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iconectiv Announces Successful Transition of Nation’s Phone Number Identification Service for Law Enforcement, Public Safety Agencies

iconectiv, the next Local Number Portability Administrator  for the United States, announced the successful transition of the nation’s telephone number identification and porting information services for law enforcement and public safety agencies. Both the Enhanced Law Enforcement Platform (ELEP) and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) service successfully transitioned on March 4, 2018.
Mar 5, 2018
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iconectiv joins SAP HANA partner ecosystem, expanding global customer base for its advanced telecom solutions

Part of its ongoing partner initiatives, iconectiv to leverage robust SAP HANA platform to offer cloud-based network management and asset monetization tools
Feb 26, 2018
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iBasis and iconectiv assist service providers with mitigating international revenue share fraud (IRSF)

Global voice carrier to leverage iconectiv’s trusted MobileID numbering data, enhancing their fraud management system with proactive protection
Feb 19, 2018
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iconectiv appoints telecommunications policy expert to lead government affairs

Glenn Reynolds named Head of Government and Industry Affairs in Washington, D.C. by telecom services leader.
Jan 23, 2018
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iconectiv Launches Transition Website for Businesses that Use the Wireless Do Not Call Service to Comply with TCPA Regulations

iconectiv, the next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all U.S. regions, announced the launch of an informational website to support the Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) transition for businesses that must comply with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and rely on the Wireless Do Not Call (WDNC) service for porting data.
Jan 16, 2018
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iconectiv Launches Transition Website for Law Enforcement and Public Safety Agencies

iconectiv, the next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all U.S. regions, announced the launch of an informational website to support the Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) transition for law enforcement agencies and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP).
Jan 16, 2018
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iconectiv appoints executive to lead business expansion

iconectiv has named veteran software, services and communications industry executive Alex Berry as the Executive Vice President of its Information Solutions Business Unit.
Jan 10, 2018

In the news

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Carrier Wrap with Scott Puopolo of iconectiv

On this week’s “Carrier Wrap” we speak with Scott Puopolo, EVP of the information solutions business at iconectiv, to discuss the firm’s work with industry trade group CTIA on its common short code program and the importance of security for the platform.
Feb 24, 2017
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TIA Announces 2017 Officers and New Board Members

Chris Drake, Chief Technology Officer, iconectiv, has been named to the Board of Directors for 2017.
Jan 26, 2017
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RCR Wireless News Top 100 Stories of 2016

RCRWireless lists iconectiv LNPA contract signing as a top 100 news story of 2016. Editors note: Before we turn the page on 2016, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories over the past year across the mobile space. This list is culled from more than 2,500 stories posted to the RCRWireless site in 2016...
Dec 28, 2016
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Will Mobile Messaging Apps Ever Truly Displace Text Messaging?

With the recent boom in mobile messaging apps including WhatsApp and LINE, consumer brands that have relied on text messaging to communicate with audiences for more than 10 years, have to wonder if text messaging, specifically common short codes, are still as relevant to consumers as they once were.
Dec 26, 2016
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Global Interconnect Specialist iconectiv Ramps up its Fraud & Identity Solutions in Bypass & A2P Messaging

For many years, the fraud management (FM) solutions market has been dominated by small and mid-sized software developers.
Dec 22, 2016
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iconectiv's Shelby Kiewel re-elected as chair of OneM2M's REQ Working Group

OneM2M announced its elected leadership team for 2017, with representatives of Nokia, Deutsche Telekom, LG Electronics and Qualcomm among those taking roles...
Dec 21, 2016
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4 ways retailers can engage holiday shoppers via SMS

The holiday shopping season offers a prime opportunity for retailers to engage with gift-buyers and drive sales. Print, online and email promotions are rampant and high levels of mobile engagement via mobile applications and coupons is expected. According to GPShopper, roughly half of all holiday shoppers planned to take advantage of mobile coupons last year.
Dec 19, 2016