iconectiv's Executive Vice President of Business Development, Michael O'Brien, will be participating in a panel of industry specialists at Hiya’s State of the Call Summit. Together, they will delve into call authentication, highlighting its role in revitalizing confidence within the realm of voice calls.
iconectiv's latest use case highlights how Common Language benefits Network Equipment Providers (NEPs) and equipment manufacturers by improving operations, boosting revenue and aligning with technology trends.
iconectiv’s Bob Grant and Chris Drake will be discussing the available technology and services designed to ensure legitimate calls from businesses are verified and the future of branded calling authentication at the SIPNOC 2023 Conference in Herdon, VA on September 12-13, 2023.
MNP Interconnection Telecom Solutions India (MITS), an iconectiv subsidiary, has accomplished 400 million mobile number port-in requests out of 580 million Zone 2 subscribers in India, underscoring the importance of number portability in driving competition and choice among telecom providers.
iconectiv’s VP of Information Solutions, Don Holloway, will discuss the evolution of fraud and how regulatory agencies respond at the MEF CONNECTS: The Future of Fraud Prevention Conference in London, U.K. on Tuesday, September 5.
iconectiv’s Director, Alberto Apablaza, will discuss communications fraud and provide insights on the types of tools available to fight it at the Telco Transformation LATAM conference in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday, August 30. iconectiv will also be exhibiting from Tuesday, August 29 to Wednesday, August 30.
iconectiv's TruReach™ Certify has earned TMC's 2023 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award for ensuring secure voice calls. Serving as the Secure Telephone Identity Policy Administrator for STIR/SHAKEN, TruReach Certify validates caller IDs with encrypted signatures, combating illegal robocalls.
Over the last two years, retailers have been exploring the use of text messaging in addition to their email marketing. 2021 is likely to see SMS messaging supersede email messaging as retail’s gold standard for messaging channels. In this article, iconectiv’s Cliff Holsenbeck gives advice for retailers looking to utilize SMS messaging in their retail strategy.
As countries implement SHAKEN-based Calling Number Verification Services, for verifying legitimate calls and rebuilding consumer trust in caller ID, the industry needs to consider the impact on international call traffic. To ensure businesses are not disadvantaged, there is a need for authoritative guidelines for international service providers, to ensure the rules for handling their calls are clearly understood. Watch this executive broadcast with leaders in STIR/SHAKEN, here and abroad.
Consumer trust in communications must transcend all touch points – from voice to messaging to chatbot interactions. Trust should not be a nice-to-have, it should be an expectation. In this executive broadcast, iconectiv’s CPO Mike O’Brien explores omni-channel verification and how the ecosystem—from technology vendors, service providers, messaging providers, enterprises and regulators—can collaborate to deliver trusted communications.
iconectiv’s TruReach Deliver Aerialink has won the 2020 Digiday Technology Award for best mobile marketing platform. This year’s awards winners played foundational roles in enabling media companies and marketers to earn money from their content, reach their audiences and make the most of digital real estate. Aerialink was chosen because it simplifies message creation and delivery while allowing companies to efficiently and cost effectively reach customers with personalized, value-based business text messages.
As a strong indicator of the industry’s commitment to fighting illegal robocalling, the Secure Telephone Identity Policy Administrator (STI-PA) has registered its 50th authorized service provider (SP). SPs must be approved to secure access to the certificates needed to sign and validate calls to mitigate caller ID spoofing. The addition of a 50th SP takes place with the FCC mandate for service providers to implement more than seven months away.
Americans were inundated with more than 58 billion illegal robocalls in 2019, plus 4.5 billion spam text messages. Consumers are so fed up that when they see a call from an unfamiliar or unidentified number, they let it drop into voicemail 76 percent of the time. In this Connections Magazine article, iconectiv’s Mike O’Brien explores the telecom ecosystem battle against illegal robocallers and SMS fraudsters, and why it’s essential to restore consumer confidence in legitimate calls.
