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Tofane Global Acquires DIMOCO Messaging to Boost iBASIS Mobile Services

Tofane Global (TOFANE), the leading international communications solutions group, announces today the acquisition of DIMOCO Messaging, a leading global SMS aggregator based in Liechtenstein and Austria that delivers around two billion messages per year.
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IoT Now Ajay Joseph’s Interview

iBASIS Chief Technology Officer and IoT Head Ajay Joseph sits with Matt Hatton of IoT Now to discuss why simple, open flexible and automated connectivity is enabling the new wave of mass-scale global IoT deployments.
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Network Evolution for Voice and Data Service With Cisco Segment Routing

iBASIS has looked to the future since inception as one of the first telecoms to utilize VoIP to facilitate global voice connectivity, partnering with Cisco to revolutionize the traditional telecom model.
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When Engaging In A Cellular IoT LPWA Deployment, More Than Just The Device Hardware Must Be Considered – Part 2

Depending on the network technology available or the vendor equipment used in constructing a particular MNO’s network, that MNO will most likely implement LTE-M or NB-IoT, but usually not both. That’s because, depending on which camp the network vendor is in, it is easier for the MNO to upgrade their existing core network equipment to support LTE-M or NB-IoT. From a network deployment perspective, the following market observations should be considered with respect to each LPWA technology.
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When Engaging In A Cellular IoT LPWA Deployment, More Than Just The Device Hardware Must Be Considered – Part 1

Many devices will have a connected future as part of the Internet of Things (IoT). According to the ITU-R, 3GPP, and GSMA standards bodies, the highest density of devices will occur in the ‘Industrial Internet’ and ‘Connected Cities’ verticals, enabling devices, such as smart buildings, smart cities and meters, tracking applications, and others.
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The Voice of Our Customer – Atlantic ACM Benchmarking Results 2022

Over the past several years, iBASIS has invested heavily in continuing to improve our systems and align our programs and resources to best support our customers. The strong relationships that we have fostered with our carrier partners and the multiple prestigious awards that iBASIS has won in the last year for Mobile, IoT, and Voice services demonstrate the result of these efforts. We are dedicated to maintaining this momentum, and our key focus remains on ensuring that you are pleased with iBASIS services and support.
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iBASIS VoLTE and 5G Roaming Roundtable at WAS #16

Industry speakers, mobile operators, and analysts came together for a fast-paced, interactive session to gain insights and learn about latest deployment and interoperability updates.
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iBASIS Integrates Cutting Edge Multi-Protocol Signaling Firewall of Security Expert jtendo for Global Cloud-Based Network Protection

iBASIS today announced the integration of the cutting-edge multi-protocol signaling firewall of telecom security expert jtendo to its Managed Cloud-Based Security Portfolio, iBASIS Security iQ360.
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iBASIS Engages in the Fight Against Illegal Robocalling

SMS remains the most ubiquitous communication channel regardless of your data connection or lack of one, your roaming status while traveling, or whether you have an old feature phone or a smartphone. The universal feature and affordability of SMS are what makes SMS a reliable communication tool for so many organizations.
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Unlock Your A2P Monetization Strategy

A2P, or application-to-person messaging, refers to any kind of messaging traffic in which a person receives messages from an application such as marketing messages, appointment reminders, chat bots or virtual assistants, notifications, and one-time passwords (OTPs) or PIN codes.
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Webinar: Realizing the Private 5G Opportunity

Private Networks are undoubtedly one of the biggest industry’s hottest topics, as 5G connectivity looks to open up new use cases and drive deployment traction.
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MTarget Selects iBASIS to Introduce CPaaS Mobile Marketing Campaigns Via APIs Worldwide

MTarget, a French B2B direct marketing services provider specialized in mobile solutions, has selected iBASIS to deploy campaign management via programmable voice calls for call centers and businesses in banking, finance, and retail. 
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Giving Full Control of SMS Back to MNOs – Protect & Monetize

SMS remains the most ubiquitous communication channel regardless of your data connection or lack of one, your roaming status while traveling, or whether you have an old feature phone or a smartphone. The universal feature and affordability of SMS are what makes SMS a reliable communication tool for so many organizations.
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Expanding CPaaS: Rising to Meet Increased Customer Expectations

By partnering with world class, well-experienced platform providers, iBASIS is able to adapt to shifting demands. These are the types of development iBASIS is leveraging off for its CPaaS offering to Carriers.
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Webinar: iBASIS VoLTE and 5G Roaming Roundtable

