
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Enterprise Security Tech: AI-Driven Robocall Scams: How Fraudsters Are Cloning Voices to Deceive and Steal

iconectiv’s SVP, Corporate and Business Development, Chris Drake, examines how fraudsters use AI for voice-cloned robocalls, their impact on digital security and the measures to combat them in this Q&A with Enterprise Security Tech.Read the full article here.
May 20, 2024

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iconectiv Kicks-off NPAC Transition with Onboarding Webcast

iconectiv, the newly named next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all U.S. regions, will hold its initial Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) transition webcast on September 21, 2016 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET. The first in a series of transition-related events, the webcast will focus on the registration component of Onboarding for Service Providers, Service Bureaus, and Provider of TelecomRelated Services. Registration for other NPAC user types will be covered in…
Sep 21, 2016
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Powerful Anti-fraud Technology Now Available For Telecom Operators Afflicted By $9.6b Fraud Problem

PISCATAWAY, N.J., Aug. 23, 2016 -- iconectiv, an authoritative partner of the global communications industry connecting more than one billion people every day, has added two powerful new elements to its Fraud and Revenue Assurance solution for detecting and eliminating A2P SMS termination via grey routes, SMS Spam and interconnect bypass fraud on mobile network operators (MNOs) networks. Developed specifically to detect suspicious network activity and minimize the growing amount of fraud…
Aug 23, 2016
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iconectiv, NAPM Finalize Number Portability Master Services Agreements

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – August 9, 2016 – iconectiv and the North American Portability Management LLC, (NAPM) have signed the Master Services Agreements (MSA) for each of the seven U.S. Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) regions, officially establishing iconectiv as the next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) in all U.S. regions. This follows the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announcement last month. “This is a critical step forward for the industry,” said Richard…
Aug 9, 2016
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FCC Approves iconectiv’s Local Number Portability Administrator Contract

iconectiv and NAPM Cleared to Move Forward with NPAC Transition  PISCATAWAY, N.J. July 25, 2016 – iconectiv, announced today that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has provided final approval of the contract for iconectiv to serve as the new Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all seven of the U.S. Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) regions. “We are pleased to have received regulatory approval for the LNPA contract. While we have…
Jul 25, 2016
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iconectiv and CTIA Give Brands Another Reason to Choose Common Short Codes to Engage with Customers with ‘One Month Free’ Lease Discount for New Codes

PISCATAWAY, NJ — June 27, 2016 — iconectiv, the registry service provider supporting the Common Short Code Administration (CSCA) for CTIA®, today released the top seven reasons brands incorporate Common Short Codes in their mobile marketing campaigns. CSC is a 5- or 6-digit number used by an organization to send a text message to many people simultaneously across multiple wireless service providers. The top seven reasons brands incorporate CSC in their marketing campaigns to communicate…
Jun 27, 2016
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Indiana Fiber Network Expands

INDIANAPOLIS, IN and PISCATAWAY, NJ — April 19, 2016 — Indiana Fiber Network, LLC (IFN), the leading Indiana statewide Network Service Provider, announced it has expanded its subscription to iconectiv’s Common Language Information Services to include CLCI™ – S/S Codes for circuit identification. IFN has already been using Common Language to identify locations using the CLONES global registry. Added to its current subscription, this new data will allow IFN to further…
Apr 19, 2016
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SIP Forum Names Gary Richenaker to Board

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – February 8, 2016 – iconectiv, a leader in telecommunications innovation and policy, is pleased to announce that its Principal Solutions Architect Gary Richenaker was recently named to the SIP Forum Board of Directors. Richenaker has nearly 40 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and will bring valuable insight and guidance to this board position. The SIP Forum's mission is to advance the adoption of products and services based on the Session Initiation…
Feb 8, 2016