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Three Steps Toward Securing Software Supply Chains
Computer code is the foundation for every piece of technology, including businesses and services. Add to that, many customers assume that if a software or firmware update comes from the vendor, it’s safe to install, creating a target attack surface for hackers and other bad actors. Michael Iwanoff, Chief Information Security Officer, gives three informative tips on how businesses can secure themselves to better their supply chains.
Aug 30, 2021
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Registered Caller™ & Centralized Telephone Number Registry
With the rise of unwanted robocalls, ignored or blocked legitimate calls have a negative impact on U.S. companies and consumers. In a virtual summit hosted by The Network Media Group, iconectiv’s Chief Technology Officer Chris Drake, alongside experts from AT&T and CTIA addressed the importance of an industry-backed centralized telephone number registry to help maintain the integrity of one of our most important methods of communication – voice calls.
Aug 24, 2021
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A Common Nomenclature Enables Faster Rollouts of 5G and New Business Models for IoT and More
5G’s expansion has been going at full force for some time now. But still some service providers aren’t as up to speed as some of the others. Certain providers have taken up the business model of capitalizing on 5G, MEC and NVF to maximize scalability, flexibility and operational efficiency while enabling new services and revenue streams. In this article iconectiv’s director of product management, Sharon Dileo, discusses how proper business models could help rollout 5G in a timely manner.
Aug 11, 2021
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The world can be SHAKEN: Service providers and regulators move to tackle the robocall challenge
Robocalling is a global epidemic that affects every corner of the world. In 2020, North America and Europe received a total of 157.4 billion robocalls. This year, American consumers alone have received nearly 22 billion in the first five months, with this number expected to reach more than 52 billion by the end of the year. In this Q&A with Vanilla Plus, iconectiv’s Chief Product Officer Michael O’Brien discusses the multiple measures being taken to tackle the global spread of robocalls and other frauds.
Aug 4, 2021
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STI-GA Announces Policy Changes to Support Delegate Certificates and Toll-Free
Characterized as a major breakthrough in the conflict with illegal robocalls, the Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA) announced two policy changes in the SHAKEN ecosystem. The set of first policy changes will allow delegate certificates to be used by third-party callers as well as companies originating calls from toll-free numbers to also provide SHAKEN authentication. The second set of policy changes are designed to authorize Responsible Organizations (Resp Orgs) to access Service Provider Code tokens.
Jul 26, 2021
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Legitimate Businesses, Telephone Companies Now Have More Options to Present Verified Caller ID to Consumers
Spam and illegal robocalls have caused consumers to stop answering calls from numbers they don’t recognize. This poses a significant challenge for legitimate businesses trying to reach consumers by phone with important or timely updates and information. This Yahoo! Finance article discusses the latest effort to combat robocalls through the expansion of the SHAKEN protocol, allowing businesses an opportunity to register their numbers through the industry-backed program, Registered Caller. This move is intended to help business connect with customers and restore consumer confidence in consumer calls.
Jul 26, 2021
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Legitimate Businesses, Telephone Companies Now Have More Options to Present Verified Caller ID to Consumers
Legitimate businesses that rely on voice calls to reach their customers got a much-needed boost this week following the announcement by the Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA) that they are expanding how trusted caller information can be established. This APNews.com article discusses how this policy change gives voice service providers that plan to use Delegate Certificates when implementing a STIR/SHAKEN framework the opportunity to have business customers register their telephone numbers with Registered Caller—the nation’s industry-backed centralized telephone number registry.
Jul 26, 2021
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NAPM Announces Completion of Transition to iconectiv as Nation’s New Local Number Portability Administrator
The North American Portability Management LLC (NAPM LLC), which provides oversight of the nation’s number portability system under the authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), today announced the completion of the transition to iconectiv as the nation’s new Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) in all seven United States service regions. The transition to iconectiv as the LNPA involved hundreds of stakeholders across government and the private sector, and the multi-year project was successfully completed on schedule and as planned.
This final acceptance marks the completion of one of the most significant upgrades ever made to our nation’s telecommunications infrastructure,” said NAPM co-chairs Teresa Patton and Tim Kagele. As LNPA, iconectiv will manage the nation’s Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC), the world’s largest system of databases of ported telephone numbers.
May 29, 2018
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iconectiv Completes Final Regional Transition to Modern, Cost-Effective, Secure NPAC
Weekend Marks Successful Cutover for Southwest, Western, and West Coast NPAC Regions
May 21, 2018
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iconectiv Announces Cutover of Three Regional NPAC Systems
Second Successful Regional Transition to iconectiv NPAC Includes Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest NPAC Regions
May 7, 2018
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iconectiv appoints veteran finance executive as CFO
Jamie K. Oliver brings 30 years of experience to key leadership position supporting growth strategy for respected communications services firm.
Apr 23, 2018
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iconectiv’s Tara Flynn Condon Named to Women in Cable Telecommunications Rising Leaders Program
iconectiv’s Tara Condon, director of product marketing for Information Solutions, has been named to the 2018 Rising Leaders Program by Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT), an immersive leadership development program.
Apr 18, 2018
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Telecom Fraud, $20B Annual Global Problem, Continues to Rise: Mitigated Techniques Outlined at International Conference
iconectiv speaks about preventing the misuse and abuse of networks at RAG Conference.
Apr 16, 2018
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iconectiv Joins Linux Foundation’s Open Source Networking Collaboration Project, Including Transition to NFV
iconectiv, an authoritative partner of the global communications industry connecting more than two billion people every day, today announced the company has joined The LF Networking Fund (LFN), a new open source networking initiative created by The Linux Foundation.
Apr 12, 2018