Speakers from iBASIS and Kaleido Intelligence and mobile operators Bouygues, KPN, and Telus gathered for a fast-paced, interactive session to gain insights based on practical case studies.
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Upgrading to a Modular Service Based 5G Core Architecture is the #1 MNO Requirement

During the months of January and February 2022, Kaleido Intelligence surveyed nearly 100 respondents across tier-1 operators around the world on their 5G roaming plans to learn more about their commercial and technical requirements.
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iBASIS Launches CPaaS with Mavenir

iBASIS announces today the launch of its Carrier Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) offering in partnership with Mavenir, the Network Software Provider building the future of networks with cloud-native software that runs on any cloud and transforms the way the world connects.
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iBASIS Adds Simfony to its Global IoT Portfolio through Owner Tofane Global’s Latest Acquisition

iBASIS announces today that its owner, Tofane Global, acquired Simfony, an Internet of Things (IoT) Platform-as-a-Service provider and Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE).
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iBASIS eSIM for IoT Now Enabled Via Dynamic Download on the Verizon Network

iBASIS announced that Verizon has made available a local profile via dynamic profile download for IoT connectivity to iBASIS Global Access for Things™ eSIM.
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Keep Climbing and Stay on Top of the Roaming Ridges

When your market is in a tough place, like the roaming market has been over the last 21 months due to COVID-19, you can do one of two things: either flex down with the market and hope to survive, or prepare during the relative silence to come out of the crisis stronger.
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iBASIS Earns Highest Overall Rating in ROCCO 2021 International Voice Carrier Vendor Benchmarking Report

Over the summer, ROCCO surveyed MNOs to review how international voice carriers performed over the year. The results were collected from 212 MNOs in 146 countries, reflect ratings of 28 International Carriers and provide valuable insights into performance, based on customer requirements.
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iBASIS Wins Best Global Wholesale Carrier – Voice at the Global Carrier Awards 2021

iBASIS, the leading provider of communications solutions for operators and digital players worldwide, won Best Wholesale Global Carrier – Voice 2021 at the 17th edition of the Global Carrier Awards held during Capacity Europe in London, U.K.
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GLF Launches Process to Attest International Carriers’ Compliance with the Industry’s Code of Conduct Against Fraud

The ITW Global Leaders’ Forum (GLF), a leadership body of the international carrier industry, today published the names of the organisations that had been attested as being compliant with the GLF Code of Conduct to prevent fraud in international telecommunications.
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iBASIS FraudLock iQ360 Leads Innovation in Fight Against All Major Forms of Fraud

iBASIS announced today that its FraudLock iQ360 solution has succeeded in blocking 191 million Wangiri fraud calls in H1 2021, a result of its major portfolio expansion to enhance operators’ ability to fight complex, rapidly evolving global telecoms fraud.
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Sequans and iBASIS Join Forces to Provide Global Cellular Connectivity for Worldwide Deployments of Massive IoT Applications

iBASIS connectivity now available on Sequans Monarch 2 GM02S EVK, leveraging eSIM advanced technology to select the optimized cellular network.
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iBASIS Builds Bridges to New Opportunities for Cloud and Carrier Communities

iBASIS, the leading provider of communications solutions for operators and digital players worldwide, announced today at Cloud Comms Summit that it has joined the Cloud Communications Alliance (CCA).
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Webinar: The Growing Importance of Analytics for 5G & IoT Roaming

Thank you to those who joined iBASIS and Kaleido Intelligence for a webinar highlighting the tangible benefits roaming analytics can deliver for operators roaming business units. Download the new white paper to learn more.
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iBASIS Becomes the Authorized Carrier of Claro Ecuador for the Monetization of all A2P SMS Messaging International Traffic

iBASIS announced today its agreement with Claro Ecuador to implement a comprehensive solution, becoming the authorized carrier for the monetization of all A2P SMS messaging traffic.
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25 Years of Innovation

In celebration of 25 years of expertise and experience, we are excited to share an inspiring conversation between our Founder and current CEO. 
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iBASIS Steps Forward to Lead the Market in Protecting Customers’ US Traffic in Light of STIR/SHAKEN Ruling Impacting Voice Industry

With the STIR/SHAKEN FCC ruling regarding the prevention of robocalling into the US scheduled to directly impact carriers effective September 28, 2021, iBASIS has implemented proactive measures on several fronts.
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5G Roaming Opportunities in Asia-Pacific

Kaleido Intelligence & iBASIS discuss the impact of COVID-19 on mobile roaming strategies and critical changes that 5G will bring for APAC-based operators which must be addressed.
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InVision Tip #4 – Intelligent Alerts To Help Prioritize

Did you know that InVision can deliver Intelligent Alerts so that you can prioritize your support resources where it matters most? If a complete outage for a certain country or destination is detected, the alert will clearly state it is an outage.
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iBASIS Partners with SIPPIO to Meet Fast-Growing Demand for Unified Cloud Communications

iBASIS announces partnership with SIPPIO, the largest, secure, Azure-based provider of voice-calling services for Microsoft Teams, globally.
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Towards Revival and Light at the End of the Tunnel

Alexandre Peberéau was interviewed for GCCM Magazine on the three years since the merger with Altice International Carrier Services, the main consequences of the pandemic on our industry, and managing an international company during COVID-19.
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Why are Analytics so Important in 5G Roaming?

