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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
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iconectiv Appoints Mobile Industry Veteran Michael O’Brien as Chief Product Officer
Communications industry veteran Michael O’Brien joined iconectiv as Chief Product Officer, where he will lead product development and focus on growing the business into new markets. iconectiv is continuing to grow its product portfolio and execute on its trusted communications strategy. By bringing on O’Brien, the company looks to continue identifying new market opportunities that will further drive this strategic growth and business expansion.
Jun 29, 2020
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Virtual Summit Explores Methods, Best Practices for How to Secure the Future of Work Environments
As an authority on fraud and security, iconectiv is joining notable industry leaders in a virtual executive panel at the HMG Live! Philadelphia CIO Virtual Summit titled, “Securing the Future of Work.” Hosted by HMG Strategy, the peer-to-peer event will explore best practices for tackling the complex business and organizational challenges emerging in today’s evolving workplace.
Jun 25, 2020
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As Caller ID Spoofing and Illegal Robocalls Skyrocket Worldwide, New GSMA Working Group VINES Helps Service Providers Restore Consumer Trust in Caller ID
iconectiv is the chair of VINES, a new GSMA Working Group, that is developing solutions to prevent internetwork signaling fraud, which includes illegal robocalls, spoofing, toll bypass and consumer fraud. As chair and a contributing member, iconectiv is sharing its expertise in enabling trusted, verified communications worldwide.
Jun 16, 2020
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Building Stronger B2C Relationships focus of iconectiv Virtual Exhibit at ITW 2020
Business-to-consumer (B2C) messaging has seen a seismic shift in recent years, with more brands leveraging the channel to strengthen consumer relationships and drive revenue through timely and targeted engagement. This topic will be front and center at the Virtual International Telecoms Week (ITW) 2020, the world’s largest annual meeting for the global wholesale telecommunications community. During the event, iconectiv will showcase its TruReach Platform that helps businesses strengthen consumer engagement across all communication channels.
Jun 11, 2020
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Webinar to Explore How Phone Number Data Can Be Used for Risk Assessment and Fraud Mitigation
We’re joining the Communications Fraud Control Association (CFCA) for a webinar titled Summer of Education: Unintended Consequences: Are you at Risk When Assessing Risk?, which takes a closer look at the growing importance of intelligent numbering data in combatting fraud. During this session, attendees will learn about the U.S. authoritative phone number porting data and how it can be leveraged to help confirm a person’s identity, approve a transaction or release personal information.
Jun 10, 2020
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iconectiv Takes on Verification Authority Role for GSMA’s Rich Business Messaging Initiative
With the rise of Rich Business Messaging—driven by the increasing consumer adoption of Rich Communication Services (RCS)—the GSMA, iconectiv and industry leaders are working together to bolster consumer trust and proactively prevent the emergence of RCS-targeted fraud. Now a commercial reality, security and sender authentication is critical to ensuring that RCS provides a trusted channel for businesses to create richer conversations with customers.
Jun 4, 2020
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Analyst Report Outlines How Phone Number Data Can be Used for Fraud Mitigation and Risk Assessment
Black Swan Telecom Journal explores how leveraging phone number information can provide critical information for businesses to better assess risk, mitigate fraud and protect both their business and their customers.
May 27, 2020
In the news
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Webinar: Outsmart the Fraudsters
The Communications Fraud Control Association (CFCA) estimates that service providers lose $29bn annually to fraudsters. The damages done do not end there – brand value, loyalty and consumer trust also take a dive. iconectiv recognized the need for information on this topic and presented a webinar in partnership with VanillaPlus to provide valuable insights and best practices on how to address this growing problem.
Nov 13, 2018
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How to Protect Your Customers, Brand and Revenue
The efficient administration of telephone numbers is essential for network operations and customer service organizations to run smoothly. iconectiv recognized the need for information on this topic and presented a webinar in partnership with the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) to provide valuable insights on how to protect your customers, brand and revenue.
Nov 6, 2018
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Porting the World's Largest Phone Number Database
Kathy Timko reflects on her experience leading the migration of the NPAC to iconectiv earlier in 2018 in a contributed article for Unified Communications.
Oct 22, 2018
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Stop telecom fraudsters in their tracks
Service providers are using new sets of numbering information to complement existing fraud management.
Oct 3, 2018
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CCA Announces 2018 Annual Achievement Award Winners
iconectiv recently received the Industry Innovation Award at the 2018 ACA Annual Achievement Awards for the work in transitioning the country’s Number Portability Administration Center and operations. Kathy Timko successfully led and completed one of the largest IT projects in the U.S. – redesigning the country’s Number Portability Administration Center and transitioning operations – from Neustar to iconectiv. The project redesigned a system that facilitates the routing of calls and text messages for more than 650 million U.S phone numbers and created a modern and secure system for the new era of telecommunications.
Oct 3, 2018
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Chair of Key ATIS Group to ensure integrity of global supply chain
iconectiv, a partner of the global communications industry connecting more than two billion people every day, has taken over the leadership of the Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) Committee within ATIS, the company said.
John Curreri, Systems Engineer at iconectiv, has been elected as the new chair.
Read more.
Sep 20, 2018
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Newly Elected Chair of Key ATIS Group to Ensure Integrity of the Global Supply Chain
iconectiv, a partner of the global communications industry connecting more than two billion people every day, has taken over the leadership of the Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) Committee within ATIS1. John Curreri, Systems Engineer at iconectiv, has been elected as the new chair.
AIDC delivers solutions to simplify the receiving, shipping, transportation and tracing processes for telecommunications products, helping the industry achieve greater efficiencies throughout the…
Sep 11, 2018