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China’s three leading state-owned mobile operators, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom have announced the commercial launch of the One Time Password (OTP) Application Programming Interface (API). -
German mobile network operators (MNOs) Deutsche Telekom, O2 Telefonica and Vodafone are launching SIM Swap and Number Verify APIs (Application Programmable Interfaces) on Ericsson’s Vonage platform
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The phenomenon of artificially inflated traffic (AIT) in the SMS industry has created enormous issues and disputes between operators, aggregators, and enterprise marketers. The “out-of-any-measure” number of generated volumes has led the market to a series of problems, creating hesitations, and second thoughts about the SMS as an affordable and effective communication media.
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HAUD, and Orange Wholesale have announced a strategic partnership to identify, address, and mitigate revenue leakage across all channels within the Orange group.
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Veon subsidiary Kyivstar has started restoring voice services on its mobile network following a widespread cyber-attack on Tuesday.
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Azercell Telecom, a mobile operator in Azerbaijan, has appointed Vox Solutions as its exclusive partner for the direct termination of A2P SMS international traffic to Azercell's network.
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In what could be a major blow to a key revenue stream for operators, SMS authentication traffic could only rise by 4% next year, according to a new report from Juniper Research.
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iBasis announced today an exclusive agreement with Moov Africa Niger, a subsidiary of the Maroc Telecom Group, to implement its A2P (app to person) messaging monetisation solution.
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Global cloud communications platform Infobip has introduced "Signals," a new solution designed to combat the problems caused by SMS pumping fraud.
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Mobilesquared has published its updated report on A2P SMS, entitled Global A2P SMS: The complete overview 2017-2027.
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There is “light at the end of the tunnel” for Rich Communication Messaging (RCS), Martin Schurig, head of financial and enabling services at Telefonica Germany believes.
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Many consumers may sigh with relief as the FCC blocks robocalling and robotexting to foil phishing scams.
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Vox Solutions has been appointed by Telekom Network Malawi (TNM) as the exclusive gateway for international application-to-person (A2P) SMS traffic.
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i3forum and the Global Solutions Council (GSC), a have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to combat SMS fraud.
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The text passcode is the world’s most convenient authentication method. Now fraudsters are undermining it with a hack called ‘artificial inflation of traffic’. Lee Suker, head of number intelligence and authentication at Sinch, dives into the problem and looks at potential fixes.
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Tofane Global’s iBasis has bought SMS aggregator Dimoco Messaging in an attempt to win a greater share of a global market expected to reach US$38 billion in 2025.
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Global operator Neterra has tested and deployed a cloud platform that it says is five times faster than ever before.
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LANCK Telecom has revealed significant updates to its fraud management system (FMS).
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Palestine Cellular Communications (Jawwal) has entered into an agreement with Vox Solutions for direct termination of A2P SMS international traffic to Jawwal's network.
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Upstream, a mobile marketing firm, has showcased how RCS (Rich communication services) solutions could become important for leading brands across the world, driving a rise in conversation rates of 37% over SMS and 137% higher click-through rates.
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Odine Solutions and HORISEN, an SMS platform provider, have formed a strategic partnership on SMS and voice services.
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Linxa confirms the availability of its Linxa Connect SMS and SMPP Gateway platform for application-to-person (A2P) and person-to-person (P2P) wholesale SMS.
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Symbio, a global digital services company, confirms the launch of its new A2P messaging solution.
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TeleYemen has teamed with telXira to launch wholesale SMS services in Yemen.
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Capacity shares five key stories from around the world making headlines today!
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Mobile operators in Ireland and Singapore are to introduce a registry that will aim to prevent fraudulent use of sender IDs in text messages.
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Global Telco Consult (GTC) is to provide international operator BTS with managed services for its SMS platform.
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A new Juniper Research study has concluded that there are messaging revenue opportunities worth US$88 billion for operators.
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This month, MessageWhiz will unveiled Secure SMS, which it has described as the most secure SMS system on Earth.
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Global Telco Consult (GTC) has won a contract to provide Almuqeet with managed services for its SMS platform customers.