Texting is catching on as the preferred way to contact businesses. Texting is widely available, 93% of people consider text a trusted communication, and 85% of people prefer sending a message to a business to get information about products and services. In this article, Black Swan Telecom Journal interviews iconectiv’s Michael Gilbert on the company’s text-enabling B2C communications program and why text is increasingly preferred over voice.
iconectiv’s Michael O'Brien will take part in a VanillaPlus webinar on April 23, 2024, at 10 am ET to explore safeguarding phone numbers as a crucial digital identity signal in commerce and communication, addressing authentication and verification challenges in mobile communications.
iconectiv will host the second Common Interest Group on Rating and Routing (CIGRR) work session of the year from April 23-25, 2024, in Savannah, Georgia.
Join iconectiv’s Senior Account Director, Mike Gilbert, EVP Corporate Business Development, Michael O’Brien, and Director of Product Management, Bob Grant, as they attend Cloud Connections 2024 on April 17-19, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Florida.
David Wilson, iconectiv’s Vice President of Global Sales, will be speaking at the UK WISPA Spring 2024 Members Meeting in Birmingham, UK, held from March 20-21, 2024.
The Common Language International Advisory Board (IAB) and Technical Advisory Group (TAG) will be held March 5-7, 2024, in Alpharetta, GA. The advisory board discusses topics impacting the telecommunications industry, while the TAG session addresses day–to–day operational concerns regarding specific code sets.
5G may already be available in most of the U.S., but there are still many small operators that are in the beginning of their 5G transitions. This panel discussion will talk about the spectrum, regulatory challenges, infrastructure needs and investment requirements to build a 5G network. In addition, it will discuss some of the unknowns that we are still learning about 5G, such as why operators have failed to fully monetize 5G at this point.
In the ever-expanding telecom universe, there are villains trying to corrupt the communications ecosystem. Fortunately, a legion of Trusted Communication Superheroes—each wielding unique special powers—are laser-focused on keeping people connected, businesses running and commerce flowing by identifying and verifying legitimate callers so that their voice traffic receives the proper authentication and is not inaccurately categorized as potentially suspicious or illegal. Get ready to take your place among the legion of Trusted Communication Superheroes who are mitigating suspicious activity and protecting businesses, communication providers and consumers every day.
The Cloud Comms Summit is the leading and largest vendor-agnostic event for service providers focused on the Cloud Communications industry. Established by Cavell, the summit offers key findings from the latest Cloud Comms Market and Enterprise Insight Research Reports to help you understand the market.
The business messaging landscape is constantly changing as new entrants disrupt the ecosystem. Nearly 70% of consumer brand interactions shifted to messaging during the pandemic, and this trend is expected to continue as nearly 65% of the global population send and receive SMS messages.
iconectiv Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Michael Iwanoff, will participate in this panel discussion to give insight on cybersecurity emerging threats, cyber resilience, and what iconectiv does to stay cyber-secure. The other panelists include John McDonough, Cloud Architect/Cloud DevOps Engineer at Fortinet, Arvin Bansal, Senior Director, Cloud Security & Data Protection at AmerisourceBergen, and moderator Rocco Grillo, Managing Director – Global Cyber Risk Services & Incident Response Investigation at Alvarez & Marsal.
iconectiv’s George Cray, Senior Vice President of Information Solutions, Products and Services, will be joining this panel discussion, where he and industry experts will explore how increased collaboration between key stakeholders across the eco-system has enabled the development of innovative solutions to increase security and enhance user experience and digital power transformation.
Globally telecom users have been suffering RoboCalls, or nuisance calls. The USA and Canada have introduced call tracing capability that should help stop unwanted and fraudulent calls to reach the final consumers – what was then called STIR SHAKEN. Different levels of protection have been rolled out, but the problem seems to persist. MEF is holding a webinar to examine the lessons that have been learned from STIR SHAKEN and what the future holds for RoboCalls.
Join speakers Matthew Gamble,…