There are two different 5G signaling interconnection methods, End-to-End TLS and PRINS. In addition to these is a third, outsourced SEPP option for mobile operators.
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InVision Tip #3 – Identify Inbound Roaming Revenue Opportunities

Next up in our InVision™ Tips series, we're sharing how you can identify within a minute where you can gain inbound roaming revenues.
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iBASIS Carrier Voice for Teamwork™ Enables China Telecom Europe (CTE) and the Carrier Community to Meet Surging Post-Pandemic Enterprise Demand

iBASIS announces the launch of iBASIS Carrier Voice for Teamwork, enabling carriers such as China Telecom Europe (CTE), a leading provider to European multinationals, to serve Enterprise customers with much needed cloud-based PBX functionality for their collaboration platforms.
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InVision Tip #2 – Fast & Easy Troubleshooting: Updating Time Zones

Continuing our InVision™ Tips series, we're highlighting how you can quickly convert time from GMT into your own time zone. Gone are the days when you wasted valuable minutes thinking about the exact time of errors and made calculations because available tools only reflected GMT time.
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InVision Tip #1 – Fast & Easy Troubleshooting: Multi-Protocol Investigation

By switching immediately between protocols from anywhere, you can quickly investigate without having to log in again for each protocol individually. When switching between protocols, the InVision™ tool also automatically saves the country and network you started to research.
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MEF CONNECTS: How has the Pandemic Impacted the World of Business Messaging?

MEF CONNECTS: Business Messaging brought together the best technology providers across the globe who will share the latest use-cases and technological developments from both mobile network operators and OTT players.
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Webinar: Industry Innovations & Advancements in Fighting International Telecom Fraud

In this on-demand webinar hosted by experts from iBASIS and Oculeus, learn about the latest trends in fraud and their impact on carriers and operators.
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5G Roaming Opportunities in a Post-COVID-19 Era

Kaleido Intelligence & iBASIS surveyed nearly 70 respondents across tier-1 operators around the world on their 5G roaming plans.
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The iBASIS VoLTE and 5G Roaming Roundtable at WAS#13

Virtually held at GSMA's WAS#13, iBASIS hosted the VoLTE & 5G Roaming Roundtable with experts from Kaleido Intelligence, Positive Technologies, and RoamsysNext, in addition to perspectives from Verizon Customer Group, and Reliance Jio.
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Telecom Security Threats – Increasing Regulatory Pressure to Protect 143 Years of Trust

In July 2020, 5G Americas considered that 5G will likely be one of the most significant technological and societal disruptors of the upcoming decade and stated concerns in relation to 5G NSA/SA vulnerabilities through their downgrades to SS7 and Diameter signaling.
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InVision: Introducing New High Performance GTP-U Module and New Advanced Features

The iBASIS engineering, operations and product teams are very thrilled to introduce the new InVision module – GTP-U, fully designed to meet your roaming requirements.
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iBASIS and Cellular IoT Modem Partner Nordic Semiconductor Chosen by React Mobile to Provide IoT Connectivity in Panic Buttons Around the Globe

iBASIS has been selected by React Mobile for its Global Access for ThingsTM solution to deliver global IoT connectivity to panic buttons around the world.
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For the Fourth Time in a Row iBASIS’ IPX Ranked Tier 1 by MNOs – and this Time as #1

Over the summer, ROCCO surveyed MNOs to review how IPX networks perform over the year. The results of the survey data, collected from 141 participating MNOs in 102 countries, was just released in their IPX Network Vendor Benchmarking Report 2020.
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How an Energized Antifraud System with SLAs & Revenue Share is Powering Business Growth at Wholesaler iBASIS

Dan Baker, Editor, Black Swan Telecom Journal, interviewed Malick Aissi, Vice President, Business Assurance and Risk Management, iBASIS about the the new upgraded iBASIS anti-fraud system, commercial offer, and the Do It Yourself customer portal with reporting. 
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