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Fox 26 Houston: Record $23 billion expected to be bet on Super Bowl

Chris Drake, SVP at iconectiv, joins Heather Sullivan at Fox 26 Houston to discuss Super Bowl scams. Chris discusses the various types of fraud leading up to the Super Bowl, the red flags to look out for and how to avoid them.  Watch the full segment here.
Feb 8, 2024
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CBS News Los Angeles, The Rundown: Avoiding Super Bowl Fraud and Scams

Chris Drake, SVP at iconectiv, joins Juan Fernandez for CBS News Los Angeles’, The Rundown to discuss Super Bowl scams. Chris discusses the various types of fraud leading up to the Super Bowl and how to avoid them.  Watch the full segment here.
Jan 23, 2024
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Telecom Reseller: What the FCC is doing to protect your phone number from scammers who want to hijack it

In part two, iconectiv’s Senior Vice President, Corporate and Business Development, Chris Drake, joins Doug Green at Telecom Reseller Podcast to continue discussing the critical role of your phone number as a personal identifier. Chris goes over the FCC's measures against phone number hijacking. Learn more here.
Jan 5, 2024
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TechRound: Meet Peter Ford, Executive Vice President, Information Solutions Business

Peter Ford, iconectiv’s Executive Vice President of Information Solutions Business, explored cross border communication in an interview with TechRound. He dives further into key differences between the public and private connectivity sectors, along with iconectiv’s plans for the future.Learn more here.
Dec 27, 2023
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Telecom Reseller: What the FCC is doing to protect your phone number from scammers

iconectiv’s Senior Vice President, Corporate and Business Development, Chris Drake, joins Doug Green on the Telecom Reseller Podcast to discuss the FCC's measures against phone number hijacking. Chris emphasizes the critical role your phone number plays in identifying you digitally.Learn more here.
Dec 20, 2023
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How to protect yourself from fraud this holiday season

Alberto Apablaza, Director of Account Manager at iconectiv, joined Azalea Iniguez at Telemundo Los Angeles to discuss holiday delivery scams. Alberto highlights the importance of recognizing these scams and offers advice on how to avoid them.Watch the full segment here.
Dec 4, 2023
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Telecom Reseller: Consent Farms are Tricking Consumers into Unknowingly Agreeing to Receive Robocalls

Telecom Reseller Podcast’s Doug Green welcomes iconectiv’s Senior Vice President, Chris Drake, to discuss the threat of consent farms. Chris emphasizes the importance of addressing the issue and how iconectiv is helping regulators enact policies so consumers receive trusted calls and texts. Learn more here.
Nov 1, 2023

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In the Fight Against Fraudulent Calls, Cross Border Authentication is Focus of New NMG Webinar

ATIS’ Jim McEachern and iconectiv’s Bob Grant Explore the Latest Treatment of International Calling and What Needs to be Done to Ensure Business and Consumer Trust What: With businesses relying on phone calls to reach their customers, it is important to maintain trust in this vital communications channel. As more countries establish rules for inbound voice calls, successfully reaching international consumers is a burgeoning problem since some legitimate phone numbers are inadvertently…
Aug 8, 2023
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The Impact that Towers, Neutral Hosts and Data Centers Have on Telcos and 5G Rollouts

NMG Webinar Features Experts from AvidThink, Futurum Research, iconectiv and Orkay Consulting What: The success of digital transformation and next-generation communication deployments like 5G hinges on a coordinated approach across the ecosystem. With many service providers in the early stages of the significant network upgrades required to deploy next-generation apps and services, they are looking at how to fully monetize 5G. In addition, maximizing 5G profitability means communications…
Aug 3, 2023
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How the Right Texting Method Drives Customer Engagement

MEF Leadership Forum 2023 Panel Session with iconectiv’s Matt Lear Discusses How Short Codes, 10DLC and Toll-Free Messaging Help Businesses Better Connect with Customers What: With 98% of all text messages opened, it’s not surprising that businesses rely on it to boost customer engagement. However, with multiple methods of mass text messaging available, it can be difficult for businesses – weighing cost, delivery and engagement rates – to decide which method is best for them. During…
Jul 11, 2023
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UK Number Portability: Experts' Insights on Necessity of Change

Telecoms Experts Discuss Why the UK Needs to Revamp its Number Portability Process With Fraud Losses in the UK Estimated at £137 billion, Omnisperience’s Teresa Cottam and iconectiv’s David Wilson Explore How a Modernized Number Portability Process Can Help Solve this Growing Issue What:          While number porting is essential for a healthy competitive market because it gives customers the choice and convenience of changing service providers…
Jul 5, 2023
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Maximizing Profits and Competitiveness with Telecom Common Language

Network Element Resellers Can Maximize Profits and Competitiveness by  Speaking the Common Language of the Telecom Ecosystem iconectiv TruOps Common Language® enables resellers to meet customer demand with an  industry-standard resource for quickly and accurately identifying and classifying network equipment  •    What’s the News: A new iconectiv use case explores how Common Language benefits network element resellers and their communication service…
May 31, 2023
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iconectiv Attends International Telecoms Week

Legion of Telecom Superheroes to Descend Upon International Telecoms Week 2023 and Unite the Trusted Communications Ecosystem National Harbor, MD – May 16, 2023 Who: A legion of Trusted Communications Superheroes are set to descend upon International Telecoms Week 2023. Their mission? To unite the trusted communications ecosystem while fighting fraudsters and addressing the mounting challenges across the telecom ecosystem. Each equipped with unique superpowers, these heroes are battling…
May 16, 2023
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With millions in CapEx at stake for service providers each year, digital transformation and next-generation communication deployments like 5G require a coordinated approach across the ecosystem—and a common language—to succeed.

Upcoming Connect (X) panel with iconectiv’s John Hayes explores the challenges, opportunities and considerations for 5G network planning and expansion  What:        Many service providers are in the early stages of the significant network upgrades required to deploy next-generation apps and services—and their ability to fully monetize 5G. Hurdles like spectrum demands, regulatory challenges, infrastructure needs and investment requirements prevent 5G connectivity…
May 3, 2023