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  1. One of telecom’s biggest IT projects ‘went great’—at least so far

    Described as one of the biggest IT projects ever undertaken by the U.S. telecom industry, the nation’s commercial number portability services yesterday began moving from previous vendor Neustar to new vendor iconectiv. And “it went great,” said Kathy Timko, head of local number portability administration at iconectiv, in an interview this morning.

    “It’s a highly orchestrated endeavor…

  2. Is digital ID brokerage a business opportunity for CSPs?

    In many forms of digital-era fraud, thieves steal digital identities to pose as legitimate customers and commit crimes like bank account takeover and mobile subscription fraud. Zenkey, a joint communications service provider (CSP) effort providing an alternative to digital identity brokerages, effectively tokenizes the subscriber information operators already hold to protect customers from…

  3. Practical advice for combating robocalling

    Robocall scams have exploded worldwide during the past several years. Communications service providers (CSPs) and their partners are implementing several technical approaches to identify and block robocalls, such as identifying known robocalling origination points, recognizing compromised number ranges or detecting floods of calls to certain number ranges from a small number of origination points…

  4. Enabling the world of tomorrow, today

    There is a need and desire to restore confidence in voice communications and there are many players helping make that happen – from service providers, to analytic engines, to regulators. Within that realm, iconectiv is squarely positioned as a neutral, trusted partner to help resolve this growing (and expensive) problem.

  5. Telecommunication Industry Working Group Aims to End Robocalls Through Cryptographic Credentials

    Every day, Americans are inundated with millions of robocalls. But the Verifying Integrity in End-to-End Signaling Working Group seeks to put an end to them.

  6. 1-800-TEXT: Enable Your Toll-Free Number for SMS

    With more than 42 million toll-free numbers in use today, it’s not surprising that they remain as popular as ever. Providing a convenient way to track the reach and effectiveness of multichannel or national marketing campaigns, toll-free numbers enable businesses to assign unique numbers to various advertising channels. In this CRM Viewpoints article, our Senior Account Director Mike Gilbert…

  7. Telehealth during COVID-19: How to Increase Security while Maximizing Efficiency

    As COVID-19 cases continued to rise worldwide, technology followed suit with many industries, including healthcare, amplifying their usage. Frontline heroes turned to telehealth technology with increased frequency compared to years prior as more than…

  8. iconectiv’s Sharon Oddy and Kim Carter join WICT leadership program

    iconectiv has announced that two of its employees have been selected to take part in the Women in Cable Telecommunications’ (WICT) 2020 Rising Leaders Program.

  9. TMC Announces Recipients of the 2020 Communications Solutions Products of the Year Award

    iconectiv’s TruReach Toll-Free 8MS and TruReach Deliver Aerialink have been selected as recipients of the 2020 Communications Solutions Products of the Year Award.

  10. The Sky is the Limit, So Business Gets Done on the Cloud: Three Key Takeaways from ITW 2020

    iconectiv attended International Telecoms Week to showcase its trusted communications platform, TruReach.

    Though ITW 2020 attracted telecommunications professionals working from home offices all around the…