SMS
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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).
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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.
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In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from OTT partnerships to satellites and subsea cables.
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Infobip Group has acquired SMS firewall service provider Anam, for an undisclosed sum.
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Swisscom has switched off its 2G mobile services after 28 years — but Greece’s Cosmote has gone one better and said it will switch off 3G by the end of 2021.
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Building infrastructure in any emerging market takes time and patience. As IXAfrica breaks grounds in Kenya, Guy Willner, CEO and chairman of IXcellerate tells Abigail Opiah that construction on the continent is not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ venture.
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Sinch CEO Oscar Werner tells Melanie Mingas how and why the firm got its foothold in India, and why the coming years will see more app dollars rerouted to messaging innovations
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Telstra is to participate in a pilot scheme to block malicious texts on its network that claim to be from crucial government services.
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The mobile industry has started a register designed to limit the ability of fraudsters to send spoof text messages.
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Natalie Bannerman speaks to Ravinder Lota about how the mobile world is evolving and where Vodafone Carrier Services sees its place in the future of messaging.
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Telserv has announced today that it has been acquired by Amsterdam-based MessageBird.
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The winners of the 2019 Messaging and SMS Global Awards have been named.
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Capacity speaks to Internet Mobile Communications (IMC) CEO Mark Stewart about the company's new SMS PaaS.